As I have matured in the business world and in life in general, I have found that the answer always lies in the truth.

FORBES: Lies Can Make You Sick

These are important lessons in the business world, and in life.

FORBES: I Left My Job Because of Skiing

There are no actual life-and-death scenarios in the business world, but that is not why business leaders regularly fail to adapt under pressure.

FORBES: Leadership

Corruption in government and in business is no less a part of Russian life than in the developing world.

FORBES: For U.S. Businesses, Russia Means Immense Opportunity -- and Immense Exposure

What this means, I hope, is that we have an advocate for the issues that define life on the other side of the world, issues that elude world leaders in other arenas (business, politics, and, yes, the media).

FORBES: The New Pope Looks North and South

But life at Gazprom, and the world of Russian business, started to change in June 2000, with the ascension of Vladimir Putin.

FORBES: International

Following a federal investigation, Second Life's parent company, Linden Lab, banned all gambling in the virtual world--a major source of its business.

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