by Jim Bottomley | May 2, 2018 | blogs, latest-launches
Planning Your Future? DON’T DO SWOT… How many of you have attended planning sessions where facilitators conducted a S.W.O.T Analysis, asking participants to brainstorm your organization’s Strengths. Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats? We are entering a new economy,...
by Jim Bottomley | Jan 23, 2017 | blogs
Dump the Herd Mentality By Bonnie Warnyca ,,, from Alberta Beef Magazine (January 2017 issue) In the future, instead of looking at your “herd” as a whole and just sorting your market calves into weight or sex categories, you may look at them individually to determine...
by Jim Bottomley | Jun 21, 2016 | blogs, latest-launches
Although I didn’t know it until after she died, my mom was aboriginal. When mom was a child, gramma took her from the reserve. They moved to Ontario, where gramma disavowed their mi’kmaq heritage and claimed to be French. It speaks of the prejudism of the day...
by Jim Bottomley | Feb 24, 2016 | blogs
We are entering a new economy, the Innovation Age, where change is accelerating and technology is transforming organizations like never before. The stress of change is increasing for all of us. And how we manage change is becoming more critical than ever. As a...
by Jim Bottomley | Dec 15, 2015 | blogs
This is the season for giving thanks. A time when employers recognize employees for the good work they do. But should this thankful thinking be more of a focus all year long? Here, I make the case that effective leaders are becoming more focused on being thankful...
by Jim Bottomley | Nov 6, 2015 | blogs
Is the value of futurists to make weather forecasters look good? In our introductory podcast Bob Covey observed that he never saw the profession futurist offered as an option during high school career counseling. In fact, MACLEANS magazine reported in their article...
