The 10 worst leadership habits <!-- The 10 worst leadership habits Michael Stern Leadership, Motivation, Executive coaching, Michael stern 20080317 If you’re a boss (or want to climb to the top) make these deadly mistakes at your own peril. /managing/career/ --> Although you know you’re a natural leader, and your boss thinks he or she is too, the truth is that many Canadian executives got left out of the predominance lottery. They missed the message that leadership is ...
Film tax credits: Commotion pictures
Apr 01 2008
Film tax credits: Commotion pictures <!-- Film tax credits: Commotion pictures Denis Seguin Income Tax Act, Bill C-10, Tax credits, censorship, denis seguin 20080317 Bill C-10: Is it censorship or merely inept? /managing/strategy/ --> Canadian film and TV creators have been up in arms over reports the Harper government is pushing through legislation that could retract a production’s eligibility for a tax credit if it is deemed offensive. Much of the ensuing argument has swirled on the ...
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Trade & politics: Bark and bite
Apr 01 2008
Trade & politics: Bark and bite <!-- Trade & politics: Bark and bite Rachel Pulfer Protectionism, Trade, NAFTA 20080317 Clinton and Obama stoke protectionist fires that could demonstrate hard to contain. /managing/strategy/ --> In the lead-up to the Ohio primary, the Democratic candidates repeatedly clashed over which one is most authentically anti-NAFTA. "We will opt out of NAFTA unless we renegotiate it, and we renegotiate on terms that are favourable to all of America," said Hillary Clinton during ...
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The CEO Poll: Facing the future
Apr 01 2008
The CEO Poll: Facing the future <!-- The CEO Poll: Facing the future John Gray Labour force, Economic outlook, Exchange rates, exports, ceo poll, john gray 20080317 An aging workforce, the downturn and the loonie: Canadian business leaders on the challenges ahead. /managing/strategy/ --> An aging (and retiring) workforce, a weak U.S. economy, a strong loonie and globalization are some of the biggest challenges facing businesses today, according to a web poll of 122 Canadian CEOs and leaders ...
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The power of innovation
Apr 01 2008
The power of innovation <!-- The power of innovation Andrew Wahl R&D, Infrastructure, Intellectual property, innovation, conference board of Canada, Andrew wahl 20080314 Canada needs more ideas, more R&D and more guts if it's to ever be a leader. /innovation/ --> If there was an award for the most popular ambiguous word of the 21st century, innovation could easily win. Ask around, and you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone — certainly not a politician, economist or business ...
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