Pierre Robitaille
2.0 Leaders
Next Gen talent want new learning and performance apps
While the formal implementation of social networks and Web 2.0 tools within corporate intranets is still in the early adopter phase, new research shows that an increasing number of organizations are informally experimenting with and benefiting from the use of these tools for business purposes…
Darryl Praill
Marketing Mayhem
The New Reality Starts with “R”
As you may have noticed, I haven’t posted in quite some time. I apologize. It’s not acceptable. It is, however, a sign of the times. Which times are those? The times where we do not want to mention the “R” word even though we all know that we’re clearly in a recession. The signs are everywhere, and one of those signs is my inability to post because of competing priorities that previously did not exist.
Pierre Robitaille
2.0 Leaders
Are you plugged in to the right knowledge-creating networks?
The opportunity for customers or competitors to get the jump on new innovations in your area of business increases daily…
Mark MacLeod
The CFOs Corner
The new hire checklist
Given the current economic climate, fewer companies are hiring these days. While the best candidates still have jobs, employers can still afford to be more picky when it comes to assessing potential team members. Here’s what I look for in all new hires. You won’t find this on the job descriptions, but nobody gets in the door without these traits…
Guest Blog
Guest Blog
SR&ED Credits in Ontario and Quebec - Andrew Abouchar
It has come up in conversations recently that the Quebec government has significantly enhanced their provincial portion of the SR&ED credits. In fact, it has come up so often I thought I would investigate. I tracked down a gentleman at Invest Quebec who is responsible for marketing in North America. He quickly pointed out that they were not pro active in other Canadian Provinces. But since I called him, he could not have been more helpful. Here is what I discovered…
Francis Moran
In the Media
(Some) Journalists are dead and mindless sheep
As a reporter and editor for 10 years and then as a communicator for the past 20, I have always taken issue with the contention that journalists exhibit a pack mentality. Now, lest you think I’m about to come to the defence of the ink-stained hordes, let me hasten to add that I take issue because the term “pack” suggests aggression, determination, focus and coordination, attributes that are all-too-rarely exhibited in newsrooms. What I have seen would be better described as a herd mentality, whereby far too many journalists are dead and mindless sheep, blindly following each other around and bleating out the same stories…
Sean ODonovan
The Pragmatic Marketer
The 3 C’s of Good Landing Pages: Continuity - Clarity - Consistency
I attended a great session on landing page design at my marketing leadership peer group a few weeks back. Our presenter, Marie Weise from CoPilot Group had just returned from a Marketing Sherpa landing page training, so she was fully tooled up to impart the latest thinking on landing page design from the world’s leading authority on marketing content…
David Wexler
The Business of HR
Do Class Action Lawsuits Regarding Overtime Have Your Attention? What To Do?
Even amidst the recent carnage in the stock markets, newspaper business sections have still found the time and space to trumpet the spate of class action lawsuits filed against such name organizations as KPMG and CIBC. Whether an employer or employee, here’s what you should know about the situation.
Pierre Robitaille
2.0 Leaders
Hybrid Talent Management
Companies who see the value of workplace collaboration and leveraging external knowledge/resources are addressing pivotal people management issues…
David Wexler
The Business of HR
Happy Holidays? Navigating The Tax & Psychological Shoals To Have Fun One & All
The Holiday Season is supposed to be a time for colleagues to kick back and celebrate. It is supposed to be a time for employers to give thanks for the year that is ending and convey positive wishes for the year to come. Why then is it that at this time, more than any other, the stress levels amongst Executives, HR, Finance, and the general employee population often-times tend to increase? More importantly, what should you know in order to go forward with confidence into the holidays?