Do you believe that good leaders are born or are you thinking that they can be made through Leadership Development trainings, seminars, etc.? Until now, this is a debate playing among many people, especially to those who are in the line of business.

Many of us grew up believing that Africa is hopeless. With every bad news about the black continent we see in media, we are blinded of how much Africa has to offer to us. But look at the place they are standing now. They are now the driving force of many economies in the world.

Ecotourism is one promising solution to the destruction of natural environments. For example: In many natural areas, a country will be forced to sell its natural resources and use its environment to support the country. This means that there is little that many countries can do to protect their natural resources. But if people focus more on ecotourism, we can develop new ways to support developing countries without having to use up all of their natural resources.

Business Planning is one of the most inherent and yet often ignored aspect of managing a business. It should be the first step to starting a business and should also be reviewed every successive year, taking into account any unforeseen events that may have occurred and also the current progress.

Basically, strategic planning helps companies to identify critical success factors that set the track in motion for future growth and profits. The key to success is the effective implementation of plan, a competitive edge is created by companies who develop and execute their strategies to increase market share and higher gross profits.

It’s all about Organization and the definition of its strategy, or direction and even making decisions on assigning its resources to perform the strategy; of which its people and capital is inclusive. In strategic planning, different business analysis techniques can be employed; such as PEST or SWOT analysis. In all, planning strategically entails an official consideration of the future course of an organization.

If you do not want to continue running your business or you think it is in difficulty and cannot continue to trade, then you need to get good information about your possible options. One area which you will need to consider is company liquidation. The purpose of this article is to explain in simple language what company liquidation is and when its use might be appropriate.

How long did it take to break your New Years resolution this year You have not yet You are one of the rare few. Why so rare Because many resolutions are made as a cultural custom its what we do every year at this time. And for the majority, the custom of breaking a resolution is as strong a part of the tradition as making it.

Failure is something most individuals will avoid at all costs – many times an action is not even attempted due to a fear or thought around the perceived lack of success of that action. Yet if we stop and think more on the subject, we all understand failing is a part of success. Let me provide a couple of examples - how many times does a baby fall down before they learn to walk, and later run? The Olympic marksmen of today didn’t always hit the bulls-eye when they started learning to shoot many years ago – did they? The baby in my first example does not know that “falling down” is a “failure to walk”. No, they may laugh and giggle with an “oops”, or perhaps cry if they fell down hard, but they get back up to their standing position and try it again. They already have had success moving from the crawling stage and now are working on the ability to navigate on two feet. As we grow in years, we understand that it hurts when we fall off our bicycle, if we don’t study enough or don’t understand an assignment in school we may fail the test, or even the grade.

So there stands before all of us a terrific opportunity here surely! If the majority of people are reactive about managing their careers, both generally and within the organization that they themselves work for, then if can we learn to be more proactive about the development and management of our own career, thus moving closer to the 5 per cent proactive category, then we will achieve competitive advantage and ultimately more success with our career achievements?