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Timepiece turmoil tells tragic tale

The turmoil over U.S. President Bush’s recent visit to Albania and persistent questions of “did he or didn’t he” lose his watch to an unruly and overly amorous crowd bely the tragedy of his administration’s shattered reputation.
Whether Bush did or did not lose his Timex to a particularly ballsy Albanian pickpocket isn’t really the issue I’d […]

Bank employee opens can of worms for corporations

Today, a 10-year employee of CIBC, one of Canada’s largest banks, filed a class-action lawsuit against her employer, charging that she is owed about $50,000 in unpaid overtime pay.  The statement of claim, which has not been proven in court, alleges that the plaintiff and other CIBC retail bank employees are regularly asked to work […]

First, become a great follower, then seek to lead

Over the weekend, I came across a print advertisment for my alma mater, featuring a very senior, very successful banking executive and alumnus next to the following quote:
“Why did I choose Ivey?  They build leaders, not followers.”
Hmmm….
I joined the army in 1983 and served until 1996 (1997 if we count my accumulated leave that carried […]

“We don’t make the news, we just report it”

Today in Toronto, talk show stars Paul and Carol Mott were discussing a topic that is largely irrelevant to this observation:  something about how adult men were being stygmatized by the media and, as a result, couldn’t show care or concern for children in public without being viewed by the masses as “creepy.”  Doesn’t matter.
What […]