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Gaps exist between CEOs, tech leaders on AI adoption: IBM
Gaps exist between CEOs, tech leaders on AI adoption: IBM
While the vast majority (80 per cent) of Canadian chief executive officers say their organizations are already in a rapid state of AI adoption, only nine per cent of tech leaders believe their firms are fully prepared, according to IBM.
Job lifeline in ‘sea of AI-generated content’
The average job seeker has a resumé ghost writer: artificial intelligence. Many Manitoba businesses are flooded by AI-generated resumés and, in turn, use AI to filter the tide. In response, Manitoba Innovates is launching a more in-person networking initiative.
Career advancement, recognition help manage retention
With employee turnover costing businesses an average of $30,680 per employee annually, it’s important for employers to focus on career advancement, employee recognition and strong leadership to help manage retention, says Keka DasGupta, board chair at non-profit organization CERIC.
The trouble aligning priorities across the company
Alignment has become one of corporate life’s favourite buzzwords. Everyone wants it but no one can explain how to achieve it. Every leader feels it when priorities and direction across the organization are different and not everyone is rowing together.
Advisor-dependency ratio and when a business can't grow
Daniel had built an exceptional practice. Clients trusted him. Referrals arrived regularly. Revenue had grown for years. What Daniel could not yet see was that he had become the business’ greatest strength and vulnerability. He had reached the capacity ceiling.
Canadian DB plans’ total assets reach $3.5T in 2025: PIAC
Canadian defined benefit pension plans’ total assets reached $3.514 trillion as at Dec. 31, 2025, according to a report by the Pension Investment Association of Canada. Equity investments reigned as the leading asset classes at 40.91 per cent.
The oft-misunderstood equity compensation plan
Regular column readers know that what we often say about employment contracts is what appears to be clear on paper frequently turns out to be legally unenforceable. The same is also true of another overlooked document: the equity compensation plan.
If you think your profession is dying, it could soon be gone
It's easier to see the future coming than predict how quickly it will arrive. In 1895, Thomas Edison said it was “only a question of time when the carriages and trucks in every larger city will be run with motors.”
Flexible RTO supports mental health, engagement: expert
A new study published by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania found leaders who display narcissistic traits may be more likely to resist remote work because it limits their ability to exercise power and reinforce their status.
Burnout impacting Canadian emergency room doctors
Burnout among Canadian emergency room doctors is high, with almost half of respondents in a survey reporting they had reduced their work hours, while 10 per cent had left the specialty, according to a study by Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Veterans program flooded with concerns from soldiers
Over a period of three months earlier this year, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) received 1,200 “submissions” for “escalations” from staff all over the country as former retired military personnel faced delays and other issues for retired soldiers support programs.
Arbitrator strikes down TTC random drug testing, firing
A random drug test cost a bus operator his job. An arbitrator has now handed it back, ruling the test itself was an unreasonable search that breached his privacy and not proof he was ever unfit to drive.
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