Embracing Organizational Change After COVID-19
It is both amazing and exciting to me that after 3 years of living in a COVID world, the only thing we as leaders can know for sure is that change happened. Leadership knows but oftentimes struggles with what change will mean for their employees and their business. If...
Ready, Fire. Aim?
The Impact of Not Getting Your Leadership Team Right: The Value of Accelerated Executive Assessment and Developing an Operator’s Playbook. Written by Osborne Principals, John Scheel & Garry Wood. Can Private Equity investors or M&A firms wait for the existing...
Entrepreneur as Inventor: How to Build Trust with Your Employees
This is the second in a series of four articles reflecting on Brian Venis’s career as a business entrepreneur and sharing his experiences and insights from that journey. Please feel free to contact him to discuss the issues and challenges arising from your business as...
How Workplaces Can Play an Essential Part in Maintaining Positive Mental Health
Workplace mental health costs are on the rise. In fact, about 30% of short and long-term disability claims in Canada are attributed to mental health problems and illnesses. The impact of this on the Canadian economy is estimated to be $50 billion annually. What is the...
Entrepreneur as Inventor: Creativity & Invention in Entrepreneurship
This is the first of a 4 part series focusing on the Entrepreneur As Inventor by Brian Venis. Since selling my company, I’ve been contemplating what the title of entrepreneur/leader means. What things are needed to succeed while wearing all those hats? In particular,...
Tips On How To Create Neurodiversity In The Workplace
In Canada, the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors are having a challenging time filling vacant staff positions. Unemployment is at an all-time low and vacancies are at an all-time high. One answer to this challenge is to make your workplace a “Neurodiverse...
