Why did Canadians, like so many other people around the world, stock up on consumer goods as the COVID-19 crisis was developing? Donica Belisle explores this question and explains why Canadians have used shopping before as a method to deal with anxiety.
May 1, 2020
Eileen Brown continues her blog series called “SHIFTing the Mindset During COVID-19.” In this week’s post, she begins to outline the Shift-to-Execute framework, and looks at how we can build capacity in key areas to manage the current crisis.
Graham Lowe, author of Creating Healthy Organizations, is back to look at the big post-pandemic trends, and asks if working from home will become a sustainable practice.
April 29, 2020
In her third installment of the blog series “SHIFTing the Mindset During COVID-19,” Eileen Brown addresses the subject of ‘awareness’ – the third and final lever in the foundation of the sustainable execution model featured in her book Shift: A New Mindset for Sustainable Execution.
April 21, 2020
In part 2 of the new blog series, “SHIFTing the Mindset During COVID-19,” Eileen Brown discusses the concept of executional “rhythm,” and why organizations that lack rhythm do not have the ability to be proactive or pivot seamlessly to deal with unexpected demands during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 17, 2020
The Carrot and the Stick author William Putsis, discusses why managing the supply chain has been so difficult for organizations during the current coronavirus outbreak, and why there is light at the end of the tunnel.
April 16, 2020
Graham Lowe’s latest book, Creating Healthy Organizations, makes a compelling case for resilient and humanly sustainable businesses by focusing on improving employees’ well-being. This advice is just as prevalent to organizations today, as employees are forced into working from home, and where the lines between work and home and family life have dissolved. Graham Lowe writes in this post about why following the principles of a healthy organization can be helpful.
April 3, 2020
For those who are looking for a little context – or just something to focus your mind while you’re maintaining physical distance from others – we offer a few suggestions of books that we’ve published over the years that might provide exactly the perspective you need.
March 24, 2020
Sharing his recent experience at a museum of oddities, author Brian Gunia shows how adopting a bartering mindset can help you grapple with day-to-day challenges.
March 1, 2019
Authors Ellen R. Auster and Lisa Hillenbrand provide three actions from their new book that organizations can take to put “stragility” into practice.
November 15, 2018