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Business of the Month Club – April 2012

Treading Carefully In the 33 years since it was founded, family-owned and operated Miller Tirecraft now has 13 locations throughout the Maritimes. The biggest challenge to realizing that growth? Convincing young people that tire installation and related maintenance could be an exciting career. Thanks to industry-leading HR practices that include handsome compensation packages and promotions from within, Miller Tirecraft continues …Continue Reading

Web Extra: Supply on demand

Rob Strong is a local long-time resource industry consultant who presented to the Hebron Project Review Commission in November 2011. In his submission, Strong commented on how the Hebron project can assist the local supply and service sector in accessing opportunities offered by ongoing resource developments, such as Hebron. Natural Resources Magazine spoke to Strong about his presentation and asked …Continue Reading

Business of the Month Club – March 2012

The fish thatalmost got away Acipenser Brevirostrum are long-lived, strong, and genetically diverse sturgeon, surviving across the millennia with amazing resilience. They are one of the most ancient groups of ray-finned fishes, with fossil evidence that places them on earth over 200 million years ago. The roe of the Acipenser Brevirostrum is usually a rich golden brown. Due to the …Continue Reading

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

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

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

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