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Having returned from the just concluded “World Economic Forum” at Davos, Anshul Sushil, marketing manager, HCL Technologies, India shares his experience during 5 days of his stay there and unveils the mystery revolving about the global event that it is an initiative governed by world leaders who are no less than a common man at heart. 1. With great [...]

There are a lot of managers but very few leaders. The difference between managers and leaders is the method they use on their followers or subordinates. How they motivate people to believe in them and follow their orders determines the quality of how they conduct the activities at their level. In other words, how a person engages other people for the [...]

Despite the blue skies over the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the recent annual reunion of the World Economic Forum, which is usually a kind of festival where political leaders and CEOs meet and commit to working together to solve global problems, was decidedly combative and bleak. The audience applauded enthusiastically when Nassim Taleb, author of The [...]

Davos warned that there will be more social reactions of nationalism due to the impact of the financial crisis. In what many regard as the worst in its history, the latest World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ended its deliberations with a dramatic warning: the fear that the international economic crisis will result in violent social reactions [...]

There were 2,300 workshops in six days, from 27 January to 1 February. 142 countries and more than 491 organizations were represented. 133, 000 people attended. Belem in the heart of the Amazon was ablaze with enthusiasm, fervor, and passion to kill capitalism and globalization. There were sundry topics discussed, among them building a sustainable [...]

The World Social Forum wants to make its voice heard at the upcoming UN summit on climate change to be held in Copenhagen. This is based on the logical claim that the struggle for climate justice and social justice is the same. According to the WSF, it is the same struggle for territories, indigenous rights, and fair distribution of wealth. This is [...]

“You are the crisis,” read the posters. The anti-riot police dispersed them with tear gas. Hundreds of people gathered in Geneva to protest against the Davos World Economic Forum. In Geneva, where the World Economic Forum has its headquarters, the anti-riot police fired tear gas and threw water to disperse a crowd that had gathered at a [...]

Bill Gates wants to appear at the World Economic Forum. On such occasions, he gets the opportunity to present his unique thoughts such as ‘creative capitalism.’ What Bill Gates wants is to make a positive dent in world affairs. He thinks he can make a difference. In reality, he has been making a difference. Far and away from his old world at Microsoft, [...]