Right before our eyes, new technologies are changing the way cities operate and improve the lives of their citizens. Especially true in urban areas, smart city technologies promise to deliver more ...

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Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz said it best: “You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” Decades of business consulting and coaching ...

Do you have any tips on how to ask great questions in a departmental seminar? I’m a new hire in a prestigious department, and this is the first way my colleagues size me up. The thing is: I’m not ...

Commentary--The buzz around the storage world today is virtualization, how customers--large and small--can maximize their storage infrastructures by taking advantage of virtual storage solutions ...

I love meeting new people. But “networking” can seem uncomfortable and forced, like a blind date or “mandatory fun” at the office. It’s even worse if you don’t know what to say to break the ice. After ...

Leading a business often requires taking risks, but not all risks are created equal. Taking a calculated risk can lead to significant rewards, but blindly taking a risk without considering the ...

I thought I had the answer. Still, I wanted to be sure, so I asked a key employee. “I’m thinking of moving two crews to a different shift rotation to get a better process flow,” I said. “I’ve run the ...

It’s a common assumption that highly intelligent people have it easier than the rest of the world, yet being smart doesn’t shield people from tough times. Being smart often means being misunderstood, ...

A job interview is a two-way street. The employer asks questions to determine if the interviewee is an ideal fit for the job, and the smart candidate uses the interview to assess how he or she would ...

Elizabeth Smart has slowly begun to open up to her children about her abduction as a teenager and being held in captivity for several months, she said in a recent interview. Smart, 33, an author, ...