Gramercy Tavern in Manhattan has been operating in a historic building for over 20 years. While attending meetings in Manhattan, my American colleagues and Constance Dierickx and Linda Henman and I went to Gramercy for lunch.
Although we arrived late for our reservation, they were welcoming and courteous…
When I was working for TD Bank in early 2000, we were merging TD and Canada Trust. It was a massive change for the organization. We were bringing together two cultures and trying to create a new blended one.
Both our desire and our capability to contribute – to be involved in meaningful activities – continue throughout our lives. There are a plethora of articles about millennials seeking meaning in their work. This is not new, nor is it…
There’s been a really interesting shift across the planet. Consumers are placing more trust in the Airbnb person who has a photo (that may not even be theirs) on a website, than they do in the Four Seasons, which is …
Citibank will soon require clients to place some restrictions on gun sales, including banning the sale of firearms to anyone under the age of 21. This change was communicated as part of…
A good friend purchased a high-end Porsche SUV several months ago, around the same time I bought a Lexus. As former executives at Fortune 500 companies, we understand the importance of interactions between frontline staff and customers. The clients’ experience can…
Every leader I meet with really and truly wants to create more innovation and wants to embrace people’s ideas. Sometimes it gets locked down and knocked down in so much of the bureaucracy and the processes that exist within organizations. Here is what I see that is most effective.
On the one hand… Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund is joining forces with Japan’s SoftBank Group to build the world’s biggest solar-power- generation project…
As women, we accomplish things with others. This photo is from one of my favourite places, Burning Man. We’ve been to Burning Man four times. I thrive on new experiences and fabulous interesting people. And … Read More
The year was 1975 – named by The United Nations named as International Women’s Year. I was 13 and my sister was 8. My mother told us we could be anyone and achieve anything in … Read More
