Mr. Deeds <!-- Mr. Deeds Thomas Watson Northern Rock, Credit crunch, Turnaround 20080324 Ron Sandler is the right man for the tough task of saving U.K. banking giant Northern Rock. /columnists/tom_watson/ --> Taxpayers in the United Kingdom could do worse than having Ron Sandler try to save Northern Rock PLC, the Newcastle-based bank nationalized in February after Prime Minister Gordon Brown finally addressed the liquidity issues threatening to topple Britain’s fifth-largest mortgage lender. The Zimbabwe-born rainmaker isn’t ...
From the editor: Please, mind your own marketing
Apr 01 2008
From the editor: Please, mind your own marketing <!-- From the editor: Please, mind your own marketing Ian Portsmouth Advertising agency, Ad campaign, Marketing 20080324 Don’t let those hip agency types keep you out of the creative process. It pays to stay involved. /columnists/ian_portsmouth/ --> Kayaks cutting through the foam of a raging mountain river, men riding horseback against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and a cowboy in the fray of a calf-roping contest: they’re images that should ...
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The CEO POll: Trouble ahead
Apr 01 2008
The CEO POll: Trouble ahead <!-- The CEO POll: Trouble ahead Joe Castaldo U.S. economy, Recession, U.S. dollar, business confidence, chrysler, ceo poll, joe castaldo 20080324 Canadian business leaders on the U.S. economy. /managing/strategy/ --> The softening U.S. economy will be felt heavily in Canada, according to a web enumerate of 137 Canadian business leaders conducted by COMPAS Inc. The poll indicates the respondents are more concerned than ever about the effects of a U.S. recession. Back in ...
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Leadership: The trusty sidekick
Apr 01 2008
Leadership: The trusty sidekick <!-- Leadership: The trusty sidekick John Gray Second-in-command, Leadership, Advisers 20080320 Being No. 2 keeps you out of the spotlight, though it’s not the easiest job around. /managing/strategy/ --> Warren Buffett has Charlie Munger, George W. Bush has Dick Cheney and Star Trek’s Capt. Jean-Luc Picard has Cmdr. Riker. For nearly every successful corporate or political leader standing on centre stage, there is often a valued and trusted No. 2 waiting in the wings ...
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Bonterra Energy raises cash distributions for March by nearly nine per cent
Apr 01 2008
The Canadian Press April 1, 2008 - 9:47 a.m. CALGARY - Bonterra Energy Income Trust (TSX:BNE.UN), a Calgary-based oil and natural gas producer, says it has raised its March distribution to unitholders to 25 cents a unit from 23 cents, nearly nine per cent higher. The company said Tuesday the increase comes after Bonterra managed to increase production last year and is benefiting from higher commodity prices. The payment to unitholders will be made April 30, the company said. ...
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