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Could your company handle a no-meeting week?
When Grace Williams read about Salesforce’s initiative to hold asynchronous weeks, where all employees are encouraged to cancel all meetings, she asked her leadership team at PANBlast, an Indianapolis-based SaaS public relations agency, if they should try it too.
It was a resounding yes.
Stressed as an entrepreneur? Create a plan to protect your mental health
A few years into running her business, Ms. Hardinge says she noticed a shift. “I realized there were things going on that didn’t feel like me. Once I started talking about it, I realized I was struggling with depression and anxiety, which started from challenges that happened in my business.”
Ms. Hardinge is not alone.
Thirty-six per cent of Canadian entrepreneurs feel that mental health challenges interfere with their ability to work at least once a week, according to the Business Development Bank of Canada’s 7th annual report on the mental health of Canadian entrepreneurs.
The secret every successful co-founder knows
What these co-founders know, and what all successful partnerships have in common, is the understanding that diverse strengths and shared values are the foundation of a thriving business.
Innovative recruitment
Chief physician recruiters get creative as provinces try new strategies to hire doctors.
Ontario doctors urge government to create permanent program for uninsured patients
Temporary COVID-era initiative improved health-care access, ensured physicians were paid for their services.
When uncertainty arises, family steps in: Life with a rare and unpredictable blood disorder
No mother should ever need to fight to save her child — but that’s exactly what happened when Claudia’s 19-year-old daughter, Selena, was diagnosed with an acute and life-threatening disease that carries a high chance of future relapse
Psychologists Explain Why You Can't Remember the Movie You Just Watched
Brain scientists explained why many of us forget key plot lines, or even the endings, of movies or books we loved.
Costing virtual care
Picking out what virtual care fee codes will do to physician services budgets is hard with COVID-19 changing all aspects of utilization
From household name to public punching bag: How vocal physicians persist against harassment
After joining Twitter in 2012, Dr. Abdu Sharkawy only tweeted a handful of times. Then the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Founders of tethr give men a place to connect, get support and heal
Though society has come far in recognizing mental illness, stigma and gender bias still exist.
Why Everyone Is Talking About Canadian Butter Right Now
As we bake our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians have noticed something is up with our butter—namely, that it’s no longer soft at room temperature.
Canada Is Leading the Way to Smart Cities
ABB leads the way for sustainable tech, supporting five key areas of a city’s infrastructure: buildings, transportation, data centres, water, and industry.
How You Can Save Money in Your Practice by Going Green
Ted Shieh, MD, developed a passion for environmental advocacy after an oil tanker crashed and spilled crude oil on a Taiwan beach where he had spent many happy days during his childhood.
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When puppy love grows old
Affection for our four-legged pals only grows deeper with time,
even if watching them age is hard.