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The Board of Directors of CEOWORLD magazine announce the appointment of its newest External Advisory Board (EAB) Member, Lance Mortlock, Ernst & Young Canada Managing Partner, Energy, who officially joined the board in November. As the managing partner for the energy market segment, Lance leads EY Canada’s oil and gas,...

As leaders are just about to see the benefits of this year’s marketing decisions, they soon realize it’s time to start planning marketing strategies for 2022. Thankfully, as the economic recovery gains momentum, hopefully, marketers will find themselves with a more padded budget to work with. But, what would be...

Before COVID-19, close to 50% of employees had never worked from home before. Today, for many organisations, remote working is now an ongoing part of the organisational dynamic. Atlassian said employees only need to come into the office four times a year. In addition, tech companies including Twitter, Dropbox, Amazon,...

“My best teacher is not a person. My best teacher is my books, my experience, my observation, my failures, and my students. They are all my best teachers. In a nutshell, my best teachers are not persons but books, experience, observation, environment, and students who provoked my thinking and encouraged...

When you tell other people how great you are, that’s called advertising. When people tell other people how great you are, that’s called public relations. However, public relations expert and author Gini Dietrich says an enlightened corporate and executive communications program need not be an either/or proposition. She wants it...

Companies are offering sign-on bonuses and increasing wages to entice people to work for them. However, it will take more than one-time bonuses and small paycheck increases to keep people at your organization for the long term. If you want employees to invest in your company, invest in their financial...

“Imagine this make-believe scenario for a business case study analysis - you bring up an ethics & compliance issue in your team meeting. Nearly everyone witnesses what you brought up. The next thing you know is that your Leadership & your manager corner you and try to coach you for...

If you’re reading this you may well be thinking, “do I really need to hire an HR person?” Many CEO’s and executives will recount their poor experiences with HR leaders and HR as a profession generally. It is often with significant reluctance and resignation that companies embark on the process...

And it most definitely begins with people we give the right to “Leadership”.  There are 2 absolutes about the “Leadership” role:  1) Their experience and skills match the role (for instance if people are put into wrong roles & higher grades without prior experience & prior skills that the role...

Many executives intuitively recognize the importance of their company’s brands, and they invest accordingly. However, many also overlook the importance of their own personal individual professional brands. The fact is, the executive brand often walks into a room or enters a conversation ahead of the organization’s brand. Ideally, organizational brands...