If you have already scrolled through any social media platform or read the headlines this morning you will be fully aware today is Blue Monday, allegedly THE most depressing day of the year. It comes on the third Monday of January every year so...
In 2001, just after he took over the small family business, Dani Reiss decided to rebrand “Snow Goose” to “Canada Goose”, and commit to always producing their key product, parkas, in Canada. By identifying this clear purpose of quality homegrown apparel, Reiss formed the strategy...
Resilience is a regular speaking topic for our director Heather Wright as the skill is one of the key indicators of success, strong leadership, and enables the individual to deal more effectively with change, challenges, and manage stress levels. It is defined as the ability to cope...
Howard Schultz carries a key with him, the key to the Seattle waterfront store where Starbucks started. This coffee place has been preserved as it was in 1971, never changed, as a reminder of the company’s roots and purpose, its values, and its history. He...
What would be your ideal organisation to work for? Somewhere innovative, nonhierarchical, a place where you can voice your ideas, where you can experiment? Somewhere "fun"? Most people would choose an organisation with those traits - with an innovative culture like Apple or Google. But...
Hotel Chocolat is not only the favourite British luxury chocolatier, the company is setting the standard on the employment rights of the cocoa farmers who produce the key ingredient of our favourite guilty pleasure. This month, the 2018 Cocoa Barometer published its report on the workers...
The second Monday in January has been tagged "The most depressing day of the year" by the media. The cold weather and long nights, struggling to stick to New Year's goals especially Dry January or the diet and exercise plan, the post festive slump, and...
"Marriage still ain’t equal, y’all. It ain’t equal. I tell women that whole ‘you can have it all’—mmm, nope, not at the same time, that’s a lie. And it’s not always enough to lean in, because that s**t doesn’t work all the time.” - Michelle Obama,...
Every day we wake up and have a choice on how we will think, react, behave – how we will BE that day. Every day, we are faced with many new opportunities to choose our attitude, our beliefs, and our behaviour. Every day, we wake...
Be inspired by some of history's great speeches, a community moving forward together from tragedy, and a remarkable love story of survival. Speeches of Note by Shaun Usher Speeches of Note introduces the reader to a richly illustrated and wonderfully eclectic collection of 75 of the world's greatest speeches -...