Maureen Jenkins

Arriving at the courtyard entrance of the four-star Parador de Chinchón, a 17th-century Augustinian convent-turned-hotel, you feel as if you’ve been transported to post-Gothic Western...

Pat Harris, McDonald’s global chief diversity officer, is sold on sabbaticals. A 31-year veteran of the Oak Brook, Illinois-based quick-service restaurant giant, she recently returned...

Madrid is an urban lover’s dream. sophisticated, affluent, and cultured, it is Spain’s economic center and one of the most important cities in the European...

Displayed in a downtown Chicago jewelry store window was a stunning smoky topaz stone that first romanced Suzanne Le Mignot. She loved the jewel but...

For most people, the historic Italian city of Torino–Turin in English–is known mainly for housing the shroud reputed to be Jesus Christ’s burial cloth. But...

Think fast: Can you recite your company’s mission statement from memory? Do you even know your organization’s business goals? More than just feel-good, celebratory slogans,...

Carl Dickerson, president and founder of Dickerson Employee Benefits, knows it’s natural for his 50-person staff to wonder, “What’s in it for me?” as they...

With a history steeped in the arts, Florence, the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, today provides some the world’s finest fashion goods. Salvatore Ferragamo is...

Last year, Americans spent an estimated $192 billion on home renovation, according to the National Association of Home Builders Remodelors Council. Courtland Bivens III, an...

Connie Lindsey can testify to getting by with a little help from her friends–those who are highly placed and influential in the corporate world. She...