Target's Flaw Was in Its Plan, Not in Its People
Target is leaving Canada as it came in -- with intense sound and fury. It was the largest expansion in Canadian history and now the largest layoff in recent memory. I've had the privilege of working at...
View ArticleAs a Former Employee, I Know Target Will Survive. But Will the Rest of Us?
Tears and hugs filled our Target shifts on Thursday. So did a sense of disbelief. How could they give up so soon? Perhaps we shouldn't have been as surprised as we were. It was exciting to be part of...
View ArticleCanada Revenue Agency Eyeing Web Page To Counter Negative Coverage
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency wants to set the record straight when journalists fail to include its upbeat take in their stories.A new document shows the CRA is considering a special web page to...
View ArticleFour Predictions for the 2015 Toronto Real Estate Market
2015 promises to be a year of transition for the Toronto real estate market. While 2014 resembled the previous years with house prices continuing to increase, and high demand in the condo and rental...
View ArticleRichest 1% On Track To Own 50% Of All Wealth By 2016, Oxfam Warns
The richest one per cent of people globally are poised to own more than half of all wealth by next year, international inequality watchdog Oxfam warns in a report released today. The Oxfam was timed to...
View ArticleHIGHLIGHTS: 2015 Detroit Auto Show
The 2015 Detroit Auto Show has been a blast so far. As we're attempting to recover from all the latest automotive technology and design that's been unleashed in the form of modern-day supercars, we...
View ArticleChildren Ride TTC Free, Other Fares Increase: John Tory
Children will be able to ride the TTC for free, starting this spring, the mayor promised on Monday. But fares for other riders will go up by 10 cents. Toronto Mayor John Tory, TTC chair Josh Colle and...
View ArticleNewfoundland Suspends Participation In All Trade Agreements
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador says it is suspending its participation in all trade agreements because of its dispute with Ottawa over a promised federal-provincial fisheries fund.The...
View ArticleWill The Future Of Business Radically Change Everything As We Know It?
Unless you're burying your head in the sand, the world as we know it is changing. Things we've come to rely on as standards that were once sustainable are no longer working. Economic, global,...
View ArticleHow the New Consumer Will Force Businesses to Change
I spoke to someone the other day, who, like me, was trying to sell nascent technology/solutions to businesses who were less inclined to buy, let alone understand these new products and services. This...
View ArticleThese Days, Retailers Need to Be in the Entertainment Business
The Death Of "Put Products" And The Rise of the Entertainment Experience We first heard the term "put products" when it was coined by Bruce Peer, then of Procter & Gamble. He was referring to...
View ArticleTLC's Kickstarter Aims To Put Group's Final Album In Your Hands
The fate of TLC's final album rests in your hands, unless of course you're a scrub. On Sunday, the legendary group's surviving members Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas launched a...
View Article'Jesse Brown Snitches Get Stitches' Message Appears In Fridge Magnets At CBC
Jesse Brown’s Canadaland podcast has given the CBC no end of grief over the past several months, helping to break open the Jian Ghomeshi scandal and embarrassing CBC hosts Peter Mansbridge and Amanda...
View ArticleCalgary Oil Analyst Offers Dim Outlook For 2015
Veteran oil forecaster Martin King expects crude prices to fall further before a gradual increase later this year. The FirstEnergy Capital commodity analyst provided an update on his forecast for oil...
View ArticleDenis Lebel, Harper's Quebec Lieutenant, Dares Union To Run Against Tories
MONTREAL - Quebec's largest labour group should get its members to run in the federal election campaign if it wants to rid the province of the Tories, says Stephen Harper's Quebec lieutenant.The Quebec...
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Canada's Most And Least Trusted Professions: Sorry, CEOs And Politicians
CEOs have an image problem in Canada, where only about one in nine people feel they can be trusted. But that still gives chief executives a better public image than that of politicians, who are...
View ArticleIs Your Company Social Responsible?
I believe the only large successful companies of the future will be those perceived as "net positive." By that I mean organizations that add more value to the world than they extract. Given the current...
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Energiewende: Addressing the Myths of Germany's Energy Transition
By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Energiewende -- pronounced phonetically as "en-er-gee-ven-da," is the German word for the energy transition that's been happening in Germany for the past 25 years. This...
View ArticleWhy Leads Are More Important for Your Online Business Than Website Traffic
Do you really need a million visits to your website each month? Not a chance. Follow these three simple steps to get more leads today: 1 - Assess your website and digital Website visits are only...
View ArticleWhy CSR Is Essential To Your Company's Growth
It's no longer enough for businesses to simply buy and sell their products and services without considering the world in which they operate. Companies must voluntarily do business in an economically,...
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