Students at Calgary’s Mount Royal University are now able to seek out and analyze live and historical business data, thanks to the creation of a $500,000 analytics lab. MRU announced today its new CN Supply Chain Analytics Lab provides students a space to work on a special data platform with access to the inner-workings of…
Unless you have a clear idea how to accomplish your goals, and what the goals are, you might just be chasing elusive dollars
Emily hit the golf ball and started running. Swinging her club mid-stride, she repeatedly hit the ball and kept sprinting toward the first hole. Our yelling and laughter confused her and finally she stopped. “What are you yelling about?” she turned to us defiantly. “You told me that the goal was to get the golf…
IWG, a leading international flexible workspace provider, announced on Tuesday the official launch of its franchise program in Canada. The company said this first-of-its-kind franchise program provides a unique opportunity for franchisees to enter the fast-growing flexible workplace industry and to help facilitate the rapid expansion of IWG's Canadian and global network. “Three in 10…
Alberta had the second highest level of labour productivity in 2018 among the provinces ($78.50 per hour) after Saskatchewan ($79.90) and just ahead of Newfoundland and Labrador ($76.90), according to ATB Financial’s Economics & Research Team. Productivity for Canada as a whole was $59.40 per hour. In its daily economic update, The Owl, ATB said…
Danilo Terra of ATB Financial’s equipment finance team talks about overcoming hurdles to success and the green shoots of reinvention and new industry that await Alberta
Danilo Terra is director of equipment finance at ATB Financial. Can you explain what your role is with ATB Financial? Terra: I believe Alberta business should have the equipment required for success and my job is to do my best to provide them with the capital they need. Here in the equipment financing group for…
Breaking away from work in a meaningful way, for a significant period, is critical to our health and well-being – as humans and as workers
I just returned from a two-week road trip in Newfoundland with my sister, a trip I highly recommend. Being away, really off the grid, gave me time to reflect on all the reasons it’s important to take annual leave. That’s how vacation used to happen – annual leave where you left the office, packed up…
Newest-customer centric update developed in-house with major contributions by Ford’s Canadian software teams
A secure, functional, seamless and enjoyable customer experience with in-car infotainment is an absolute necessity given technological advancements and the need to keep people safe on the road. That’s why Ford has delivered its latest version of SYNC 3, which will first be featured in the soon-to-be-released 2020 Ford Explorer. “People expect systems to be…
HSBC survey also says 79% of Canadian businesses expect to grow in the next two years
A new Canadian survey says the majority of businesses expect to grow in the next two years while increasingly adopting new technologies, and at the same time they’ll be investing in their people. The Navigator: Made for the Future is a survey by HSBC of over 2,500 companies in 14 countries and territories, including Canada.…
National Workaholics Day is no reason for celebration. By working smarter, you could work less – and have more time for family, friends and fun.
July 5 is National Workaholics Day. But is this something we should really be celebrating? According to Forbes, the average Frenchman works 18 hours a week; the average Italian about 16.5 and the British work 21.5. But in North America, our idea of full employment is a standard 40-hour week. And in some locales, that…
Measuring shows our progress, provides targets for employees, gives us something to celebrate and helps us form strategies
I’m getting slower, there’s no doubt about it. I have been keeping track of my cycling times for the same routes for over five years and each year my times are slower. Since I turned 50, five seasons ago, my climbing is slower by a minute or two for the same hills, and my times…