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Business of the Month Club – February 2012
Get Cre8iv! Mount Pearl design studio dedicated todelivering affordable marketing solutions If there’s such a thing as corporate neutrality, Tina Thistle and Sherrie Wilkins — owners of Cre8iv Design Studio — have it. Whether you’re a large-scale enterprise or a small home-based business; whether you have 500 employees or just one; whether you want a full corporate brochure or something …Continue Reading
Business of the Month Club – January 2012
What’s really holding you back? MLJ Coaching International and its founder, Lynne Jacob, are working to help you achieve all your life goals – personally and professionally Lynne Jacob started MLJ Coaching International by virtue of the fact that there wasn’t really anyone around to hire her — she’s a tradeswoman, she says, like an electrician or a plumber. Instead …Continue Reading
To split or not to split?
Background: This editorial on the potential de-amalgamation of HRM into rural and urban parts was instigated by off-the-record discussions with several prominent residents of HRM as well as a September 1, 2011 press release from Corporate Research Associates (view press release). According to CRA, residents do indeed support the division of the municipality. The next step was to interview a …Continue Reading
Statistical Review
New Brunswick (6) Belledune Miramichi Moncton Sackville Saint John (2) Newfounland & Labrador (14) Corner Brook Mount Pearl St. John’s (12) Nova Scotia (28) Dartmouth Enfield Hackett’s Cove Wolfville Pictou Truro Prince Edward Island (2) Charlottetown Summerside A detailed list of CEOs and business location can be found at the end of this article Revenue by Province In order …Continue Reading
The Ultimate Question ─ Part II
In my last blog, we looked at The Ultimate Question as it related to customers. Equally, if not more importantly is how The Ultimate Question relates to an organization’s employees. To fully understand this blog, you will need to go back and read last week’s blog first because that is where the Net Promoter Index (NPI) is explained. In that …Continue Reading
Time to Fish or Cut Bait
I first saw Petty Harbour in 1986. Then, the outport community was home to just under 1,000 souls and four separate fish plants. Today, it boasts over 1,200 residents and, following a banner year for new home construction, there are more on the way. The fishery, however, hasn’t done so well (at least, on the surface). There is no trace …Continue Reading
Leadership & Trust
There are classic case studies of crises that are handled well, like the Tylenol poisoning crisis of 1982, and crises that were handled poorly like the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. There are two pertinent quotations that exemplify leadership in crisis management: “In calm water every ship has a good captain” and “Trust is at the heart of leadership.” …Continue Reading
