Guelph Technology Company Business Consultants
This week, real-estate company CBRE reported that Guelph has emerged as one of Canada’s hot technology hubs. That’s likely a bit of a surprise for those who still think of [...]
Candid? Is Honesty the Best Policy at your Company?
I remember hearing one of three partners in a small engineering firm suggest that complete honesty may not be the best idea if the three are to get along. My [...]
Business Decision Making With Less Risk
Most business leaders make business decisions all day long. Making decisions will likely be the most repeated act of an engaged leader. If you’re not making decisions, then you’re not a [...]
Embracing Change In the Digital Age – Part 1
I love browsing at my local library and spotting a gem. Recently, I picked up 3 new works encapsulating CHANGE, dominated by Generation Y, who are experts at: Multi-tasking, defining the sharing economy, taking social media
Tactic or Strategy, Does it Matter?
A True Story of Mixing up Strategy and Tactics I was just on a boys weekend golfing with a couple of buddies. All of them are private business owners. On [...]
Brand Portfolio Management
Just as too many cooks can spoil the broth, too many brands can spoil the strategy…. Companies generally don’t invest much time determining the number of brands they need to [...]
What’s your plan to focus sales and marketing resources?
Third in a series on Sales & Marketing Integration... In many organizations sales and marketing operate unilaterally. Why is that, and how can you focus their energy towards increasing sales [...]
Baby Boomer Business Owners – Who will succeed you?
In a conversation with a small business CEO about his company’s succession plan, the CEO stated that one had yet to be put in place. As a CEO in a [...]
Maybe It’s Me … But this is Retail!
In her recent Globe and Mail article Marina Strauss did her usual great job covering the impact, real and imagined, on Canadian retail as more U.S. operators prepare to enter [...]