When the Harvard University does something, you can be sure people will take notice. Ranked #1 overall in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, Times Higher Education Ranking, US News & World Report Ranking, and others, what Harvard does carries a lot of sway. And what they've decided to do recently is get rid of final exams: Earlier...

Bad decision making strategies lead to bad decisions and bad consequences. If you work in the business world, you've likely witnessed the consequences of bad decisions made by a company president or CEO. But you don't have to work in management for your decisions to have a big impact. Just ask former Barings Bank employee Nick Leeson, whose poor...

CTV News reports that Facebook "has now made half a billion friends, meaning one in every 14 people on Earth has joined the social networking website, the company confirmed this week." Those 500,000,000 registered users generate a total of 1,000,000,000 (one billion) hits per day to Facebook's website. At this point, is there any chance that...

The term "helicopter parent" describes the sort of parents who always must be intimately involved in the development of their children. This kind of parent seeks to prevent any harm from coming to them by hovering nearby, ready to swoop in at a moment's notice to prevent any failure from befalling their kids. But what happens when parents discover...

You've probably heard someone say it, or maybe you've said it yourself: "Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce." That's a pretty depressing statistic, especially for couples who are engaged or newlyweds. "Flip a coin," this almost seems to say, "Heads, you stay married. Tails, you don't." I'll be attending four marriages this summer, and if...

I don't know what's been going on in your hometown lately, but here in Toronto Canada we had a weekend full of violent protests. Police cars set on fire, windows of shops smashed, and approximately 900 people arrested. All of this was due to the G20 summit, which cost billions of dollars, not including the collateral damage. Unfortunately most...

Do too many parents and grandparents try to live through their kids and put too much pressure on them? At a young age, kids are often pushed into playing sports or music or other activities. While there are some great benefits that can come from these activities like learning teamwork and gaining self-confidence, there are also dangers, none...