Alberta’s New Economic Reality
"Education is the best economic policy there is." -Tony Blair What’s Your Perspective? So much depends on attitude. Alberta’s economy was cut down when oil prices tumbled. It’s growing again, but modestly. And the sectors hit hardest, like energy, aren’t making the...
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Should You Incorporate Your Business?
“If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.” - Elon Musk Incorporation 101: A lot of professionals have their own businesses. If you have one, you’ve probably wondered about whether or...
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Reshoring: The Good News & The Bad News
“Automation is Voldemort: the terrifying force nobody is willing to name." -Jerry Michalski Manufacturers Coming Home: The idea of offshoring has become a magnet for all the vitriol of those caught at the wrong end of globalization. Since the 90s, North American...
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KASH Box: Hiring The Right Person
"If you think hiring a professional is expensive, wait until you hire an amateur." -Anonymous What Resumes Don’t Show: You’re hiring. You’ve put the ads out and the resumes are piling up on your desk. The hundred or so applicants have similar education, experience,...
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Process Mapping 101
“Most people don’t understand the process. They get frustrated by it. Don’t Be. Focus” ― David Sikhosana What processes have you gone through today? You brushed your teeth, put on your shoes, drove to work and checked your email. We go from one process to the other,...
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Income Splitting in the Trudeau/Notley Era
Income Splitting & Video Games: Remember the arcade-style racing games from the 80s? Games like “Pole Position”, where you had to keep your car going as fast as possible without crossing the red and white shoulders and skidding onto the grass. That’s income splitting....
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Don’t Let a Crisis go to Waste
“You don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid.” Rahm Emanuel (White House Chief of Staff, 2008-2010) The Definition of Crisis: The Piper alpha oil-drilling platform exploded in July, 1988. 166...
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Become An Aggressive Listener
"I decided that my job was to listen aggressively." -Michael Abrashoff Lessons from the US Navy’s Best Ship: When he took command of the Navy’s worst ship, Captain Michael Abrashoff knew he had a monumental challenge. But by the end of his command he’d turned the USS...
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Burning Platform Part 1
“ It was fry or jump, so I jumped. “ Andy Mochan Section 1: On a July evening in 1988, the Piper alpha oil-drilling platform in the North Sea exploded. 166 people lost their lives in the inferno. One of the 63 survivors was Andy Mochan. The alarms woke Andy up and he...
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The Myth that Batching is Faster
The Batching Myth: You’re stuffing envelopes. You have 500 letters to fold, envelopes to stuff and seal, stamps to stick, and addresses to write. You’ve got 2 other people to help you and you delegate tasks accordingly. You all want to get it done as quickly as...
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