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Strategy

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?

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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

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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?

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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

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