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David Colman on leadership: How to spot a good company to work for

Monday, October 22, 2007 | 09:22 AM ET

Money Talks is a collection of daily columns from The Business Network, which airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One at 5:45 a.m. ET (6:15 a.m. ET in N.L.).

I’ve recently been reading a piece by author and speaker Kevin Hogan. The theme of the article I read focused upon the idea that who we hang around with will have profound impact upon who we are. Well, Kevin got me thinking. If it is true about individuals, it must be equally true about the organizations we work for.

In many parts of the world today it is very much a seller’s market for talent. In other words, you can probably be quite choosy who you work for. Here is my corporate translation of Kevin Hogan’s seven suggestions for whom to hang out with:

Only associate with companies that focus upon winning. Whatever you do, don’t hang out with losers. It could rub off on you.

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David Colman: Why people deal with you

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 | 07:45 AM ET

Money Talks is a collection of daily columns from The Business Network, which airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One at 5:45 a.m. ET (6:15 a.m. ET in N.L.).

Have you ever sat down and figured out why you deal with the companies you do, the stores you shop in, the restaurants you eat in? At the same time, have you ever wondered why you keep returning to some of them and give others a wide berth? Flip that over and ask yourselves why people do or do not deal with you and your company.

It’s every company’s dream, including yours, to have these magical answers. Uncounted fortunes are spent trying to figure them out.

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David Colman: Problem solving according to Einstein

Monday, September 24, 2007 | 01:50 PM ET

Money Talks is a collection of daily columns from The Business Network, which airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One at 5:45 a.m. ET (6:15 a.m. ET in N.L.).

I learned a couple of things about Albert Einstein recently. The first was that when he came to the United States, he decided he needed some time to get away from things to work on his theory of relativity. What did he do? He came north to the province of Saskatchewan. While there, he spent time in a small town called Canwood and, get this, played ice hockey for the local team. Who knew? Well certainly not many people in Saskatchewan either then or now.
The other thing about Einstein that fascinated was a quote he allegedly made that many of you may have heard. It goes something like this. He defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It's pretty good, isn't it? It's also the definition for how so many people both in and out of business solve problems.

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