Servicing SMEs Throughout Atlantic Canada
If you asked 20 people what great leadership looks like, you would probably get 20 different answers. Leaders need to be held accountable just as do employees. With the commencement of a New Year, it is a good time to ask yourself some relevant questions to ensure you are aspiring to be the leader you…
Leaders often say that “people are their most valuable asset” but it is really about hiring the right people with the right fit that allows a company to experience long-term sustainability. The importance of fit is key to the recruitment process. When you select people who are going to find the role, the organization, their…
Over the decades, large amounts of energy produced data banks of information that went relatively unused and consequently unappreciated. New theories in industrial psychology propose that measurement is the only way to manage objectively. Measurement systems must create value with a focus on operational excellence, product/service leadership and customer intimacy. This process helps us to…
Waiting until the last minute (tax time) to get your bookkeeping in order is not in your best interest. I know the task can seem a little daunting and is very easily placed at the bottom of the ever growing priority list but you have options that can be implemented immediately with very little effort.…
It’s well understood that growing your business is a key element to long term success. Organizations often use break-through technologies, acquisitions, and/or consolidation as primary growth strategies. Those options require lots of money and for many organizations that’s not feasible so they need a lower cost option. A continuous improvement approach to business growth is…
Developing a positive safety culture goes beyond the hard hats and safety boots, rules and regulations, systems and procedures. It’s not just the hard hat that keeps you safe, it’s what’s under it. A “Positive Safety Culture” is created when everyone in your organization takes ownership and responsibility for their own safety and those around them.…
As purchasing professionals, it is tempting to get caught up with our desire and goal of reducing the yearly spend by category for our organizations. In fact, it is often one of our most focused on objectives that are brought up during the dreaded “performance appraisal”. Sometimes, however, we need to reflect at a 50,000…