Events
Human Resources Connections: Role Clarity
People may not be clear on the purpose of their role. When people aren’t clear on that, conflicts rise and can result in some trying to take power into their own hands. Discussion leader Ilia Rodrogiez-Torres, Ph.D. emphasized the importance and impact role clarity can have on an organization from the outset of the latest…
Read MoreCEO Club: The journey into digitalization
Transportation, logistics and supply chain service provider companies have often wrestled with how best to transition aspects of the business into digitalization. For example, if you have a contract with a smaller trucking company, it took time to educate many on how digitalization could be an asset and not an inconvenience. In the sector…
Read MoreThe new power of video
Video consumption and the use of video in digital marketing are exploding together, not only in the United States but in Latin America as well. That’s what a packed room at the latest Global Connections learned from a panel of executives with an expertise in the use of video. How prevalent is video now…
Read MoreTrade in the Trump Era, U.S. TradeNumbers
What has trade policy and trade data looked like so far in the era of President Trump? WorldCity’s latest Trade Connections event shared the latest straight from two Washington D.C. experts and an attorney well versed in tax law here in Miami. The event also celebrated the release of U.S. TradeNumbers, which is available for…
Read MoreTechnology rapidly shortening, altering necessary work skills
Evolving skill requirements are rapidly reshaping the labor market and business behaviors. That was the latest pertinent topic for the latest WorldCity CEO Club to tackle. Learnability. The lifecycle of skills. Sparking results from millennials. Staying ahead of the obsolete curve. “There are dramatic forces happening with great rapidity impacting the whole global market,” said…
Read More10 Takeaways on Brazil’s Dramatic Political and Economic Landscape
WorldCity’s Global Connections event on the condition of Brazil took place the morning after that nation’s highest court opened an investigation into President Michel Temer following a report that he was recorded approving a bribe for imprisoned former House speaker Eduardo Cunha to “keep quiet”. Those events and more created quite the backdrop for discussion…
Read MoreClosing the Deal: the role of HR in helping sales optimization
Click Here to register for the 5th annual HR Americas Conference Adapting to disruption continues to be an overarching theme at WorldCity events in 2017, and the latest HR Connections panelist expressed just that. Dario Kanevsky works as Vice President of HR for Emerson Automation Solutions and spoke about how plummeting oil prices in…
Read MoreWorld Trade Month Luncheon: 17th Annual Miami TradeNumbers
For the latest Miami trade data from the U.S. Census Bureau, visit USTradeNumbers.com. A panel of directors from PortMiami, Port Everglades and Miami International Airport, along with WorldCity President Ken Roberts updated the state of trade in South Florida at the World Trade Month Annual Kick-Off Luncheon. As part of the event, WorldCity held its…
Read More1st Glimpse at 2016 Trade Data, and What it Means for 2017
Subscribe to WorldCityTV on YouTube for the latest interviews and event announcements Become a Trade Connections Member today. Click here for more info. U.S. trade fell in 2016 for a second consecutive year, begging the question of what it means for 2017. WorldCity President Ken Roberts revealed some of the trade data Friday morning at the Hyatt…
Read MoreLuxury Lifestyle Trends: Characteristics in Latin American Wealth
Subscribe to WorldCityTV on YouTube for the latest interviews and event announcements Become a Global Connections Member today. Click here for more info. The wealthy in Latin America do not spend their dollars in the same ways as the wealthy in other parts of the world. Tapping into those luxury lifestyle characteristics was what the latest event…
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