Canada, which otherwise is also known as “Paradise for immigrants” every year surprises everyone with its annual intake of immigrants. Canada has a highly welcoming nature that also helps them in increasing its economic growth, and the easy immigration process has made Canada the ideal migrating country in the whole...

As of 5 May 2022, with a net worth of roughly $268 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Jeff Bezos(No. 2, $150 billion), Bernard Arnault(No. 3, $132 billion); and Bill Gates(No. 4, $127 billion). Warren Buffett is the fifth-richest person globally, with $119 billion....

A colleague of mine tells a difficult story about the ethics troubles of a multi-billion-dollar Canadian pharmaceutical company I’ll call pHarmX. It exemplifies an incredibly poignant lesson about the ethical choices in our personal and professional lives.  Several years ago, pHarmX developed a drug that safely lowers the aldehyde levels...

My husband and I run and operate three separate but integrated businesses employing more than 35 people. Our business growth has happened quickly, in the space of about five years.  Across our businesses, the single most powerful thing that we do, to support our growth, is to hold regular one-to-ones...

Not being aware of everything that’s on your mind can be a barrier to taking control of your role. This means you are operating at a level too low and trying to do too much. This leads to overwhelm, stress and exhaustion. Too much overwhelm creates distress and impacts our...

Whilst we live in times where a win at all costs approach is becoming more redundant, even frowned upon, there are still pockets that need some work and voluntary administration is one such arena. It’s critical for fairness that registered administrators, essentially court appointed representatives, remain neutral and objective in...

There was once an advertisement that was trying to sell Australia to the world which finished with the catch cry from model Lara Bingle asking, “Where the bloody hell are you?” The advert, whilst heavily criticised, certainly did not hold back the careers of those involved, with Lara Bingle finding...

April is Administrative Professionals Month and while gifts of roses are lovely, what matters more is to commit to investment in training for your administrative team. Here’s why. One of the sometimes hidden golden (human) resources in a company is the administrative staff. This is the group of staffers who...

David was the CEO of a company that designed, fabricated, and assembled curtain walls for commercial office buildings. He had a three-million-dollar annual budget to grow the company and increase its value for investors and shareholders. The conventional way of growing his company was hiring sales and marketing staff and...