The Inequity of Elite Sports
This has been a summer full of sports. Starting in early July, with the Pan Am Games in Toronto and, more recently, with the Parapan Games, I’ve had the privilege of watching so many exceptional athletes across a broad range of sports, many of which I had never seen....
Treating Data as an Asset
Many of us have been reading about things like “Big Data” and the ability of automated tools to search through enormous volumes of data to find relationships, insights and business opportunities. These technical developments have raised the importance of treating data...
Pricing Professional Services – Mastering New Business Skills for Profitability
Pricing Professional Services Mastering New Business Skills for Profitability Consulting, legal, accounting and other professional services firms have traditionally been driven by a “trifecta” of economic measures – hourly rates, billable hours and recovery ratio....
Inward Bound
Inward Bound A world filled with leisure time that was anticipated not too long ago has not arrived. The machines and appliances that were envisioned are here and, in many cases, perform far better than we could have imagined. The cell phones we all carry contain far...
With the Advent of Digital Technology, has Marketing and Sales Changed?
With the Advent of Digital Technology, has Marketing and Sales Changed? Before the introduction of the Internet and the World Wide Web 20+ years ago, it took sales and marketing organizations years of dedication, energy and usually quite a few mistakes before they had...
Is your organization succession ready?
Is your organization succession ready? How do you rate in these 6 key aspects of Talent Management? First and foremost you need to make sure your talent acquisition system is capable of hiring top talent. Not just the talent that is available when a position becomes...