On one of my daily commute runs last week I was listening to a radio program and an interesting ‘business-minute’ commentator talked about Holacracy, an innovative approach to organizational management and structure.  It really interested me because it has been...

An article by Bill McKibben in the June 29th issue of New Yorker caught my attention during my summer recent summer catch-up reading. McKibben, a writer, environmental activist and Middleton College prof., was one of the first to write about climate change and has...

My wife and I moved to Dufferin County in Southern Ontario a couple of years ago, having escaped the hustle of Toronto. This year, having settled in nicely, we set about to grow some veggies in a suitable area of our 10 acres of countryside. In February, as we looked...

Most business owners think selling their business is a sprint. The reality is it takes a long time to sell a company. The sound of the gun sends blood flowing as you leap forward out of the blocks. Within five seconds you’re at top speed and within a dozen your eye is...

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....

The Osborne Group’s Value Builder is a quick business review tool which looks at eight enterprise attributes, assessing their strength against a data base of like businesses. The results show how your business is performing in each category, highlighting strengths and...