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Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight - DR. ROBERTA BONDAR
The lives and habitats of two majestic bird species are shared through striking space, aerial, and surface photographs to artfully convey the fragile elegance of life on Earth. New perspectives can inspire us to...
The Role of Technology in Employee Engagement
The digital economy has forever changed the nature of business. Successful companies must now be adept at differentiating their products and corporate reputation with a technology backbone, but one area that is...
Yes, You Can Brainstorm Without Groupthink
In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of...
You Are What You Measure, So Choose Your Incentives Wisely!
While there is a great deal of appreciation for the power of metrics/data, I've come to realize that Sr. Leaders don't quite appreciate the deep, and often corrosive, consequences of choosing metric x over metric y. The...
Your Kids Will Have a Worse Quality of Life Than You, Unless...
Left unchecked, Canada’s productivity performance could put both our global competitiveness and our Canadian standard of living at risk. But we can avoid this disconcerting future by taking action now to close our...
The Art Of
The Art Of provides access to insights from the world’s most prominent business leaders and bestselling authors through our national conferences, magazine and online...
The Art of Code Red
“Can you come speak to an old friend?†aka CODE RED As those of you who’ve read How to Wow know, I was a mad, crazy fan of The West Wing. If you were, too, you’ll remember that there was a phrase everyone on the senior...
The Explosion of Mobile is Transforming Marketing
Mobile devices are changing the way we stay connected, entertain ourselves, create memories, find places, perform our jobs, learn about the world and buy things. We are no longer simply consumers of media, we are the...
The Last Competitive Advantage
All the competitive advantages we’ve been pursuing during our careers are gone. That’s right. Strategy. Technology. Finance. Marketing. Gone. No, those disciplines have not disappeared. They are all alive and...
The Perfect Time to Get Creative is Now
Waiting for Perfect We all have an image in our mind's eye of the perfect time and space to do our creative work. An amazing studio overlooking the ocean with the brilliant light of a sunset washing colour through the...
The Problem With QR Codes
After FarmVille, I think QR codes win the prize for my most ranted about topic when I'm speaking. They are the perfect example of a bright and shiny marketing object. They are so cool of an idea that they are almost...
Yes, You Can – Relationship Development Isn’t Luck, It’s a System
Relationship Development starts with the unconventional premise that relationship building is not a matter of luck, genetics, or social status. There is a system – shared mindsets, process, and skills – employed by...
The Start-Up of You
The January 2012 cover story of Fast Company magazine was all about Generation Flux. You’ve heard of Gen X, Gen Y and more, but what is Generation Flux? Our business world has been through some tumultuous times:...
Trailblazing a New Frontier in Leadership
Trailblazing a New Frontier in Leadership Getting to “wow†in life is an important and life-long journey – from cradle to grave. Being an enterprising leader – that unique individual possessed with an unwavering vision,...
Want to Sell Product? Sleep With Your Customers
Knowing the bathroom, eating, and cleanliness habits of consumers can make or break a campaign. Question is: How far are you willing to go? How well would you say you know your consumer--not just the broad-stroke stuff,...
What Is The Value? Where Is The Value? Who Perceives The value?
You have been making value perceptions and value judgments your entire life. You may call them decisions, moments of truth, or actions. Intuitively they focus around value – and your perception of it – or the weight you...
What It Really Takes to Succeed
The modern marketplace demands that people possess a wide range of skills. But what core qualities are truly essential to career advancement, regardless of industry or job? The answer could fill a book and it has,...
What Type of Value Are You Selling
These are interesting times in the business of sales. Global economic forces and the impact of our new “point and click†era have changed the rules forever. However, as great sales professionals, our role remains...
What's More Important, The Sale or Your Reputation?
One definition of a prostitute is someone who sacrifices their good name in order to make a buck. But what do you do when someone else is driven by the sale but it is your reputation that suffers as a result? This is...
Where Trust Begins
“No one has ever become poor... giving."- Anne Frank There is something in the human DNA that makes us feel good when we give to others. Even the simplest act--opening a door for a stranger, letting the car in front of...
