By Amy Terrill, Vice President of Public Affairs, Music Canada, Toronto, Canada, and Alex Jacob, Spokesperson, IFPI, London, United Kingdom Music is a powerful means of connecting people. It bridges linguistic and cultural divides, and is a vehicle for identity and expression like no other. Collectively, the music ecosystem generates rich social, cultural and economic […]
Author Archives: Liz Pommer
Culture ate strategy for lunch – now it’s eating at your value
“What is a good business culture?” is a question that many CEOs continue to struggle with. In this article, EY provides great insight into the problem and why it requires immediate attention. You would be hard-pressed to find a leader today who is unaware that culture matters. Yet here we are, almost two decades after […]
Educating girls and women to boost equality
The IMF points out that women are still not participating in the work force at the same rate as men. Schoolgirls in Valladolid, Mexico: Policies that focus on educating girls increase the likelihood that they will enter the labor force (photo: kertu_ee/iStock by Getty Images) Government policies have boosted women’s participation in the work force. […]
Are you adapting your leadership strategy as your start-up grows?
Unfortunately many leaders do not adapt their role as the business grows. Ron Ashkenas provides important insights into the importance of evolving. By Ron Ashkenas Pivoting from an initial product design or business model has become a given in the startup playbook. But even as startup leaders shift their businesses to meet a newly discovered […]
A leader’s guide to shaping company culture
Culture is learned behaviour. Our organisational cultures are created through the actions we take – not the other way around. In this article, EY talks us through what this means. By EY Successful corporate cultures are organic: They evolve in response to the organization’s needs and keep employees working together with a shared sense of […]