DEI.  D - Diversity, E- Equity, I - Inclusion.  It’s a relatively new spin on the term from the 60s and 70s, Affirmative Action....

People talk regularly about how a university degree or college diploma isn't necessary to get a decent paying job. I beg to differ.   ...

I have two adult children now in their early 20s.   Both of them have been out of our family home for many years as they both lived...

“You’re only as old as you allow yourself to feel”; “age is a mindset”; “you’ll remain young, if you’re young at heart”. There are...

EQ, or Emotional Intelligence is a popular topic. Many books have been published and blog posts written about the subject. A key...

We’ve all heard of the KISS principle - “keep it simple, stupid”. There is merit to simplicity when arriving at a solution or strategy...

Fail fast! Move fast, break things, and learn...rinse and repeat We've heard these classic startup axioms over the years. Founders,...

We’ve seen animations of people who always seem to have a dark cloud over their head, or it’s always raining on them. It’s a humorous way...

Congratulations! You decided to launch a business around your brilliant idea, and you’re convinced your company will sell millions of...

If we say the COVID-19 pandemic became real in mid to late March 2020, then we are now 16 months into it. The impact has been...

The first tech start-up I was involved with lasted 11 months from start to finish. I joined the company in the second month and was part...

I’ve wondered who would win a head-to-head battle between Bobby Axelrod and Harvey Specter. They are the lead characters on two of the...

Every company should have guiding principles that drive and govern everything: how decisions are made, how actions are carried out, how...

It still makes me smile when I think back to a certain Head of Marketing I used to work with. He had created all of our presentation...

A company is made up of people - having a great team of people is essential. Hiring and retaining staff is critical to the success of any...

Ah, my boy's gonna play in the Big League My boy's gonna turn some heads My boy's gonna play in the Big League My boy's gonna knock 'em...

Simon Sinek wrote and released a great book called “Start With Why” in late October, 2009. I had dropped my son off at hockey practice;...

Over a long career as a business leader and entrepreneur, I’ve had the honour of serving on the leadership team of ten companies. Most...

Congratulations! You’ve decided to take your brilliant idea and make a business of it. You’re already in the top one percentile of...

I was a pre-teen when I first heard hard rock and metal music on the radio. I was hooked! A good guitar riff and a pure rock n roll...