It's just business. Never personal. I recently completed my fourth novel about an entrepreneur and his crime-fighting buddy, called Bad...

Democracy still works But in your business? Too frequently, we are seeing democratic processes used to legitimize an illegal authority or...

Exploiting a crisis Be careful how you do it. I wrote this article a few years ago and it has been a useful reference many times –...

Managing in Difficult Times Ignoring or avoiding a difficult business environment is simply not possible.  It will happen, sooner or...

Don’t be too perfect Or too precious. You’re not that special. In occasional attempts at false modesty or humble bragging we might admit...

Results are all that matter? Wrong. Character matters. Sometimes we learn more than we ever wanted to know about our leaders, role...

Are you an Activist CEO? Leading with your values? It’s no longer an option. It's now expected, by your employees and your customers....

Celebrity CEOs What do they know? I remember my investment broker telling me years ago, “making money doesn’t make you  smart.”  Maybe...

Resilience - Fighting fatigue and frustration. What is resilience? It’s not just bouncing back after a major setback or getting through...

Pay yourself first Profit is not a dirty word. It may seem inappropriate, but it’s not. My advice to entrepreneurs is always to align...

Management science? Or an art. I was in engineering at UBC when I discovered that management was much more appealing to me than...

Be Better. Do Better. Every day Once a year is not enough It’s the start of a new year and we’re all expected to have prepared our New...

Looking back, planning ahead. Enduring another pandemic year-end We should be getting better at this by now. The pandemic environment and...

Cultural sensitivity Tread carefully It seems to be a pandemic side effect. Everyone has exhausted their tolerance with all the You may...

The Enlightened CEO Obviously Most outspoken critics of CEOs are lazy. They find an easy target in the stereotypical greedy, selfish CEO,...

Basic principles still apply Stay calm & carry on Now what? It’s worth remembering the old normal and the basic principles that still...

A test of loyalty Time for a change? (This article is based on the ideas in Uncle Ralph’s books for entrepreneurs, DON'T DO IT THE HARD...

Are we there yet? Back to Normal (This article is based on ideas in Uncle Ralph's DON'T DO IT THE HARD WAY & The Complete Do-It-Yourself...

Neglect the negative Be creative (This article is based on ideas from Uncle Ralph’s Random Ramblings in DON’T DO IT THE HARD WAY - 2020...

Are you ready for post-Covid? The new era of life and business after this pandemic period is coming soon (This article is based on ideas...