We support many companies of all shapes and sizes. We’ve worked with some that employ this all in, all at once strategy when they have a corporate initiative. Picture executives leaving a corporate strategy session and each individually mobilizing their teams to... by Amy Van de Klippe | Feb 20, 2019 | Business Practices
No matter if you are the (heavenly) barista that fuels the day or a high-powered executive, you are under pressure to find work/life balance. I’m here to tell you that you never will because it doesn’t exist. When I think of balance I think of a teeter... by Amy Van de Klippe | Feb 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Small businesses, especially non-profits, make an extraordinary amount of progress with very little budget. Only a small handful of small businesses seek and qualify for external funding so for most, it boils down to bootstrapping through the lean times until revenue... by Amy Van de Klippe | Jan 23, 2019 | Business Practices
We help a lot of clients with system implementations. They are always complex, hard on end-users and driven by one thing: the Go Live date. Like the chicken and egg conundrum, Go Live date discussions circle around the polarized arguments of if we change it, the... by Amy Van de Klippe | Aug 22, 2018 | Business Practices
As the pace of work increases, more and more workers are afraid to take vacation. The main reasons we hear from colleagues and clients is that there will be way more work piled up when they get back and it is not worth the stress. Or they feel they will be looked upon... by Marsha Bradley | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
With the recent passing of the Cannabis Act, marijuana will be legalized in Canada as of October 17th 2018. This gives employers a few months to get their policies updated to reflect the new laws. This may seem daunting, but it does not have to be. First lets dispel... by Marsha Bradley | Jul 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Part IV: The 30 Hour Work Week Our brains are not designed to recall every detail, minute and task performed in a day. This is especially true when working in knowledge based fields and having to juggle work and home life. So why do so many of us think we can... by Marsha Bradley | Jun 20, 2018 | Business Practices
Part III: The 30 Hour Work Week Agility permeates everything we do. When we are working on building software we use the Agile methodology to support our amazing developers and deliver a spectacular experience and end product to our business stakeholders. We are agile... by Amy Van de Klippe | Jun 13, 2018 | Philosophies
Tomorrow Ontario goes to the polls. I am not going to break down who you should vote for or their platforms. (If you know me, you know that keeping my opinions to myself is difficult. But I will refrain). Honestly, I don’t care who you vote for at the end of the day.... by Marsha Bradley | Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The 30 Hour Work Week Series: Part II Have you ever been in a conversation with someone at a meeting, networking event, or even on the phone when you realize that it’s going nowhere? It’s the point where you stop actively listening and start thinking about... by Amy Van de Klippe | May 31, 2018 | Philosophies
