Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Opinion: Rekindling the relevance of strategic planning

Retail

Richard P. Rumelt, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters. Crown Business, 2011. I have been teaching MBA courses in business strategy, as

Opinion: Shareholder value theory and the NFL

Retail

Roger Martin, Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL. Harvard Business Review Press, May 2011. Shareholder value theory has

Opinion: Jim Donnelly, signing off

Ottawa

It’s hard to know what to write when it’s your last kick at the can, but I’ll give it a try anyhow. For those of

Opinion: Why I don’t like Netflix – that much

Ottawa

So, I finally did it. After undergoing a couple months of hypnosis delivered via fancy, red-tinged advertisements dancing provocatively across the television screen, I signed

Opinion: Calypso’s wild and wet debut

Sports and Entertainment

I recently spoke with Sylvain Lauzon, vice-president at Calypso Waterpark and former employee of Rick Hunter’s rival firm ProSlide Technology Inc., which hopes to open

Opinion: O’Brien: the difference between business and politics

City Hall

The leap from business to politics is difficult to make – I speak from experience. By Larry O’Brien Climbing the steep learning curve of my

In Praise Of Old Mountain Guides

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I have a friend who, about 15 years ago, decided to abandon the rat race. He and his wife set out on a cross-country trip,

Opinion: Telecommuting backlash is misguided

Ottawa

There’s a fight brewing in the world of HR these days, and those bunny slippers you enjoy so much are positioned squarely within this conflict’s

Opinion: Ottawa’s transit strategy has gone off the rails

City Hall

Politicians – especially local politicians – are a shortsighted, blinkered bunch. That’s the best explanation for the near-complete failure of city politicians to deal with

The Windfall That Wasn’t

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During more than two decades working in financial services, I’ve met no fewer than four lottery winners. Their wins weren’t small; the least was $2