The One Secret to Enhancing Executive Presence
Your heart is racing, your palms are sweaty, your mouth is dry. Welcome to the uncomfortable world of public speaking. Tessa Desatnik reveals the secret to enhance your executive presence in the boardroom and…
How Post-Merger Integration Can Make or Break an M&A Transaction
Why do mergers & acquisitions (M&As) fail so often? Studies show that the M&A failure rate is alarmingly high. However, by focusing on three main areas of integration—people, operations and…
Financing Options During a Legal Dispute
When large public companies get into legal disputes, they have plenty of liquidity available to proceed with business as usual even if the dispute leads to a protracted defence. But for a majority of businesses…
Advisory Boards: An Investment Opportunity for Growing Businesses
Establishing advisory boards can be help spur, shape, and manage the growth of private companies. Is your business taking advantage of this intangible asset? If not, you could be leaving valuable insight and expertise on…
Do or Die: How to Win with a Digital Transformation
Follow the story of a Canadian company that pivoted away from a dying business model and leveraged existing capabilities through a digital transformation. Hint—it’s a mix of strategy, personnel, and technology. In the…
Advising Business Clients with Difficult Financing Requests
A common issue that companies face is that they have an imminent and material financing need and have been looking to their current lender to provide the financing. The lender, for various reasons, has determined…
5 Clues Your Advisor is Empathetic Enough to Help
Why should you look for an empathetic business advisor? It’s the difference between the same old sales pitch, and a trusted advisor that engages, relates to, and understands your organization and your people. When…
Turning Passive Talent into Enthusiastic Candidates
Is your company doing enough to engage passive talent? Charlene Bergman explores this hidden talent pool and offers insight on how to build relationships and convert them into enthusiastic candidates. In Walter Isaacson’s critically…