Politicians are increasingly turning to Twitter as a way to share information and engage with their communities and stakeholders. After taking a look at who our federal MPs collectively follow on Twitter, we decided to do the same at the provincial level—especially since more than 95 per cent of Ontario’s Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) … Read more
So apparently Justin Trudeau fancies himself the next Jack Layton. On Monday night he told a crowd of supporters “make no mistake, the NDP is no longer the hopeful, optimistic party of Jack Layton… it is the Liberal party tonight that proved hope is stronger than fear, that positive politics can and should win out … Read more
I’m new at H+K, and I love it! I got my start in the research industry at 16 years old. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to work with hundreds of clients on thousands of assignments, ranging from pure market research to in-depth ongoing panels of every size, media polling for elections and large scale … Read more
Two changes to Linkedin over the past couple of weeks confirm the network platform is taking some big steps to transform itself into more than an organizational recruiting tool and resume library. With the addition of Showcase Pages and a LinkedIn—Pulse partnership, Linkedin is clearly betting we will want more places to find noteworthy content … Read more
Here is a recent article written by Mike Coates and Jack Hughes discussing the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the significance of Prime Minister Harper’s contribution to its success. This piece was originally published in Policy Magazine’s November-December issue. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union is the … Read more
Our Boyd Neil co-wrote the following paper which was also presented on November 19, 2013 at the Ontario Bar Association’s 13th Annual Franchise Law Day. The piece was co-authored by Kerry Renker Green, corporate counsel, Franchising, Tim Hortons USA Inc., and Dominic Mochrie, partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. INTRODUCTION Social media has drastically changed the way franchisors manage … Read more
+ 1 What do you read to keep current on the latest trends and news? Blogs and my twitter feed. Twitter is great for keeping up to date on news and current events as they happen. I like being able to digest headlines in 40 characters or less and then saving favourite tweets for later when … Read more
Mike Coates recently contributed to the Leadership Lab series from the Globe and Mail. This new article series features a variety of Canadians experts and executives, offering their thoughts and views on leadership and various management issues. Here is Mike’s contribution, originally published on November 17, 2013, outlining five common management mistakes and some advice … Read more
Jane Shapiro, our national service leader of corporate and crisis communications, talks to Canadian HR Reporter about how organizations can prepare for a protest at the workplace. This video was originally published at HRreporter.com on November 18, 2013.
With so much of our everyday living online—think e-commerce and the uprise of social media—security is always on everyone’s mind. Hacks are a reality. And while some are more serious than others, any time a site’s security is breached, it can wreak havoc and have a domino effect that reaches far beyond digital walls. Hacks … Read more
