“Project management is like juggling three balls: time, cost and quality. Program management is like a troupe of circus performers standing in a circle, each juggling three balls and swapping balls from time to time.” – G. Reiss The modern work project represents a...

“The natural environment sustains the life of all beings universally.” – Dalai Lama Sustainability represents a contemporary idea, one driven by the primary imperative to preserve the earth's natural environment. “The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce...

“Those have accomplished great things have had a great aim have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.” – Orison Swett Marden The concept of an achievement is a priceless idea, one closely connected to planning and executing...

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin Corporate entities represent a structured, modern phenomenon; these essentially comprise value chains developed with systems and processes...

“We've always been do-it-yourself. In that we've had complete control.” – Karen Woodward The idea of human civilization centers on activity and attainment – the lines of activity may include endeavor, observation, training, the investment of focused effort,...

“Every problem has a solution. You just have to be creative enough to find it.” – Travis Kalanick The idea of brainpower can engage our attention and imagination at many levels; human brains have evolved over many eons to emerge as superb demonstrators of creative...

“The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.” – Ben Graham Financial planning activities and investment decisions have emerged as significant sets of actions in the lives of individual citizens and corporate organizations...

“We don't prognosticate macro-economic factors, we're looking at our companies from a bottom-up perspective on their long-run prospects of returning.” – Mellody Hobson Venture capital – or risk capital – represents a modern enabler of business in contemporary...

“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” – Robert Arnott The world of modern finance is a diversified construct, a complex product of ideas, techniques, and practices, and one that operates on multiple tiers. Finance specialists utilize their...

“Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.” – Ajahn Brahm The human mind represents a remarkable phenomenon – a sophisticated mechanism, a seat of learning and intelligence, a boundless virtual resource bestowed on...