Archive for October, 2009

As a leader, you are always being watched!

I have struggled as a business leader over the past several years and I have learned many,many and many important life lessons on what a business leader does and how their footprint can be left for a very long time or how their small whisper can be heard thousands of miles away.
I have made critical [...]

Standing in line for the H1N1 shot…a feel-good story.

This story is from my friend Regan Forsch Bickell who shared her experiences with getting the H1N1 shot in Calgary a few days ago.  I still haven’t decided if this is something I want to do.  I guess to speak techie terms “I am waiting for service pack 1″.  Which means I am waiting to see [...]

How important are your key vendors?

What do you think about your suppliers?  Do you see them as the evil empire or a blessing to your business?  I speak to small business owners from across Canada and there is one key separator the companies who continue to grow and prosper even through the economic mess 2009 has been over those who [...]

What matters most in life?

Is it being the best?  Is it being right?  Is it just having fun?  Is it loving what you do?  Is it loving those around you?
This is a great question and one for some great thought, what does matter most in life?  Is it being close to God?  What about being a part of something [...]

A week in the community

Small Business Week is over for another year and what a week it has been.  A number of my colleagues in Red Deer and Calgary are walking away with some well deserved recognition in their communities.  It is great to see so many wonderful businesses in Calgary, Red Deer and throughout Alberta do wonderful things [...]

Thank You Mr. Ballmer

Today I read a great letter from a fellow Canadian IT Professional which really summed up what it means to be a technology professional here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  I have to completely agree with this anonymous contributor to Shane Shick’s Computerworld Blog.  I am not going to go into a bunch of detail of [...]

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