It is never fun to lose money The only thing worse than losing all your money is losing all of other people's money. TL;DR Sometimes business can almost kill...

Several years ago, after years of entrepreneurship, I had to decide between a business I wanted to build into a franchise and a franchise to buy into. I chos...

I have really been enjoying listening to videos and podcasts lately by Jordan B Peterson. He is in the limelight right now for risking his career by standing...

After almost a decade recruiting in the IT industry, I can say I always look for competency over a relevant degree: Have they done the job vs. have they gone...

It's not about the money When I speak with clients about how to improve employee retention or attract better candidates to their roles, this is how it usuall...

There is always talk on priorities. The truth is, as any one of us, there are at least 7 areas we need to prioritize. Zig Ziglar has the wheel of life Paul B...

There are many definitions of Vision, Mission, Values and Goals. Here is an analogy we use on how they all fit together. I'm not a huge football fan. I like ...

For single people with commitment issues, there’s no scarier word than “engagement”. But for managers and business owners with an eye on the bottom line, it’...

A couple of years ago, I read a book called "The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal" by...

Have you ever heard someone say "I pay them, shouldn't that be enough?!" This is still the mentality of some, if you can believe it. Mind you, if you are rea...

“I'm not lookin' for the best players... I'm lookin' for the right players." -- Herb Brooks, the coach of the 1980 US Men's Olympic Gold Champions I find tha...

Of all the challenges the economy in Alberta brings, finding electricians, pipetrades, welders, carpenters, heavy equipment techs, rig techs and any skilled ...

There are no shortage of great books to read. Typically I used to read between 1-2 a month now I crank out several a month (bit.ly/blinkistnow). I would read...

I had a conversation the other day with a client. He asked me about a company who had reached out to him to sell him the latest version of software/process t...

A little while ago I coauthored an ebook, "The Golden Egg of Strategic Recruitment". It is a call to the world that the hiring landscape is changing and has ...

The title is a play on one of my favourite quotes, "Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast", often attributed to Peter Drucker Hurricane Sandy was the largest A...

A funny thing happened to me today. I can be pretty handy at times - something my wife loves about me. Today I exercised a little of that handiness and chang...