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 busi...

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

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

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 jo...

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

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 w...

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 f...

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

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 ...

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...

“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 ...

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

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/blinki...

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 o...

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 ...

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

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...