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It thrives in isolation, and dies with connection Let me talk to you about shame. It is the quietest weapon ever used against a people. It does not shout. It does not strike. It whispers. It sits in the chest
Read MoreCanada needs a smart sales manager I lost one-third of my revenues in a single phone call one bleak morning. It taught me an indelible lesson about doing business with Americans. I had been writing a promotional newsletter for Hewlett-Packard
Read MoreLet me talk to you about joy. It is not happiness. That is the first and most important distinction. Happiness is a visitor. It comes when the circumstances are right, and it leaves when they turn. Joy is something else.
Read More42 per cent of Canadian firms are looking at moving to the US By Ian Connerty Canada had the worst economic growth in 63 years in Carney’s first year in office. The economy completely flatlined recently at 0 per cent
Read MoreIt is the decision to believe in something Let me talk to you about faith. It is the thing that keeps you going when the evidence says stop. The thread you hold when the ground gives way. The yes you
Read MoreAnd every Canadian is about to foot the bill by Ian Connerty, Behind the Headlines Canada Mark Carney is panicking because the US refused to continue the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. For months, Washington laid out its terms loud and clear.
Read MoreUber sexual assault defense raises uncomfortable questions by Sean C. Domnick Every weekend in Florida, millions of people make the same decision. They leave a restaurant in Miami. They walk out of a concert in Tampa. They fly into Orlando
Read MoreLet me talk to you about work. It is the thing you do from the moment you wake until the moment you sleep. Even on your day off, it haunts you — the emails you haven’t sent, the tasks you’ve
Read MoreProfanity warning  Beautiful Niki Grigoriadis and her husband John were my favourite office neighbours, ever. This piece was originally published in 2004 and remains one of my very favourite pieces. Before I posted it, I knocked on John Grigoriadis’  door
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