The key for family enterprises is for the next generation to produce another real estate prodigy who is equipped to carry on the business.

It's definitive: the market cycle is in the 7th inning. On what do I base this assessment? Las Vegas.

Yesterday afternoon Cisco announced it has selected a new CEO. Instead of recruiting a big gun from outside of the company, Cisco looked inside and found a relatively unknown Senior Vice President, Chuck Rollins, who has quietly risen over the years across a number of divisions of the company, passing over the President who was universally expect to take the top spot.

Once upon a time, face-to-face office meetings between a boss and employee were the norm, and interviews were conducted in person. Not anymore.

I have spent the last fews days in Abu Dhabi and Dubai meeting with investors and quasi government officials who are again actively recruiting for talent.

With its recent acquisition of Lynda.com, LinkedIn is finding itself with some hallowed competition.

Last Friday financial markets were closed for Good Friday, but the news wasn't so good.

We all know the routine in today's business environment. It's all instant response all the time, whether it be email, text message or twitter. 24/7 means just that: available minute-by-minute as the emails and text messages pile up.