Work-Based Conflict during Covid-19: Two Experts Weigh in on the Causes and the Solutions In 2020 even workplace conflict has gone remote. Connecting to our workplaces from our home offices has done nothing to reduce workplace conflict. As a result conflict resolution and mediation consultants are seeing an uptick in the number of enterprises […]
Equifax announced today that Sue Hutchison will be the company’s new Canadian business leader. Hutchison joined the company as the new Canada Region President, effective November 30. “Sue brings strong expertise in lending and digital payments through her experience in FinTech and Financial Services,” said John Hartman, President of Equifax International. “Her breadth of knowledge […]
Ting Internet, a top-rated fiber-optic Internet Service Provider (ISP) and division of Tucows announced today that Jill Szuchmacher, formerly VP Ops at Google Fibre, will bring her her proven Internet leadership to the team as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice-President Networks for Ting Internet. Szuchmacher joins Ting Internet after executing in high-profile roles, most […]
Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) and Husky Energy Inc. (TSX: HSE) have announced the executive leadership team that is expected to lead the combined company created through the strategic combination of Cenovus and Husky announced on October 25, 2020. “We believe it is important to move forward and establish the leadership team for […]
Adrian Thomas is promoted to succeed Susan Uthayakumar, who will be taking the global leadership of Sustainability Business Division Schneider Electric announced today the promotion of Adrian Thomas to country president, Canada, effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Thomas succeeds Susan Uthayakumar, who held the role of country president for the past three years. Mr. Thomas […]
Every year brings new trends for B2B marketing and presentation-making and 2030 is no different. New techniques and trends are emerging to change how marketers interact and connect with their audiences. Given the cut-throat nature of the competition in the marketing world and the changes it is experiencing due to the pandemic, keeping up with […]
Coffee, Tea or Exhausted Me? By Kate Baggott Feeling more exhausted during the pandemic? It’s probably the extra emotional labour you’ve been doing. What is emotional labour? Over the past several weeks, much has been said and written about the increased load on women as they carry the greater demands of household labour and home […]
Read part one: Devolving from Recession to She-cession Read part two: Devolving from Recession to She-cession: Part 2: What is happening to business right now? How are businesses helping their employees deal with additional responsibilities during COVID-19? That depends on how you look at the additional burdens being placed on those working from home. […]
(This is part 2 in a three part series. For part one please start here.) Women are understandably reluctant to talk about the toll of pandemic stress. Representatives from employers are hauntingly silent. It is impossible to believe that industries will not suffer if up to 1/3 of their employees feel they have will have […]
Name: Kal Irani Title: Vice President, Go-to-Market Strategy, Stericycle Website: www.stericycle.com What you did before the pandemic: In my role at Stericycle, I focus on the development of go-to-market strategies, including the execution of demand generation initiatives across the business to accelerate growth at scale for North America. Managing company-wide commercial transformation initiatives demands comprehensive levels of […]
Read part 2: Devolving from She-cession to Recession Read part 3: What is happening to business right now? Adrienne lives in fear of another school closure. The 35 year-old Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is a single mother of two school-age children. She works in an urban hospital in Southern Ontario. “I’ve been job-sharing throughout the […]
Since the pandemic took hold, the transition to digitally dependent remote workforces has become a way of life for businesses across the globe. Limits to what organizations thought they were capable of when it comes to digital transformation have been surpassed. Here are five lessons my team and I have learned that support digital transformation […]
In this new series of my post COVID Tech experiences, we explore how executives, entrepreneurs and other high achievers are navigating a new world of uncertainty, a constant change, the virtual switch, an increased disconnection and isolation, and a new working reality. The virtual switch being the new focus for sustained productivity. For most of […]
Are your marketing, sales, public relations, social media, and other teams in separate departments at your B2B? If so, it’s time to make a change for 2020. For the best results, all of these activities must work together effectively to get out the right, timely messages to the appropriate audiences. With this in mind, the […]
Many of today’s largest and most visible technology companies — Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Google — have achieved success and rapid growth through alternative corporate cultures. Mark Zuckerberg even coined the phrase “move fast and break things” to describe Facebook’s internal processes. Computer science engineers and information technology specialists flock to technology companies post-graduation to […]
When they first told her she was going to be reassigned to the marketing department, Tricia Gellman went home and cried. It may seem like a surprising reaction for someone who has helped lead demand generation and brand-building for firms like Salesforce and Adobe, but Gellman, who was appointed CMO of Drift last week, started […]
This article originally appeared in the B2B Briefing, a newsletter we put out once every two weeks. Subscribe using the form on the right of this page to get. this kind of content before anyone else. As a journalist and content marketer I’ve had to write material for a lot of people in IT roles, […]
Would you buy this car? The Jeep Wrangler is a series of compact and mid-size (Wrangler Unlimited and Wrangler 2-door JL) four-wheel drive off-road SUVs, manufactured by Jeep since 1986, and currently in its fourth generation. The Wrangler JL, the most recent generation, was unveiled in late 2017 and is produced at Jeep’s Toledo Complex.The Wrangler is arguably an indirect progression from the World […]
Congratulations, you’ve just been hired to your first executive role. As you shake hands to close the deal, you’re already imagining how you’ll make an incredible first impression on the staff of your new company, assuring them that you’re the right leader to help them grow the company and herald a bright new future in […]
There are two ways to handle someone who has great skills but whose department or workload has changed so much they need to be moved: you can put them into the netherworld known as “special projects,” or you can make them chief operating officer. I’m only kind of joking. Even after dealing with enterprise companies […]
