The Journal

Source: World Economic Forum – It’s here and it growing. Maybe our children who spend hours playing video games have a future after all.

Source: Harvard Business Review – It happens to all of us at some point. Often it occurs because an outcome is different from what we hope it would be. Here are some ideas on how we can learn from life’s disappointments.

Source: McKinsey&Company – The impact of the financial crisis, which hit hard 10 years ago when Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, is still very fresh in most of our memories. McKinsey and Co. offers a perspective on what has changed in the last ten years, and what has not.

Source: Forbes – The Oracle of Omaha is always insightful. Here are some of his most memorable quotes to challenge to enlighten our day.

Source: Thrive Global – Creating more space, be it in the work day, the work week or the work year is beneficial to having an impact. Read on to hear how a year-long rest experiment has assisted a Deloitte management consultant.

Source: Eyewitness News – What Croatia’s President Taught the World about Leadership at the World Cup.

Source: Inc.com – What advice would we give a person just starting a career? How about the best way to allocate time to achieve growth?

Source: McKinsey & Company – As more devices become connected to the internet (think of smart switches or your refrigerator) is also creates more opportunities to access our data or hack into a system. McKinsey & Co. ask five critical questions to help us understand the risk and opportunity of this technology.

Source: Inc.com – LinkedIn has just developed a new feature that easily and seamlessly allows us to connect with new contacts. It is about time someone did this.

Source: Inc.com – We know that we can all learn a lot from Warren Buffet. Living below our means is not one that immediately comes to mind. However, here is a strategy we can all embrace to help us be content and to keep stress levels tolerable.

Source: Forbes.com – Integrity is an intangible quality that leads to influence. Here is a three step plan to help us see if others view us as a person of integrity.

Source: CNBC – Or said another way – here is how Amazon creates and maintains a great culture.

Source: Harvard Business Review – The overload of digital information causes us to continually seek new information as a constant source of dopamine. The downside is that we don’t give our brains a rest. Reading provides relief from the flow of too much information and can help to lower stress and retain energy.

Source: Harvard Business Review … and here are some ways to help us read more.

Source: World Economic Forum – Kate Raworth, a self-described renegade economist recently published “Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist”. It is a fresh perspective on what it means to have a thriving economy.