Over 96 hours, I saw more of the US than I had ever seen before as I traveled through cities and towns of all sizes, across windswept plains, and through some of the most beautiful mountains imaginable.

But stepping onto my first overnight Amtrak journey, I thought I was a seasoned veteran. Mere hours into the four-day journey, I quickly learned that wasn't the case.

Image: It was about 17 degrees in Minot, North Dakota, but that didn't stop me from stepping out to enjoy some much-needed fresh air. Graham Rapier / Business Insider

The list of qualities and habits of mind required to succeed in the role of CEO is long; it includes resilience, stamina, high IQ and EQ, confidence, ambition, humility, vision, trustworthiness, and presence. It would be easy to come up with a hundred more examples, too, and all of them would be true.

In our oceans the scale of disasters is measured in millions, billions, and trillions, while solutions amount to single digits: individuals or institutions working to impact a chosen issue with approaches often both brilliant and quixotic. Putting such individuals in close contact with both whales and billionaires is the strange alchemy being attempted by the Sustainable Ocean Alliance’s Accelerator at Sea.

Two years ago, the founder of an innovative reentry program called RISE shared some staggering statistics about the way we deal with the millions of people imprisoned in the United States. The vast majority return to prison within five years, with many reoffending within 100 days of release. Most telling, for me, is that the vast majority of recidivists are unemployed.

That’s something I could help with, so I began going into prisons equipped with Gallup’s tools for job creation and talent development. These powerful tools show workers, managers, and others how recurring patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior can be productively applied.

The World Economic Forum has released its annual Global Economic Competitiveness Report which assesses the drivers of productivity and long-term economic growth across the world. The research was first conducted in 1979 and it benchmarks the competitiveness of 141 economies through 103 indicators (on a scale from 0 to 100) organized into 12 themes to determine how close an economy is to the "frontier" of competitiveness. Innovation capability, health, skills and business dynamism were among the themes taken into account. This year, Singapore has overtaken the United States to become the world's most competitive economy with a score of 84.3 points out of 100.

In some US cities, it's cheaper to own a home than to rent a place.

Rents across the country keep going up. According to Zumper, in September 2019, the median national rent for a 1-bedroom was $1,250.

A recent study by GoBankingRates, a personal finance platform, found that in 31 cities, residents can save hundreds of dollars a month by paying a mortgage instead of paying rent.

Image: In September 2019, the median national rent for a 1-bedroom was $1,250 — which in some places is significantly more than the average monthly mortgage payment. Associated Press

Every year, we highlight ten counties that are performing particularly well in each population category: large (500K+), mid-sized (100K-500K), and small (less than 100K). Click on the place markers on the map to learn more.

Across the developed world, health systems must adapt to aging populations, changing patient needs, and advances in technology that could both reduce costs and revolutionize clinical care.

A keen attention to the numbers is a through line in Karen Rhorer’s career. She started out in consulting and finance, and then moved into sales operations (previously at LinkedIn and currently as the Head of Customer Success and Sales Strategy at Atrium). And as she shared on the Review last year, she’s put those experiences to work, advising sales teams and developing a disciplined, metrics-driven framework for growing sales sustainably.

Mark Cuban owns the Dallas Mavericks along with a range of companies. Stars on Shark Tank. Is a killer salesperson. Hates meetings. Is a really nice guy.

And is worth an estimated $4 billion.

Since no one does anything worthwhile completely on their own, someone that successful has clearly received a lot of great advice along the way.

Bottled water has gone from a convenience to an alternative drinking-water system, with about a third of Americans choosing it over tap water most or all of the time. Why? More than 90% of those buying bottled water cite “safety” and “quality” as the reasons, but while it’s true that it can indeed be safe, this isn’t always the case.

Five years in to our research, we see bright spots at senior levels. But companies need to focus their efforts earlier in the pipeline to make real progress. This year marks the fifth year of our research on women in the workplace, conducted in partnership with LeanIn.Org. We look back on data and insights since 2015 from close to 600 companies that participated in the study, more than a quarter of a million people that were surveyed on their workplace experiences, and more than 100 in-depth one-on-one interviews that were conducted. (See our infographic below for top-level findings from the past five years.)

On this episode, Carolyn Yarina, CEO & Co-Founder of Sisu Global Health, chats about her Career, Sisu’s Technology, and Thoughts on Entrepreneurism with BioTalk Host Rich Bendis

Carolyn Yarina, CEO and Co-Founder of Sisu Global: Carolyn is a two-time founder/CEO with a proven track record of execution. She has raised nearly $3M from investors like Camden Partners & Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. Carolyn has been featured in USA Today, Forbes, TEDxMidAtlantic, and has received awards like Maryland’s Innovator of the Year, Baltimore Business Journal Tech 10, and Baltimore’s Top 10 BioHealth CEO.

The sun never sets on the creation of new data.

Yes, the rate of generation may slow down at night as people send fewer emails and watch fewer videos. But for every person hitting the hay, there is another person on the opposite side of the world that is turning their smartphone on for the day.

Do all cows’ faces look the same to you? They don’t to systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Bovine facial recognition technology, developed through a strategic partnership between Cargill and an Irish technology company called Cainthus, equips barns and fields with smart cameras that can identify each cow in a herd in seconds based on facial features and hide patterns.

In the entrepreneur world, it’s still a popular misconception that the “idea” is everything. Even though investors, like myself, have long made it clear that we invest in people, not ideas, new venture owners insist on talking about their latest “million dollar idea,” rather than their “million dollar team.” The power is in the people, their business relationships, and their connections.

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The workplace of today little resembles the cubicles of yesteryear. More people telecommute and enjoy flextime options. Rather than a traditional top-down structure, many companies embrace a more democratic arrangement.

Businesses that hope to attract top talent should embrace new workplace trends. Those who insist on clinging to tradition risk becoming obsolete as staff leave for more welcoming environments. Here are seven trends to adopt to keep your organization competitive.

It's 2019, and remote work is gaining traction daily. In fact, a 2017 State of Telecommuting report revealed that the remote workforce grew 91 percent over the previous decade. Some people predict telecommuting will eventually die out like any other trend, but according to the entrepreneurs and academics at London Business School's Global Leadership Summit, more than half of all jobs will be remote within the next five years.

Entrepreneurship is something you learn by doing, so there is no training that can fully prepare you to start a business. I don’t believe someone with an MBA is necessarily any better prepared to start a business than someone without that formal education. My approach is to have a growth mindset. I view entrepreneurship as a skill that can be learned and improved through practice.