Career

I thought I would share my 20 favourite books on business, which have made a tremendous impact on my life and had a positive influence on my career:

Financial planners recommend setting aside savings of three to six months of expenses in case of unexpected emergencies, but how about setting up two years worth of expenses for an opportunity fund?

We usually know a wide mix of people but how many times do you talk to them about something other than your common interest? This is where your opportunities lie.

It’s frustrating to be lumped in with the rest of the group. Getting out of the pile can be a challenge but it is essential for the long term growth of your career.

It’s that time of year where organizations are completing their employee performance management, otherwise known as the annual performance review. Most managers dread the annual review process as much as their employees do.

Business succession planning is critical for the future success of your company, especially if you run a family business. It is a well known fact that family business succession planning fails by the third generation.

Most interviews consist of the same questions, and savvy job seekers have memorized their answers to give you exactly what you want to hear. These are the ten most popular interview questions:

The question of staying home with the kids was quite open to debate. I happily stayed home taking care of my babies and getting to know the neighbours in our new housing development with distant thoughts of getting a part-time job when the kids started school. Unfortunately two events occurred that changed all my plans:

The concept behind ROWE is that employees will no longer be responsible for showing up to work at a certain time, or to attend particular meetings, or even show up to the office at all…

I’ve often wondered about the cost of starting a franchise, and whether or not the initial capital investment and time involved would be worthwhile.