by Jane Rounthwaite | Jul 18, 2018 | Osborne Insights Blogs
During the run-up to the recent provincial election, there was much written about whether elections matter and whether it really makes a difference which party forms our government. The events of this past week demonstrate that it does in fact matter greatly and the...
by Jane Rounthwaite | Nov 24, 2017 | Osborne Insights Blogs
I recently had the privilege of hearing Senator Bernie Sanders speak to a very engaged Toronto audience. Senator Sanders was in Toronto to get a first-hand look at what our universal healthcare system looks like. He toured three Toronto hospitals and had numerous...
by Jane Rounthwaite | Aug 17, 2017 | Osborne Insights Blogs
I recently read an article that sets out 5 reasons why having women in leadership benefits an entire company. The writer’s argument goes something like this: if having more women in your workforce means better problem solving and profitability; if female leaders are...
by Jane Rounthwaite | Oct 11, 2016 | Osborne Insights Blogs
This may seem like a trivial subject for a business blog but first impressions are very important. The experts say we make up our mind about whether we like a person in somewhere between 3 to 10 seconds. This is exactly the time in an encounter when a first handshake...
by Jane Rounthwaite | May 4, 2016 | Osborne Insights Blogs
There is a lot of energy and public money being put into helping entrepreneurs get started in business. Innovation hubs like MaRS in Toronto and Communitech in Waterloo are focused on helping young entrepreneurs take their great ideas to market with courses, mentoring...
