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The Consultant Conundrum for Hospital Leaders
A landmark study of U.S. hospitals found little evidence that management consultants improve performance. So why do health-care leaders keep hiring them?
The Hidden Workplace Risk of Extreme Heat
Rising temperatures increase routine workplace injuries and Canada’s uneven protections leave too many workers exposed
Leadership
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The Hidden Workplace Risk of Extreme Heat
Rising temperatures increase routine workplace injuries and Canada’s uneven protections leave too many workers exposed
How Organizational Design Drives Delivery
Matthias Spitzmuller explains how the decisions leaders make about people, tasks, structures and culture can dramatically affect organizational performance
Three Things Leaders Must Understand About Mental Health
Julian Barling and Simon Rego explain why it’s so tricky for leaders to tend to their mental health—and why it matters that they do
Teams
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In the OR, One Leadership Style Is Not Enough
Inspiration without direction — or direction without inspiration — falls short when lives are on the line
What Really Holds Global Virtual Teams Back
The promise of a tech-connected, internationally distributed workforce can often outpace the reality.
Self-Control Is a Superpower With a Dark Side
Are you secretly paying a burnout tax for being the colleague who never drops the ball?
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Diversity
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How Business Leaders Can Contribute to Economic Reconciliation
Corporate Canada can engage more meaningfully with Indigenous peoples, businesses and communities
A Leader’s Guide to Year-Round Pride
Workplaces can do a lot more to support 2SLGBTQIA+ communities than flying a flag
Who Says You Need a Young CEO to Conquer the World?
A study of Japanese multinationals suggests aging executives steer their firms to global paths they’re cognitively equipped to navigate
Entrepreneurship
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How Founders Can Clock When to Level Up their Leadership
The skills needed to scale a venture are very different from those required to start it. Three entrepreneurs share how to recognize it’s time to start thinking like a CEO
The Untapped Opportunity of Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition
Founding and bootstrapping a business might be the entrepreneurial stereotype, but experts say buying a business can be every bit as rewarding
Why Is Canada Still Doing GST the Hard Way?
Our small businesses spend billions every year doing paperwork that other countries automated years ago. A new study puts a price on the delay
Analytics-AI
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Can This New Way to Fight Misinformation Work?
As AI supercharges fake news, researchers have found that telling people what’s false may be less effective than helping them figure it out for themselves
Helping Organizations Make Better Decisions
Vedat Verter explores how leveraging operations research can boost efficiency for social good
The AI Playbook: Lead, Compete or Be Left Behind
How to turn AI from a tool into a true competitive advantage
Social Impact
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The Hidden Risk in ESG Harmonization
Standardizing how companies measure sustainability gives executives a clearer target to game
The Green Future of AI
Can energy-hogging artificial intelligence actually turn out to be an important sustainability tool?
A Phantom Retirement Crisis?
Why senior homeowners are doing far better than politicians claim, and why a soft real estate market is nothing to fear
Marketing
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Authenticity in a Digital World
Tandy Thomas explores how influencers and followers are redefining what feels real online
How to Build a Baller Brand, From Scratch
Toronto Tempo Chief Marketing Officer Whitney Bell shares what’s involved in building excitement and affinity for a product that doesn’t yet exist
Is Black Friday Still Worth the Work?
What was once a clear retail boon has become a significant effort for brands and shoppers alike
Strategy
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The Consultant Conundrum for Hospital Leaders
A landmark study of U.S. hospitals found little evidence that management consultants improve performance. So why do health-care leaders keep hiring them?
Why Smart Leaders Don’t Always React
Goce Andrevski explains why not every competitive move deserves a response
Canada’s Immigrant Talent Trap
The country built its immigration system to fill labour gaps. Why are so many of these workers still stuck in the wrong jobs?
Finance
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The Competitive Case for Climate Disclosure
New evidence suggests Canadian companies that report climate risks are gaining traction with European investors
The High Cost of Looking Green
Firms can try to launder their environmental transgressions, but it costs them hard cash in the end
When Blockchain’s Greatest Assets Were Its Undoing
An immutable ledger for the marine industry supply chain seemed like a great idea. Unfortunately, it had a fatal flaw