CEOs are often praised for their ability to step up to challenges and break away from the pack. However, throughout my consulting career, I've found that such a closed-off mentality is a sure way to leave money on the table and miss key opportunities to further the success of your...

As a CEO or an entrepreneur, your personal brand and business success likely means everything. For those of us who know what it takes to create a business from nothing, it’s unlike anything else. Not only is it something we’ve worked extremely hard for, it’s also a work of art...

Achieving diversity and inclusion at work is the unfinished business of the 21st century, and today's employees expect their employers to make it a priority. Members of Generation Z, for instance, are more exposed to other voices and viewpoints, and they want the companies they work for to accurately reflect the current population. But...

For more than a decade, big-tech companies have invested heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). Now, pre-digital companies are starting to do the same. The International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that the compound annual growth rate for global spending on AI will be 50.1%, reaching US$57.6 billion by 2021. This is...

For businesses, keeping a full-time delivery driver or courier staff on the payroll is an expensive luxury. Sales ebb and flow, inventories fluctuate, and the costs of overhead, such as rent, supplies and labor, are consistently on the rise. Yet, the persistent pressure of meeting customer demands — and in return,...

Emotional intelligence has been in the leadership spotlight for decades, but that doesn’t mean today’s leaders are any better at identifying, evaluating, controlling, or perceiving emotions in themselves or others. Despite a TalentSmart study that linked high emotional intelligence with strong workplace performance (and Google’s statistical findings that depict EI...

Starting your own tax business can be extremely rewarding. Being able to set your flexible schedule as well as being your boss is appealing. However, it can also be extremely stressful if you aren’t organized and prepared. Read on for these fantastic tech tools you can use to enhance your...

It’s the classic essay/exam question – “What caused X?”. As any savvy student will tell you, there’s always a way to answer it too. So, the First World War might be said to have been caused by the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in one sense, but there are...

Do you think you're taking advantage of the marketing opportunities the online world has to offer to your business? If not, then it really is the perfect time to think about contracting out all of your business’s digital marketing pursuits. It might be an extra cost, but the long-term benefits...