I don’t like going to the doctor’s office. Part of the reason is because my doctor also happens to be a good friend of mine and I already see him enough on the golf course, squash courts and playing pick-up …

In the last few weeks there has been a rise in reported malware and malicious attacks on small municipalities. Testing of three small municipality websites in recent weeks by our team has resulted in failures on all sites basic security …

Lessons learned from Cyber Incident Response We are finding many companies that have experienced a Cyber Incident are not performing even the most basic Third Party Vendor Risk Assessment. It is absolutely imperative that if you engage with a vendor …

I’ve been negotiating contracts for so long now that it’s impossible for me to remember every moment in every negotiation   But there’s one thing I remember vividly from every single negotiation, because it’s probably the one thing that’s remained …

It seems to me that most of us are happy to just be agreeable when it comes to our perspective about how the world works. As individuals we find some sense of mental peace knowing that we think like the …

When it comes to adopting new software, local governments have historically been somewhat cautious. And you can understand why. Government authorities face a number of unique challenges and must operate under certain constraints that do not always apply to others. …

Well into the COVID19 pandemic, organizations, governments big and small have had to take measures and make changes to their environments to adapt to the needs of their staff, customers, their service delivery model, requirements of health science, government agency …

The Government of Canada announced that the Community Foundations of Canada with the Canadian Urban Institute are open to receive and review your proposal for access to $31 million under the Healthy Communities Initiative. https://youtu.be/1smdTfZF-zE   I attended the Canada …

Some of you may be too young to remember this but back in 1985 the Coca-Cola company introduced “New Coke”   But the only thing new about it was the label, everything else was the same   So just 77 …

During the Covid-19 Pandemic, managers have been hard-pressed to pivot to a virtual style of leading their teams. Even where the work of their teams does not lend itself to ‘work at home’ strategies, nevertheless a greater reliance on the …