A number of years ago I was conducting a search for a client looking for an Operations Manager for one of their factories. As I toured the facility with the…
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Last year the Ontario Provincial Government imposed two new obligations on employers with 25 or more employees. The first is the requirement to have a written policy with respect to…
It’s annual Goal Setting time again!!! Yeah!!! But seriously, what’s the point? How can we set meaningful goals when the world is so unpredictable? Who amongst us, when preparing our…
Welcome to the challenges of your “Corner Office”! Here’s a short list: Canadian Economy (rising interest rates, inflation, risk of recession) Supply Chain (rising costs of parts and raw materials,…
Challenge Factory is back in the office. Not everyone comes in every day—a dynamic that was also true for us before the pandemic. On days when we are in the…
Here is a great leadership summary from Collin Powell’s book “It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership”. “Here are those rules for success and leadership: It ain’t as bad…
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” – Sun Tzu. The Challenge: Canadian businesses have been weathering a seemingly endless series of crises that erode…
The Doug Ford government recently amended Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. This article discusses two of these changes. Prohibition against Non-Compete Agreements As of October 25, 2021 employers are prohibited from…
By now most of us have realized that the influence of COVID on corporate business practices has been a game changer. What was initially viewed as a difficult but temporary…
Yes, it’s that time of year again when individuals make New Year’s Resolutions and companies make or revise Goals for the coming year. It seems like a good idea. As…
