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Gracious, kind, and just plain happy!
I had the opportunity to meet, and briefly chat with Steve Wozniak yesterday. You might understand that in my job, in which I'm opening and closing conferences all over the place…
A "blast from the past from 2009 - "Canada announces end of economic relationship with US, & a bold new strategy to 2020"
So I was on the phone today with the CEO of a major global organization headquartered in Canada. I'll be opening a leadership meeting for the company in early 2013, and this was a…
Check out this bike -- check out my smile!
I just successfully finished the 2012 200KM Ride to Conquer Cancer, from Toronto to Niagara Falls. It turned out to be a 109K first day, and 106k on the second day. (For my…
Innovation - Think Like a Farmer!
The South Africa based consultancy runs a monthly staff newsletter on key trends and issues in the agricultural sector. They recently featured a piece that links to a video of…
Please support me on the 200 kilometer - 125 miles - Ride to Conquer Cancer!
On June 9-10, 2012, my sons Willie and Thomas will join me, along with my good friend Tim Pinos, on an epic ride of 160 miles (or 200 kilometres), from Toronto to Niagara Falls…
The Lions Den
The most extraordinary Christmas present I have ever received! 36 years ago, at the age of 15, I wrote a novel, The Lions Den. As I note in an article I just wrote about it for a…
"Business battles the mighty geek...."
Back in January 2000, I wrote an article for my weekly Globe & Mail column, that put in perspective the battles brewing between Hollywood and the computer industry. The opening…
Why SOPA is fundamentally wrong
You will have no doubt discovered that a good portion of "the Internet" is protesting what is a fundamentally poorly thought out, and most likely dangerous, Act(s) proposed by the…
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