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The digital technology that allows us to be constantly connected has also introduced new stresses into our everyday lives. Fortunately, there’s a way to make your digital life better: control your stress instead of having stress control you. Stress itself isn’t a problem. In fact, short-term stress can improve your...

The past few years have created significant repercussions for businesses and leaders alike. Different sectors faced different challenges, which amplified an unsettling global pandemic. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Drew Collier, CEO of LGM Financial Services Inc. As Canada’s leading provider of automotive finance and insurance, his...

Business leaders are today facing pressure from all angles, from hybrid workforces, ongoing disruptions due to resignations, the impact of ‘quiet quitting’, the inability to recruit talent as skills shortages grow, to cost pressures as the globe is crippled by inflation as fears of a global recession grows.  Given this...

How many of us have heard the advice that we need to “get out of our comfort zone” in order to be successful?    My survey of hundreds of entrepreneurs asked whether they felt it was important to get out of their comfort zone to be successful. The overwhelming majority agreed....

Even for large and mature businesses, international expansion is always fraught with risk. Navigating different cultures, government regulations and market needs are challenging at the best of times. From the pandemic to supply chain issues to geopolitical upheaval, businesses have had to operate in an unpredictable environment and pivot to...

"You don't wake up one day and think, 'Wow, I'd love to be doing an Ops job!'" says Catherine Mandungu; yet that's exactly what she is doing with her life. In fact, Mandungu is not just "doing an Ops job"; she's revolutionizing business operations through a revenue operations (revops) model...

Think of companies that once offered a useful product or service, for example, Blockbuster. Now think of how you watch films at home. How do CEOs, professionals, and companies stay in the game and keep hitting home runs? Being nimble is a critical success factor for companies, CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, and...

The shared ownership model makes it possible for first-time buyers to own a share of real estate. Businessman Alexander Studhalter believes that people should consider shared ownership as a viable option. In this article, Alexander Studhalter will further explain why that should be the case. Firstly, what is shared ownership? Shared ownership...

What does it mean to be a good business in Canada? According to Konstantin Lichtenwald,  Vancouver, this is a question that we, as Canadians grapple with constantly. On the one hand, we generally understand that businesses should be profitable and provide value to their shareholders. On the other hand, we...

Organizational teams of any kind would be wise to heed the best practices of CEO peer advisory groups/forums. Watching the best of the best is like being treated to an evening at the Boston Symphony or a highlight reel featuring top plays on any given Sunday in the NFL. Among...