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When is a Millennial not a Millennial?
Reading the headlines on Gen Y, Gen X and millennials it’s clear many people believe distinct generational categories exist, that there are very real differences between them, Reading the headlines on Gen Y, Gen X and millennials it’s clear...
It’s Just an Election, No Need to Stop Shopping
It is well known that retail sales have regular cycles that can be disrupted by external events, such as federal elections. It is well known that retail sales have...
Would You Pay Up for Something that Will Last Longer?
From fashion to food and electronics, many industries are facing a backlash against cheaply made products that do not last. Sick of printers that break within two years, or...
Check with your BFF when Looking for Work…or Not
Many people claim to have a broad social circle, but we are all more likely to consider only a handful of people as our “close” friends. These are the...
Leicester City Manager Displays the ‘Romance of Leadership’
Few things excite the public imagination like the unexpected victory of an underdog. In addition, few underdogs in sport have matched the triumph of Leicester City winning the English football Premier...
A Brexit could be Bad News for Your Mortgage Payment
How Brexit would affect house prices and homeowners is one of the big questions in the build up to the UK’s EU referendum vote. George Osborne has said that...
Take Me to Your (Intelligent) Leader
The world today is characterised by increasing variety, interdependency and connectivity, complexity, change, ambiguity, seamlessness and sustainability. There’s no doubt that more intelligent leaders are needed to deal with...
Africa (not exactly) Rising
Self-congratulatory rhetoric keeps springing from the lips of World Economic Forum elites – at the expense of reality. Software executive Brett Parker claims “Africa will probably remain natural resources-driven for...
Does it Matter Why Rousseff was Impeached?
“Brazil’s young democracy is being subjected to a coup,” said Dilma Rousseff after the Senate on May 12 voted 55 to 22 to remove her as president and move forward with...
7-Eleven’s Self-Regulation Appears Faded in the Interest of Economics
The head office of the 7-Eleven franchise is dismantling an independent claims panel headed by Professor Allan Fels, established in the immediate wake of the underpayments scandal. In its...