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How AI Can Help Make Wind Energy a Breeze

Wind turbines are expensive to build and maintain. Advanced technology can boost efficiency and ROI

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Finance

The Cost of Uncertainty

Economic policy uncertainty arising from recessions, pandemics, confusing tax policies and, yes, scary election results has real-world consequences

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It’s Time to Redefine the Confident Leader

Arrogance is so passé. There are better ways to demonstrate competence and capability at work

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What Does It Take to Make Good Decisions?

Leaders often struggle with the hard choices before them. A well-defined process can put them on the right path

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The Business Case for a Good Night’s Sleep

Of all the things you do to build your career, a solid slumber might be the one that matters most

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Ready to Build Your Board Career?

Board service can be both satisfying and good for your resumé. But where to start? We spoke to experts for advice

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How Peer Pressure Does the Manager’s Dirty Work

Open office productivity gets a boost with a strategic approach to seating assignments

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How to Approach Your Dream Mentor

What’s really involved in asking someone to help you guide and shape your career? More than you think

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Let’s Try Pensions for Youth, Internships for Retirees

We need to flip the career ladder to encourage young people to explore their future and retirees to keep contributing

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Why Is the Public Sector a DEI Laggard?

Servant leaders are champions of inclusion. But they also face institutional barriers in the public service

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Why the Model Minority is a Dangerous Myth

Asians in North America are burdened by a false narrative that erases their struggles

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How Firms Create Entrepreneurial Competitors

It’s great when employees have psychological ownership in an organization. Until it isn’t

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The Myths Startup Founders Tell Themselves

The entrepreneurial ecosystem is filled with mistaken beliefs that too many young companies follow, often to their detriment

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What Happens When Employees Become Owners?

Changes to federal income tax laws are expected to create a new era of employee ownership in Canada. That’s a good thing

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How AI Can Help Make Wind Energy a Breeze

Wind turbines are expensive to build and maintain. Advanced technology can boost efficiency and ROI

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Why Humans and AI Assistants Need Relationship Advice

AI-assisted decision-making shows great promise, but human biases get in the way

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What Car Loans Can Teach Us About AI

Research on car dealerships shows how artificial intelligence can boost profits and help more people get a car

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Playing the Peak Pricing Game with AI and a Nudge

An innovative study shows how big business and the environment can benefit by optimizing algorithms and human behaviour

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Five Ideas to Advance Economic Reconciliation

A panel of Indigenous finance and business leaders shares how corporate Canada can create a more equitable and prosperous future for all

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Stakeholderism Needs a Reality Check

How should organizations resolve the inherent conflicting interests of modern capitalism?

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Are Bad Visuals Holding You Back?

Pretty presentations, clear charts and functional figures aren’t just matters of esthetic preference. They can impact your work

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Why We Are Triggered by Dynamic Pricing

Consumers can’t help but take it personally when “flexible” prices seem unfair

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A Marketer’s Meditation on Fly Fishing

What can a beloved summer pastime tell us about sustainably enjoying the natural world?

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The Power of Trust

Discover the keys to earning and maintaining trust in today’s marketplace

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Chipping Away at Canada’s Internal Trade Barriers

How a well-designed interprovincial trade pact greases the wheels of regional trade

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Barry Cross’ Laws of Innovation, Operation and Execution

Discover 10 essential principles that can help strengthen your company’s performance and reduce risk

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The Cost of Uncertainty

Economic policy uncertainty arising from recessions, pandemics, confusing tax policies and, yes, scary election results has real-world consequences

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Why Partisan CEOs Wear Rose-Coloured Glasses

When their favoured president is in the Oval Office, chief executives issue overly optimistic forecasts

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Your Firm’s Most Undervalued Asset? Try Nature

Too few businesses understand the value of biodiversity — to the planet and their competitiveness