The Art of Innovation

Innovation is a popular topic these days, usually discussed in the context of a business transformation or start-up.  Recently I toured the Chagall Colour and Music exhibit at the Musee des Beaux Arts in Montreal and found it to be a great example of personal...

Two Kings and a Tomato

I am a natural optimist who, not surprisingly, believes that most people are. But from time to time, an unexpected catalyst reactivates my positive outlook. I recently spent two weeks on a motorcycle trip across the American south and west. While there were numerous...

Reduced Expenses = Increased Profits

In my last blog, (February 2017, http://localhost/osborne/the-bottom-line-on-product-pricing/) I discussed the impact of increasing prices and how much business would have to be lost to be less profitable than if prices had not been raised.  For example, if your...

My Trip to Vimy

  With all the recognition in recent days of the battle at Vimy Ridge in 1917, I have been thinking about my own trip to Vimy a few years ago. I didn’t go because I had relatives who fought and died there. I didn’t go because I am a war historian. I went because...