10. E-Mail, Texts, and Phone Calls These days it’s easier than ever to stay connected, especially when your e-mail is synched to your phone AND available on your computer. Every time you hear that notification, you simply just have to… Read more »
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Continuous Improvement: What IS Kaizen?
We’ve all heard the term “Continuous Improvement.” We all know that it’s something we definitely want to strive for in our businesses – to constantly be working towards better efficiency, better effectiveness and better quality. But what is Kaizen, and… Read more »
EI and Bankruptcy Filings Dramatically Increasing
The number of Canadians filing for bankruptcy and unemployment benefits rose significantly in January, according to new numbers released Tuesday by The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada. More than 117,000 Canadians filed for bankruptcy over the period of… Read more »
Turnarounds: Brains, Guts & Stamina by Peter McCann
According to Investopedia, a Turnaround is, “a situation where a company, who has had poor performance for an extended period of time, experiences a positive reversal.” Have you found yourself hired as a Turnaround CEO, expected to take a company… Read more »
10 Quick Tips to Reducing Costs in the Office
As we’re all a little concerned about making the money we have go a little bit further in today’s economy, I wanted to start the 10 Quick Tips series with a few posts on cost reduction. Today’s will focus on… Read more »
10 Quick Tips Introduction
Over the next few months, we’re going to have a new blog series here at the Canadian Business Blog, posted biweekly and starting this Friday. Titled 10 Quick Tips, we’re going to cover everything from cutting costs in the office,… Read more »
Chrysler Threatens Shutdown of Canadian Operations
Last week’s threat by Chrysler to close Canadian plants if it doesn’t win big concessions from the CAW is possibly one the most troubling announcements since the beginning of the auto industry meltdown. Tom LaSorda, Chrysler president, said the company… Read more »
Banks starting to turn down federal funding
I was pointed in the direction of an article in today’s edition of the Globe and Mail: Banks begin to decline federal aid in first sign of recovery. According to the article, at this point in time, banks aren’t struggling… Read more »
Consistent Branding
Today, I want to take a little bit of time to talk about the recent redesign of the Northbridge Consultants website and the importance of consistent branding. A brand image is, in the most basic sense, everything that a person… Read more »