Starbucks named finance executive Mellody Hobson to lead its board as chair, making her one of the highest-profile Black directors in corporate America. Hobson, co-chief executive officer of Ariel Investments, replaces Myron Ullman, who’s retiring. The transition will occur in March. Ullman was named chair and Hobson vice chair in 2018 when long-time Starbucks leader […]
The art of proficient project management is fast becoming one of the world’s most desired skill sets, as the efficient and effective initiation, management, completion and evaluation of projects are coming under increasing pressure of reduced time, resources and people, while working through an increasing plethora of rules and regulations. Learning a foreign language is […]
During the week of Jan. 4, two of the all-time great stock market sages—who’ve been expert at calling market frenzies for decades—charged that the bulls had lost their marbles. Carl Icahn and Jeremy Grantham went public claiming that equities are vastly overpriced and due for a steep selloff. The same week, the cockeyed optimists from […]
