It’s Charlie Sheen’s world—the rest of us are just here to provide an audience. Spectator sports being what they are, commentary abounds about this dayglo-colourful character, smearing reams of newsprint ink and jamming up the airwaves. Everyone’s got something to say about his antics, most of it in the spirit of such outrage you’d think the guy was sharing tiger fluids with all of their daughters. But the truth is...
It’s a win-win-win. The consumer gets a new toy, its manufacturer gets a sale, an affiliated charity gets a shot to the arm. And those are just the tangibles. Cause-related marketing (CRM) isn’t a new idea. The first notable initiative on this front was likely an American Express campaign from the early 1980s that dedicated a portion of each purchase toward a program to restore the Statue of Liberty. Even earlier,...
Lead by example, they say. Find your successes in those of others. Learn from stuff someone else has already cycled through. Want to introduce the concept of spirituality to your workplace? Find a company that’s pulled it off and steal the moves from its playbook. Meet Telus. This massive telecommunications firm takes it employees’ spiritual health so seriously that Telus House Toronto, the downtown office that...
So you’re a bona fide smartypants with an impressive triple-digit IQ and a wall lined with the framed documents that make it official. So what. Doesn’t mean you’re happy with your job. Doesn’t mean you tear off the covers every morning and bound into joy. But if you happen to be blessed with a good stash of emotional tackle and, moreover, have a decent handle on how to put its component parts to best employ in the...
Ah me, but the world is a complicated place. Every day, our senses are bombarded with new information, additional layers of complexity, fresh chaos. A system for navigating it is critical to a successful, serene existence in this universe. A thousand attempts have been made over the years to describe this uniquely human imperative, this need to wrap our minds around difficult or confusing situations. Our ability to...