To borrow from Aristotle, “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life—the whole aim and end of human existence.” For author and entrepreneur Tia Graham happiness is the secret sauce to thriving in business and life. After she had her second daughter and returned to work as director of sales and marketing at The London West Hollywood Hotel, she was not happy. “I was attempting to balance my executive career, motherhood, marriage, friendships, physical health, family, and all else. I felt as if I were failing at all of it,” says Graham. “I was stressed, overwhelmed, full of guilt, angry ..read more

Waves of the Covid-19 coronavirus in different parts of the around the world have moved 22 new … [+] destinations up to Level 3 on the CDC’s Covid-19 Travel Recommendations. One of these destinations is Australia. Here a woman swims through a wave at Bondi Beach on December 15, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images) Getty Images This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moved not one, not two, not three, but 22 destinations up to Level 4 on its Covid-19 Travel Recommendations. They didn’t do that just to commemorate the start of 2022. It re ..read more

Mallory with her mom, Diane Shader Smith Diane Shader Smith Mallory Smith was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was only 3-years old. Despite daily life interrupted by intensive treatments and more than 70 hospitalizations, she went on to become an excellent athlete and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford, as well as an environmental journalist. Most of all, Mallory had a remarkable spirit and resilience. She lived life more fully than most of us ever do, knowing that she might die at any moment. She poured out her soul in her 2500 page diary. Before undergoing a lung transplant, she ..read more

The Israeli VC scene seems to be on a bit of a New Year roll. Hot on the heels of the news that Viola Ventures, an Israeli VC, has closed its sixth fund of $250 million comes news from  Entrée Capital, another firm in the country, that has closed its fourth Israel-focused early-stage fund and its second Israel-focused early growth fund. The new funds total $300 million in new commitments, bringing Entrée Capital’s total assets under management to $1 billion. Entrée says the new funds will invest primarily in the areas of deep tech, fintech, SaaS, web3 (crypto/blockchain), dat ..read more

Data is vital to the modern business ecosystem. Hence, data architecture has become a critical sector to maximize. No business should joke about having an optimized and effective data architecture. Well-managed data leads to proper decision-making across every aspect of a business. Data architecture, as a discipline, involves the documentation of a company’s data infrastructure, standardizing the data collection, storage, transformation, distribution, and usage processes. Data is useless if it doesn’t meet needs. Hence, data architecture aims to bring timely data to those who need, it in a ..read more

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If you buy something through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Having a pair of the best work shoes for men is essential especially if you are in a job that requires you to be on your feet for long periods of time. The best work shoes should anticipate and protect you from the safety risks that are related to your responsibilities, be it falling packages in a warehouse, slippery kitchen floor, or heavy equipment in a construction environment. The most comfortable work shoes for men come with anti-fatigue or a sole that’s built to absorb impact and shock w ..read more

Featured image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay More people than ever are working remotely, and cloud computing is becoming more prevalent every day. Businesses need to take every step they can to make sure that their employees and others who access their portals and applications practice good password management. Passwords and authentication are your primary defense against hackers and criminals. You might think of hacking as how you see it in movies and on television. However, it’s often nothing more complicated than criminals getting their hands on someone’s passwords and using them to access s ..read more

The green or orange dots on your iPhone signal when an app is using the camera or microphone, respectively. These colored dots were introduced in iOS 14, and are meant to help you track how apps are accessing your device. Visit Insider’s Tech Reference library for more stories. If you’re an iPhone user, you may have noticed that an orange dot and a green dot now occasionally appear in the top corner of the screen.  These dots are called indicator lights, and they alert users to when an app uses their camera or microphone. This new feature is part of Apple’s wider push to protect ..read more

“Being a mentor is an act of self-improvement.” Mentorship is valuable to both sides getty In celebration of National Mentoring Month, I connected with two experts on the topic, Todd Moran, chief learning strategist at NovoEd and Chris Motley, CEO of Mentor Spaces, to talk about how a mentorship program can serve as a secret weapon to win the War for Talent. This is the second part of my article on how organizations can leverage the power of internal mentorship and community-driven mentorship programs to attract, retain and develop young professionals—while also enriching the careers of pa ..read more