As I was walking through a downtown food court I was struck by the presence of many teenagers and remembered that today is Take Your Kids to Work Day. I […]
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Never Settle
I had a chuckle this morning in my gym, where the owner has created the cheesiest wall of “inspirational quotes”. The first one I saw was smack in the middle […]
Technical Skills Get You The Job, But Soft Skills Make Your Career – A Guest Blog by Anne Sowden
Anne Sowden is a Certified Image Consultant and owner of Here’s Looking at You. She provides image enhancement advice, verbal and non-verbal communication skills education, culture-specific coaching, as well as etiquette […]
From Strategy to Execution – Sharing Wisdom from the Field: A Practitioner’s View on Strategy Execution
According to the Conference Board of Canada , the most enduring item listed in the challenges facing CEO’s is strategy execution (2008). The adage, “Dear CEO, when you get tired […]
The Role of an Advisory Board in Start-Ups and Independent Businesses
As the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) says, “it’s impossible for one person to know everything about their industry or business” (BDC, 2017). The concept of an Advisory Board, […]
Interview with Sherry Prenevost, Photographer – What does it mean to be a Canadian?
As part of MarchFifteen’s Canada 150 celebration, we are interviewing prominent people in various fields to gain their thoughts and insights to the question, “What does it mean to be […]
Do values really matter?
Just in case the title was misleading… Yes, they do! Organizational values are the foundation and essence of your organization’s identity. When properly implemented, they form the DNA of who […]
Interview with a Business Owner in Transition
At MarchFifteen, we want to help you protect the future of your business and support you through succession and ownership transition. In past blog posts we’ve talked about the work […]
Youth and Marijuana – A Pine River Perspective
MarchFifteen believes that an organization’s reach extends to, and impacts, the community at large. After all, one of the organizational values we live by at MarchFifteen is “Higher Purpose” – […]