By Tim Rooney, February 28,2012. Personal Development. Yikes ! – We’re already 2 months into the New Year with so many unfulfilled good intentions ! When we look at our “to do” list – it’s sometimes embarrassing to see how few of the good intentions have been executed, or even started. This often leads to … read more
By Greg Berube, February 25, 2012. One of the biggest opportunities any business will have is being clear to the marketplace about who you are and what you do. Unfortunately many organizations try to be everything to everyone – and by doing so, leaving customers wondering – and dollars on the table in lost revenues. … read more
It’s all good and fine to assume that if a Retail concept works in one market it will work in another. Unfortunately that’s not always the case. Just ask The Sport Authority, Hickory Farms, Krispy Kreme, Canadian Tire, Tim Hortons, or Marks & Spencer. While all have been wildly successful in their home markets they … read more
By Tim Rooney, February 21, 2012. During my late teens growing -up in Zimbabwe – my French teacher, who was famous in our school for losing a finger to frost bite climbing Mont Blanc – said to my mother at a school “open house” – “ your son won’t even make it as a butcher” … read more
By: Brad Ysseldyk, February 20, 2012 “It is what it is”. This was the unofficial strategic vision of a company that I visited frequently over the years. I heard this mantra repeatedly and watched uncomfortably as complacency set in and the company nearly failed. Competitive advantages were lost, future product development lagged, and customers began … read more
Over the years, one of the most frequently asked questions of myself is, “what am I worth?”. On the surface it would appear to be a fairly straight-forward question, as in “what do you believe I am worth on the market?”. Like most things in life, the answer is not necessarily black and white. Value … read more
By Greg Berube, February 19, 2012 I’ve been in the Branding game for more than 20 years. One of the reasons I’ve enjoyed the industry is the lack of real rules. This may sound strange, but with branding being a creative game, conforming isn’t the most natural path! Comments like “we don’t do it that … read more
By Jose A. Martinez Souza, February 18 2012 Brazil, is one of the members of BRIC, and is ranked as one of the world’s top five economies. For analysts the Brazilian economy will be growing steadily, promoting external investments, broadening their commodities’ exportations, and raising expectations to a new lower middle class. As a result, … read more
Brasil, um dos membros do BRICs, foi recentemente classificado como uma das cinco maiores economias do mundo ( the world’s top five economies). Para analistas a economia brasileira estará crescendo firme, promovendo investimentos externos, alargando as exportações de commodities e, criando expectativas para uma nova classe media (new lower middle class). Como resultado, executivos e … read more
By Tim Rooney, February 15, 2012 We all know that from time to time in life “ bad things happen” to us – sometimes those bad things can be quite overwhelming How we respond can either strengthen or weaken us and is a measure perhaps of our true character A long time ago – I … read more
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