As of October 2, 2022, David Thomson was the wealthiest man in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 48.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Changpeng Zhao (No. 2, $17.4 billion), Jim Pattison (No. 3, $10.7 billion); and David Cheriton (No. 4, $9.0 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person in Canada, with a whopping...

As of October 2, 2022, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest man in China, with an estimated net worth of 67.8 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Zhang Yiming (No. 2, $49.5 billion), Ma Huateng (No. 3, $29.7 billion); and William Lei Ding (No. 4, $24.6 billion). Jack Ma is the fifth-richest person in China, with a whopping $22.1...

Is there a connection between profit and the executive leadership behavior in your company? Is there an unused potential to increase productivity in your company? Research from positive psychology has shown a connection between productivity, profit and work engagement in companies. There are even some investors that are using the...

Onboarding new employees efficiently is arguably one of the most crucial stages of looking after any business’ key assets – the workforce.  Every HR professional knows that in order to keep their personnel happy and successful in their jobs, one of the most important things to get right from day...

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink claimed in a recent interview with Fox that “we have to get our employees back in the office.” According to him, doing so would result in “rising productivity that will offset some of the inflationary pressures.”  Fink did not provide any data in the form of...

In April, I wrote a piece titled Go Team!, which covered Eliud Kipchoge’s quest to break the two-hour barrier for running a marathon and the team that helped him as part of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge. Finishing at a blistering 1:59:40, Kipchoge achieved the goal and challenged us all to...

CEOs and senior managers are more concerned than ever with increased turnover and a lack of engagement. One important way of ensuring that your organisation doesn’t lose staff is supporting new managers to succeed in managing their teams well. There are four key areas that new managers often make mistakes...

In April 2009 I joined Twitter and I discovered a whole new world of conferences and events I wanted to attend, places I wanted to visit, and people I wanted to know. It didn’t take long for me to start changing my decision-making processes so I could do more. And...

Fear of failure can be a great motivator. I am inherently a risk-taker. However, I’m a risk-taker who does his research, whether it’s about launching a business or jumping out of a plane. Maintaining a positive mindset allows me to be driven by fear rather than paralyzed by it. I've...