Why use revenue to define top companies?
(Article of mine published in the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Sounding Board of October 2003)Some of you will likely wonder why I ask this strange question. By recently reviewing such a list, I wondered...
View ArticleMergers & Acquisitions: Buy wisely and manage efficiently!
Your business is successful and the next step for growth is to buy other businesses. This is a great opportunity for your company to get to the next level, but be aware that an acquisition can be...
View ArticleIntelligent growth
Everybody in the business community will tell you: you must grow your business. But what does this mean exactly? What do you grow? How do you grow? For having seen the good, the bad and the ugly of...
View ArticleEmployee turnover, performance indicator of management
We all have heard this a million times: employees are the most valuable assets of a company. It sounds great, but in the everyday life, we can see many examples of companies forgetting this nice...
View ArticleManagement & Leadership lessons from my dog – Part III: Leading the pack
After having reviewed how to communicate effectively and after having identified whom the boss should be, my dog Slider will now present her third topic, about getting the pack moving in the right...
View ArticleThe importance of a cohesive team
In sports, everybody knows the importance of having a group of talented people who can play together harmoniously for the interest of the group. Not only must the team members be good at their...
View ArticleGenchi genbutsu
This is an interesting article from Economist.com about the Japanese way of getting out of your office and about having a look at what is going on in the plant. I like the part in which the author...
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