Leaders in businesses everywhere put countless hours of deep thought into the products and services they offer. The same goes for connecting with customers and pursuing new business. But what happens when leaders put even a fraction of that same consideration into crafting their company’s culture and work environment?
Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone – or at least until you’ve been away from it for a while. David Knight Legg was born in Lethbridge, attended Oxford and Yale, and spent more than 20 years living and working in cities like Hong Kong, New York, Sydney and London. He’s spent…
Let’s set the scene. It’s late afternoon, a few hours to curtain. The tickets have been sold and the sponsors arranged. Your employees are arriving, and the patrons will come next. You’ve got a great show, a great cast, a great team, but there’s just one problem: all public gatherings, including live theatre, have just…
Anyone who remembers downtown Edmonton 10 years ago can tell you it’s changed. It’s been a long time since everyone left at 5:00 – thanks to years of entrepreneurship, planning, development and investment, our downtown became the beating heart of a thriving, modern city. One year ago, the core was more vibrant and alive than…
Are fat tires or studded tires better for cycling in winter? What local whisky should I try next? Is holding public office like being exposed to radiation – in that sometimes it does a lot of good, but it just might kill you if you stay there too long? We had a lot of questions…
Catrin Owen takes a “serendipitous” approach to her life and career. That’s how Edmonton became her home – after growing up in Wales, she was working at a PR firm in London and happened to fall in love with a Canadian. So, she packed up and moved here to pursue both graduate studies and romance….
Our Hobnobber this week is in the business now – literally – of keeping it real. And sometimes the only honest thing he can say is “that’s bullshit.” When an accomplished Toronto talk radio host receives disgusting threats against herself, her husband and her one-year-old daughter – with a heavy dose of racism mixed in…
With the number of COVID cases continuing to grow and new safety measures coming into effect, we could all probably use a little comfort right now. This week, we hobnobbed with Saylish Haas, the restaurateur behind some of Edmonton’s best-loved comfort food. When Saylish bought The Next Act in 2010, with business partners Mike and…
This week we hobnobbed with Omar Mouallem – writer, journalist, editor, filmmaker, educator and small business owner. Asked how one actually becomes all those things, Omar had two key points to share: don’t compare yourself to anyone but yourself, and accept from the start that it’s not a linear process. Nominated for 11 National Magazine…
I remember thinking how great a monorail would be after watching Lyle Lanley pitch one to the lathered-up crowd in Springfield. Watching at 14, I was right there with them, caught up in the excitement of the slick, sleek vision he was selling. And even now – in places a lot less fictional than Springfield,…