A LinkedIn Tribute to The Bard
It’s been four hundred years since Shakespeare’s sad demise My, it’s surprising how quickly time flies In honour of the passing of the Bard I thought a written tribute to him wouldn’t be so hard After all, I’ve written a few LinkedIn essays That probably couldn’t compete with any of his plays But it must […]
The demise of LinkedIn. Sorry, it’s my fault.
I love LinkedIn. So much so that I gave them a great big cheque so that I could be one of a few hundred thousand of their closest friends who gets to play with all kinds of tools. I spend a great deal of my life networking on LinkedIn and reading up on what various […]
We don’t talk anymore
With the news that Coca Cola has ditched voicemail at its corporate headquarters at a massive saving of $100,000 but dramatically increased productivity in doing so, I wonder if Alexander Graham Bell is becoming increasingly redundant. Actually, I think vocal cords are on the way out. My teenagers are, like, not, like, ummmmm, sorta like, […]
ESL lessons – a lesson in avoiding under employment
Being in Canada, the immigration of, initially, 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada to start their lives as Syrian Canadians, has been front and center in the media. For my family, it’s been front and center in our house as we have had a widowed mother of 5 kids staying with us in our house since […]
Why I spanked a Walmart Manager
Well now, that got your attention. Actually it was an assistant manager and the spanking was verbal. It was a classic case of bad management and bad customer service rolled up into one. Walmart is the constant and ongoing butt (pun intended) of my jokes about how not to do that customer service thing. Yesterday […]
The Impossible Dream – Work/Life Balance
I’ve been busy lately, really busy. Stupid busy. Which is why I’m writing this at 8:45 on a Saturday morning. It’s difficult to complain about it though, not because I like sitting in my office on a Saturday morning but because as a salesperson it means that I’m selling. Given “the slings and arrows of […]
Telecommuting. In or out?
Telecommuting, or working from home, is becoming more and more common these days. With smart technology such as Skype, Facetime for iOS users and GoToMeeting to name just a few, you don’t need to book a conference room to engage in face to face meetings anymore. Virtual meetings can now be held with participants from […]
To Taylor, Love Gareth
Last week, Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple caused quite a furor as she witheld her latest album from Apple’s new streaming service as they promoted it for free for 3 months and expected the musicians to forego their fees as well, in essence asking them to subsidize Apple’s foray into streaming music. Apple caved […]
Sepp Blatter – A case study in how to destroy a company, a brand and a product
As many will know, Sepp Blatter is the erstwhile head of FIFA. On his watch, 9 senior officials had arrest warrants issued by the FBI after a joint US/Swiss probe into corruption and racketeering in FIFA, the world’s governing body of football, or soccer, or roundball or footie. No more nicknames, we know what we […]
A Lesson in Being a Passively Active Job Seeker
A couple of months ago I received a phone call from a friend who had just recently found himself with a lot of time on his hands between 9-5. The gist of the call was “Gareth, I’m looking for a new job, you’re not in my space but I was wondering if we could have […]
