“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” – Confucius Most of us, as individuals as well as in our organizational...

This book, by Mr. Sam Zell, outlines this author’s key business principles, and also details some of his business dealings. Mr. Zell is a...

Introduction This book is written by Satya Nadella, President and CEO of Microsoft. He took over as Microsoft’s 3rd President/CEO in...

Many people outside of Norway may not have heard of Svein Stöle, CEO and now sole owner of Pareto AS, the holding company in the Pareto...

This issue has always been at the center of young people’s minds. Which school or university should one go to? What subject(s) should be...

Many families have built their wealth over time based on owning a particular company. With the success of this company the fortunes of...

The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Muhammad Yunus, is from Bangladesh and is the founder of Grameen Bank, the central developer of the...

Ray Dalio is one of the most successful investors of our times. His firm, Bridgewater Associates, is the largest hedge fund in the world...

To facilitate transition from one generation to another in family-controlled firms is a more critical issue today than ever before. Many...

This is a review of a short but useful article about why investors typically may have problems to evolve their efforts into more...

Foreword Getting into top universities in the U.S. is a dream for many young persons around the world. However, the admissions process is...

To facilitate transition from one generation to another in family-controlled firms is a more critical issue today than ever before. Many...

Introduction Founded some 75 year ago in the remote rural village of Älmhult in Southern Sweden, IKEA has become a global furniture...

Since the sale of my shipping company business in 2007, which was 100% owned by me, and generated considerable liquidity, we have made...

Maritime shipping is a sector of the economy that has long fascinated investors. Names such as Onasis; Latis and Fredriksen ara iconic in...

Let us start with a background observation by Angela Merkel who states: Family Businesses typically seem to be: more long-term take...