We have a labor crunch now, and for the most in-demand talent it is only going to get worse. That’s why I have to applaud Disney’s new ‘Disney Aspire’ tuition reimbursement program. See my piece for the Globe and Mail here.
If you want to pick a restaurant you might check out a Yelp review, and if you want to pick a hotel you might check out TripAdvisor. What happens though when someone is deciding whether to hire YOU and you are at the mercy of reviews? That’s what is happening now and there isn’t really...
Well maybe most people do still work ‘normal’ hours but they want to shake things up as well. See the column I wrote about the topic for the Globe and Mail here.
You pay too much in taxes right? Well, everyone thinks they do, but honestly some people have more of a case than others: single taxpayers (who are a growing group) are actually the ones getting hid the hardest these days. See my column about it for the Globe and Mail here.
Coworking spaces are springing up everywhere and attracting businesses of all sizes. That is good for everything from the bottom line of large companies to the lonliness epidemic, which is actually something with economic implications. See my Globe and Mail column on the trend here
The Organisation for Economic Development has put some odds on the you-vs.-automation battle for your job. The net net is that automation is coming and that Canada (and other countries) net a plan. See my new piece for the Globe and Mail here
Due to popular demand, I’ve added a new speaking topic: The Side Hustle Economy. The Globe and Mail column I wrote on it garnered a lot of interest and I’m looking forward to expanding on it on the speaking circuit. Here is a brief synopsis of the topic: The Side Hustle Economy: Imagining It, Managing...
Side Hustles are not just a tiresome millennial trend - they are how a lot of people are filling in income gaps. If you want to know what one looks like on a royal scale check out the Queen, who has made $9 million plus by breeding horses. Others are making do with more modest...
March 8th was International Women’s Day and I had the good fortune to celebrate it in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, speaking to the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce. The occasion was their ‘Trailblazers Lunch’ which honoured high-achieving women in their community. It was a great event, and Yellowknife was a really cool place to visit (I’ll post...
Canada just presented its Federal Budget, which was ostensibly about helping women’s economic power. I’m kind of underwhelmed (and old-fashioned enough to wish they would just balance the books, for everyone’s sake). Here is my piece on it for the Globe and Mail