We are now drifting into December and most of 2024 is over. This got me thinking about the year that just passed. The past 12 months have...

Whenever I talk about escaping the Ottawa winters, my timeframe always starts in November. Technically winter doesn’t start until...

Three weeks ago I wrote an article on Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris on the eve of the 2024 US election.  At that time I thought about...

I recently read a quote from noted organizational behaviourist and best-selling author, James Clear that said instead of worrying about...

I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and saw this post titled, “Should A Founder Be Hands-on in Their Start-Up”.  I didn’t read the...

Every conversation I’ve had for the past six months, whether it personal or business, includes a brief or not so brief diatribe on the US...

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...