Last week, Jon Stow wrote an interesting blog post called, “Communicating with Our Employees and Colleagues.” In it, he talked about the importance of having conversations, not dictatorships, with the people on your team. Part of that discussion was the Yahoo! memo that was leaked to the media. But the underlying message? You can’t just talk. You have to listen. Some of the world’s very best ... Read More

Today’s guest post is by Susan Murphy.  I am really fortunate in my line of work that I get to participate in some incredibly rewarding projects with outstanding people. Most recently, I was thrust into the world of stand-up comedy, as I volunteered for the Cracking-Up the Capital Comedy Festival. This four-day festival brought together some of Canada’s top comedic talent, all with a goal to support ... Read More

Today’s guest post is by Allen Mireles. How do you manage information overload? We’ve all been there and some of us are are still there. You know, that point in time where you realize you are staring blankly at the computer screen and simply not taking in what you’re reading or watching. Or that moment, in the middle of the night, when you find yourself trying to ... Read More

By now, many of you have likely seen (and had some emotion about) the letter that was sent to Yahoo! employees regarding their new policy about no more remote work. In my Facebook stream, emotions ran from: Marissa Mayer is setting back women 20 years or many defiling her use of “easy baby” because she has lots of help with her newborn to the company probably ... Read More

A couple of weeks ago, Sam Fiorella wrote an interesting blog post called, “Under-Representation of Women in Corporate and Political Offices.” In it, he discusses how women make up more than half the population in the United States and comprise nearly 47 percent of the jobs, yet less than 20 percent hold executive seats in either boardrooms or political offices. When I commented on the post, ... Read More

Today’s guest post is by Ralph Dopping.  When you think of Google, the last thing you probably consider is how their office space looks. We have all heard about the crazy stuff they do for their people. I had an opportunity to tour their new Toronto offices recently and got a firsthand peek behind the curtain. As of today, Google has approximately 53,546 employees. That’s a jump ... Read More

Today’s guest post is by Andre Archimbaud. As they say, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. In my 15 years of living in New York City, I’ve seen just this time and again. In days gone by, this statement applied to actors, dancers, singers. While it still holds for that crowd, it now applies to coders and tech geeks. In New ... Read More

As many of you know, I spent a good deal of time on the road last year. Sixty-three trips, to be exact, but who’s counting? During that time, I had the grand opportunity to get to know the way our government runs airports intimately well. How should I say this? It, well, sucks. From people standing around at security while hordes of people wait in line to not ... Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I spoke to a group of business leaders about the use of the web to grow their organizations. During the conversation, the issue of personal branding came up. I know, I know. There is a conversation about whether or not personal branding even exists. For sake of this blog post, let’s lean on the side of personal branding as a way ... Read More

Yesterday, we spent a good hour with Sarah Evans talking about [Re]frame, her book of daily inspirations. During the live Q&A (you can see the archive here), the topic of working at home came up (she works from home about 70 percent of the time and in the Tracky offices the rest). Steven Coyle said he finds working at home really appealing, but a lot people ... Read More