Canada – A Solid Foundation

Let’s forget about the political hype of the January 2014 budget for Canada for the year 2014/15 and sift through the meaning of it and its overall significance to us all. In a nutshell, it is a great budget for the times and puts Canada into a class of its own when...

Management and Leadership

The Great Leader I am often asked, “What makes for a great leader or manager?” The answer is straightforward. A great leader is one who is in awe of his employees. It is that simple. A great manager has tapped into the heart and soul of the employee in such a way,...

Do you know what’s going on in your company?

Sadly, most CEO’s that I meet, claim to know but when I ask questions about key indicators, I get confusing answers, to say the least. Some defer to their accountants and others drag out the latest reams of financial statement to show me. But the question to them is,...

Evidence and Proof

Every month, I have a Jehovah Witness man knock at my door to ‘spread the good word’ and I always listen to him,even though I am an atheist1 . Although I have long ago given up my futile efforts to argue with him, I take his monthly publications, (the widest-read...

How to Make a Million Dollars

apologize for tempting you to follow me, three issues ago, into the investment world with our newsletter discussing gold. But my apology is too late, because already some readers have asked us to explain the stated ‘lousy investment’ associated with house ownership....

The Secret Sauce

Why do widespread companies (from Alberta, Austria, India, Mexico, Russia, the Ukraine, the U.S.) reach out to CCCC, a small management boutique in Ottawa? The answer is that they have heard about organizations improving 30% in their first year of exposure to CCCC and...