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In today’s environment, effective succession planning is more crucial than ever. With five generations in the workforce and the "great wealth transfer" set to move an estimated $84 trillion over the ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about branding, trends, creativity and disruptive businesses. Pitching ideas is easy. Finding big problems in large ...

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Gisèle Huff is one of the nation’s most spirited advocates for the transformation of elementary and secondary education (K–12) through school choice and increased use of computer technology. She is ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

There is already a shortage of caregivers for Michigan's aging population, and projections show the problem is going to get ...

A lot of my entrepreneur and investor colleagues and even some of my readers have been asking why I’ve been spending so much time focused on the hiring problem. I get it. It’s not “5 secrets to pitch ...

It is possible to have too much of a good thing—particularly food and drink? Individuals who suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tend to see things in black or white. There is the proper ...