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Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt, 1947 – 2011
On June 11, the world lost a giant in the world of business transformation. Dr. Goldratt entered the world of business with a background in theoretical physics. Over the years he challenged conventional wisdom and introduced many concepts that are being used successfully every day. His body of work was codified in what is now…
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Technology Use – A Golf Case Study
As everybody knows, we live in a technological society. Technology has come into every part of our lives. Sometimes it’s a great thing. Other times we implement technology that doesn’t help anything at all. This blog is about how I’m using technology to improve my golf game. I’m pretty much self-taught in golf, but I…
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John Warrillow – The Glenn Beck of Canadian Business?
Like our readers, we keep our eyes open for business insight on the web. We came across John Warrillow, a writer for the Globe and Mail. He comes with the credentials of a newspaper writer – published author, successful businessman. It’s quite shocking to read his blog. Each post contains a statement that is either…
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Killing the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg – Another Curling Rant
As reported by Bob Weekes, the Canadian Curling Association is looking at changing the format of the Brier, as well as their other national championships. They are experimenting with moving to a 14-team system. Team Canada, Northern Ontario and separate Yukon and Northwest Territories entries plus one team from each Province. The field would still…
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Air Canada Part 2: Customer Service on $200 Per Year
On my earlier rant, I described how Air Canada made me choose between the right airport, wrong date and wrong airport, right date. I sent an email to their website to complain about how they handled the situation. Here is the email: From: Sean McAlpine Sent: 24/01/2011 11:52 AM Subject : Is San Diego the…
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Conan vs Jay – How Not to Plan for Succession
Bill Carter’s book The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy describes the wild ride NBC took when they tried to change hosts for the Tonight Show. The architect of the change came into it with the best interests of everybody involved, but in the end, everybody took a hit…
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The Road to Hell is Paved With Good (Advice)
Expert advice is a huge industry. Today, there is an endless supply of experts that promise to solve your problems in the most modern, elegant way possible. Many experts have their clients best interests at heart and work to solve their problems as they appear. Unfortunately, there are experts out there that view their clients…
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When to Can Your Superstar
I’ve seen many cases of this troubling problem. You have an employee that is excellent at his or her job, but is a nightmare to deal with. It’s easy to feel trapped by this situation. On one hand, you need your star for his high performance. On the other, his diva attitude is raising hell…
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In Defence of Business Plans
photo © 2010 Louise Docker | more info (via: Wylio) I think business plans get a bad rap. There’s a movement out there that says that business plans are a waste of time because they can’t accurately predict the future. For this reason, these people will tell you to not bother doing one. They’re missing…
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The Scary takeover bid of PotashCorp by BHP Billiton
Since Halloween is just around the corner, it fits to have a scary story for a blog post. Anybody following the Canadian business scene is at least slightly aware of BHP Billiton’s takeover bid of PotashCorp. In Saskatchewan, the debate has taken a very political turn, with people dredging up arguments based on ideology. The…