The horsemeat scandal running wild across Europe didn’t exactly break out of the starting gate. It began at a canter in January, when the Food Safety Authority of Ireland found isolated cases of horsemeat in beef burgers sold in British and Irish supermarkets.

As a child in the UK, I grew up watching British athletes become the also-rans of Olympic finals. We celebrated “just being there” where “making the podium” was victory and “bronze was the new gold.”  And while there isn’t a fourth place medal at the , there have been plenty of spectacularly frustrating fourth place [...]

As the oldest organized tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon  has become famous for its traditions.  Every player must wear white, it always rains, a “Brit” usually has a spectacular failure in the semi-final and of course, the much loved (and often overpriced) strawberries and cream are gorged upon. But this year, more than ever, [...]

“When a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, it can cause a hurricane in another part of the world.” This famous saying describes today’s complex business environment where trading relationships are global and interlinked. As shown in recent history, a seemingly isolated event, like the floods in Thailand, can produce giant ripples across [...]