The technology profession is at an interesting crossroads. More and more technology functions are

At a recent industry awards event, the CEO of a small technology company regaled his audience with tales of his firm's rise to glory. Included in his remarks were the perfunctory ‘lessons learned', which included the revelation

This past week I reconnected with a senior executive I had not spoken to in perhaps seven years. He wanted to meet to discuss his career and in the process provide an updated resume for our files. As I glanced at the document, something seemed askew so later I compared it to the old resume stored in our database. Lo and behold the new resume excluded

Recently I have volunteered as a career coach in a program to help integrate internationally trained professionals. Just like most of our forefathers, these professionals have picked up and left

I have been in business partnerships, on and off, for over 30 years. I was thinking about this sobering fact and the challenges of partnerships as I read Paul Allen's biography, Idea Man, in which he accuses

In job interviews and rink-side brag-fests alike, everything becomes clearer with the question ‘how'. I was recently among a group of hockey dads solving the world's problems

A recent edition of Profit Magazine is headlined "Lessons from Canada's Best Employers". It features a collection of "highly successful" entrepreneurs regaling on how to create "loyal, turbo-charged teams" and great businesses.

It is said that success has many fathers while failure is an orphan. Headhunters rarely find themselves lauded in the press for their roles in fathering great hires though they are often named in nasty paternity suits

Sometimes you just have to laugh….. Nearing the end of a long interview I was convinced I had a certain underwhelming candidate pegged until

Our last blog described the majority of entrepreneurial firms as decidedly cramped spaces for HR professionals to stretch their functional legs. However, there are circumstances that can nudge organizations to engage more meaningfully with the function. Here are three: