Hire for the Future Today… Your Competition is.
The future is now. We’ve been worrying about the pending labour shortage for years, but in many industries, it’s already upon us. Many of us need a hiring strategy today to deal…
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Is Government Sucking the Life Out of Small Business?
In July, Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced a draft legislation proposing to overhaul taxation for private companies, ostensibly to eliminate “unfair tax advantages” that Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPC) are perceived to have.…
To Succeed as a Leader, Share the Big Picture
The growing trend in small to medium size businesses is to communicate the “bigger picture”. A management philosophy where every employee is important, like the links in a chain, and sharing bigger…
The New Generation of Home Buyers
According to the 2017 National Association of Realtors “Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends”, the millennial generation has dominated the real estate buying market and has made up the largest share of…
Créer une entreprise visionnaire
La vision est une tension entre le passé, le présent et le futur. Elle réaffirme la raison d’être de l’entreprise, définit sa clientèle
et engendre des produits et services qui ont pour…
Building a Visionary Company
Vision is the tension between what was, what is, and what will be. It reaffirms a company’s reason for existence, identifies who it serves, and creates products and services to solve a…
Fast, Filtered Water At Your Fingertips
Technology is changing the way we drive, communicate and now, drink water. We all know that we should drink more water to maintain great health, but many of just don’t do it…
Scene and Heard; Talking Home Reno Trends with HGTV Canada’s Moving the McGillivrays Scott McGillivray
If anyone has a blueprint on coast-to-coast home renovation trends, it’s HGTV Canada's Scott McGillivray. The award-winning host and executive producer of the home-reno series Income Property (and star of All American…
Tiny Homes: Living Large in Small Spaces
The other night while flipping channels, I was inundated with television programs on tiny homes. The trend of tiny homes is not only on the rise throughout the United States and around…
Taking the Mystery Out of Training Millennials
In today’s business landscape, the question that training professionals hear most often is undoubtedly, “What are the most effective ways to train millennials?” To training professionals who were born before 1980—the year…
The Growth of Going Green
Building material manufacturers worldwide continue to make sustainability pledges to their customers. Many have invested time and research into re-inventing products to offer more energy efficient, healthier and environmentally conscious options. Green…