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“A company is only as good as its management.” We’ve all heard it. And, regardless of the extent to which you believe it, there’s a marked correlation between the behavior of a CEO and the success of their company. Uber’s former CEO, Travis Kalanick, errs on the side of a … Read More
A year ago, among the casual conversation, one might overhear at the local coffee shop, a word like blockchain was about as likely to be uttered as “qubit” or “cybernetics.” Whether exhausted from our day or simply enjoying some rare time off, all but the nerdiest wrote it off as … Read More
A new report shows that the average Canadian family spent 42.5 per cent of their income on taxes last year, more than they spent on housing, food, and clothing combined. Conventional wisdom used to suggest that we should spend no more than 30 per cent of their income on rent. … Read More
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who was the head of President Donald Trump’s election campaign, is leaving his position, the New York Times reported on Friday. White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said in a statement, “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually … Read More
Last week, Google engineer James Damore, 28, was fired by the tech giant after writing a 10-page memo stating that women were less suitable for jobs in technology because they are not as biologically geared towards the work. While his manifesto caused immediate outrage among both men and women, Damore … Read More
