Month: October 2022

Why a business owner who paid himself dividends got into trouble with the CRA

Jamie Golombek: A dividend isn’t legally considered remuneration, which can have severe implications Many retail investors are certainly familiar with the concept of dividend income, having received it either via

Root Out Imposter Syndrome on Your Team

Chances are, more than a few of your employees feel underqualified and out of place—regardless of how competent they are. As a manager, how can you spot imposter syndrome on

Managing an Under-Resourced Team

Your team is understaffed and overworked. How can you intervene and support your employees—while continuing to deliver results to your organization? Start by being honest with yourself about what you

Organize Meetings Around Outcomes—Not Agendas

While you might assume that detailed agendas will improve your meetings, they can lead to a false sense of accomplishment. Instead of spending a lot of time and effort on

Build Pre-Work into Your Meetings

It’s no secret that the term “pre-work” inspires groans, eye-rolls, and even—during that all-too-familiar moment of realization—a sense of impending doom. It doesn’t have to be this way. Instead of

Beware of Proximity Bias

As a manager, you always need to check your biases. As a manager of a hybrid team, it’s particularly important to quash “proximity” bias—the tendency to prefer employees you see

Time Blocking vs Time Boxing, other techniques, and how it all fits together

In a world with endless distractions, it’s no wonder that we find it difficult to complete tasks. Focus is hard to come by these days. This is especially true when

Is That New Job Right for You?

Interviewing for a job is a two-way street: Just as prospective employers need to evaluate you, you need to evaluate them. To investigate what a role would really entail—and how