It’s a tattered and overworked analogy, but it’s also necessarily true: Calgary is in for a bit of house cleaning. Maybe not a complete spring clean...
The Art of Leadership, to me, is this remarkable opportunity for people from all different backgrounds, all different companies, to come together to exchange great ideas...
Every business, no matter how great, is vulnerable to decline. This is the subject of Jim Collins’ book “How the mighty fall.” Collins lists...
There are an awful lot of ways to get from A to B and the only real discriminator is time. If the building’s on fire then we all...
There are many 3 a.m. issues that I think you face as an entrepreneur. Personally, we’ve got two offices with a bunch of employees...
The digital economy has forever changed the nature of business. Successful companies must now be adept at differentiating their...
We all revere innovation. It is the mystical driver of progress, the secret sauce, the touchstone we reach for whenever our backs are against the...
The biggest challenge with being an entrepreneur is not the mechanics of it, it’s the head game that comes with it. It’s that self-confidence that is required...
One of the best things you can do as a leader is to help people understand their own behavioral patterns. We tend to think of work as a place...
While most executives believe the vast majority of employees are on board with their company's culture, what if their squeaky wheels are actually...
Cash flow is one of the big crunch issues with almost every small business owner. There will always come a time even if you’re a really strong manager of cash...
he Art of Leadership in my mind is a reminder that leadership is an art; not a science. There isn’t a formula where you do this, this, this and this, and all will...
It sucks when you don't do your best. I am very tough on the work that I put out into the world. Maybe too tough. I was reflecting the other day on some new client pitches...
We really only have one job in business and it’s the ability to keep our customers happy. In my book, Ctrl Alt Delete, I talk about the power of direct customer...
When I think about continuous learning for me it’s all about basically two things: reading and writing. I love to write so I’m blogging...
