We all make thousands of decisions every day - from the relatively small, perhaps inconsequential, ones such as what to wear that day, to the bigger, more impactful decisions about career choice or life style purchases. We like to think every decision we make is right...

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...

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...

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...

  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...

There’s lots of talk show and media chatter out there about Ontario’s electricity system - unfortunately lots of misinformation too. A good new “Backgrounder-January 2107” put out by Environmental Defense Canada presents original research done by Power Advisory LLC....