Alex Himelfarb’s recently released book, Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge, examines the history and development of the neoliberal ideology, which approach unfortunately governs most so-called developed nations…
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In this, my first foray into substack publishing I share my thoughts about Timothy Snyder’s excellent book, On Freedom:
One of the concepts that I talk about in my book, Managing in Complexity: How Our Fear of Uncertainty Can Hurt Us and…
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My how the time flies! On July 3rd, just under 400 folks joined Deputy Minister Gina Wilson and I in the webinar hosted by IPAC discussing my book, Managing In Complexity: How Our Fears of Uncertainty Can Hurt Us and What To Do About It. Gina…
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I would never say that strategic plans are a waste of time. In fact, based upon my studies and research in the field of complexity management, my view is just the opposite but for reasons that you might not expect. Strategic planning initiatives…
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Just returning from my annual conference in managing in complexity at the Roffey Park Institute in England. Wonderful to see my colleagues from the Doctor of Management program and really enjoyed the many insightful conversations about how…
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An overused expression originally attributed to Winston Churchill is that we should never waste a good crisis. The fallout from the pandemic has made it blindingly clear that if ever there were a time to follow that counsel, it’s now.
A…
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COVID-19 has uncovered weaknesses in our country that existed long before the pandemic. “Build back better” is a common directive for a post-pandemic period in which we move past the “norms” that maintained a less just society. To rephrase…
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Alex Himelfarb on Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge”
Musings on Timothy Snyder’s book: On Freedom
Virtual and Hybrid Working and Complexity
Strategic Planning – A Waste of Time or Essential?
The Culture of Control
We can decide now what a post-pandemic Canada will look like
We need a new measure of our progress as a country