by varshagg | Jun 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Salesforce Breaks the Mold by Appointing a Chief Philanthropy Officer Salesforce, the American cloud computing company, has continually pushed the envelope of what it means for a corporation to be involved in the community. They are the initiators of Pledge 1%, an...
by varshagg | May 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom In this book, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presents a passionate defense of the United States’ global mission to foster, encourage and support democracy. Secretary Rice’s vision was very much shaped...
by varshagg | Apr 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Embracing Employees’ Values Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become much more than a buzzword, according to a Huffington Post article written by Linda O’Keefe. As Fortune 500 companies, tech startups and other businesses look to hire the best talent, their...
by varshagg | Apr 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
An article published in MIT Technology Review late 2016 revealed the incredible rate of acceleration in technology innovations. The article focuses on the field of medicine, where amazing technological advances, such as 3-D imaging and robotics are radically changing...
by varshagg | Apr 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
A recent article in MIT Technology Review titled, “This App Will Be a Game-Changer for Getting Birth Control Without the ACA” by Julia Sklar discusses the exciting accomplishments of a new app that allows women to access birth control online. Nurx, modeled after the...
by varshagg | Mar 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Lean In, written by Sheryl Sandberg in 2013, opens with the troubling observation that as early as 30 years ago, even though the number of female college graduates had reached 50%, the top echelons of government and industry continued to be filled by men. The most...
by varshagg | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Daniel Kahneman’s book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” has been a best-seller since it was first published in 2011. It was listed as one of the ten best books by the New York Times Book Review, named Best Non-Fiction by the Wall...
by varshagg | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking In “Quiet” Susan Cain leads us into a fascinating discussion of introversion and its place in a world that is dominated by extroversion. She describes introverts as those remarkable individuals who...
by varshagg | Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries This book is more than a page turner, it is a community, a movement and a method, and it has had significant impact on the startup environment of our time. In “The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous...
by varshagg | Dec 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations I really enjoyed reading Thank You for Being Late, by Thomas L. Friedman, the author of The World is Flat. In his latest book, Friedman provides readers with a new set of lenses...
