The What, When & Why of Municipal Procurement No one can predict who’s buying what, when and why, but there are some key markers that can help you be strategic about reaching municipalities at the times they typically buy goods …

In short: leaders create risk, and managers reduce it. LEADERSHIP ANTICIPATES THE BEST OUT OF PEOPLE, AND MANAGEMENT ANTICIPATES THE WORST. While leadership invites others to follow, management ensures the followers are following. Leadership is the act of inviting others …

Asset Management Coordinator – have you heard this of this career before?   Well, if you haven’t, you’re about to hear a lot about it from municipalities over the next little while.   Many municipalities are facing challenges to fund their infrastructure …

This blog first appeared on the website of Skorski Web Design, May 31, 2019 where we were quoted providing tips on why and how to blog. More and more experts are telling us about the importance of video and about …

Bad bosses can be deadly. One 15-year study found that when employees had a difficult relationship with their boss, they were 30% more likely to suffer from heart disease. Perhaps really bad bosses have lower coronary disease because their hearts …

Many organizations today still do not understand the importance of spending the time and effort to ensure their staff is properly trained. The common reasons for the companies who do not properly train staff are either “too busy” or “can’t …

Daily we are required to make decisions, recall facts, and balance risks, whether at work or at home. All of this requires considerable thinking yet we don’t really pay much attention to how we do that. Is it because its …

Full confession – I am a huge fan of the now old book (published in 2001), Good to Great by Jim Collins. The book is a study on how companies distinguished themselves as being great, when they started out as good. It …

  MROO Protects the pensions and enhances the quality of life for all OMERS pensioners. Check out their spring 2019 newsletter with lots on updates and information for pensioners and those preparing for retirement. MROO JULY 2019 Newsletter FINAL

Many studies have shown the impact that control of our situation has on our health, happiness, and effectiveness. In one experiment a white-footed deer mouse was placed in a brightly lit cage. The mouse could press a bar to alter …