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Culture, Globalization and Zen Capitalism
One week ago I participated in Global Citizen Week Kelowna events, followed by most of this week spent in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on business conducting field research, interviews and surveys. This combined with a number of recent stories from individuals of different ethnic backgrounds about their cultural realities, and my own desire to travel and [...]
March 01st, 2011 read more
Top 10 List – Strategic Alliance Recommendations
Trust and alliances in business has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Since I have spent the majority of my life in Northern Canada, I have a special interest in Aboriginal and Inuit perspectives on joint ventures (JVs). I also focused part of my education on the history of joint ventures, and [...]
February 01st, 2011 read more
Why Plan?
With the New Year and changeover to a new calendar upon us, it is a perfect opportunity to reflect on what was learned during 2010, set exciting new goals for the year ahead and start building a plan of action to achieve those goals. Each year I eagerly anticipate the arrival of December 31, partly [...]
January 05th, 2011 read more
Hubris to Humility – How a Personal Leadership Practice Can Promote Organizational Resilience by Jake Jennings
One of the defining characteristics of a resilient organization is the dynamic relationship the organization has with its external environment. This relationship allows real time information to flow to the right people in the right time and to be interpreted and acted on in a way that allows the organization to anticipate and adapt to [...]
December 05th, 2010 read more
Business Research Basics
Do you ever feel like you don’t know where to start to find information to make an educated business decision? You have asked a colleague, searched on google and spent more time than you wanted looking, only to find either nothing helpful, or an overwhelming amount of information? When faced with two or more possible [...]
December 01st, 2010 read more