Strategy · 7 min read
Boardroom leadership in 2026
Why the next generation of Canadian executives needs to think like investors, not custodians.
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Articles & ideas
Practitioner perspectives on leadership and strategy.
Faculty essays, case studies and short-form notes — including research summaries from Canadian capital markets, where we draw on national bank direct brokerage data and other public sources.
Finance · 9 min read
Capital decisions for non-finance managers
A practical framework for setting hurdle rates and stage-gating investments — with reference to nbdb research benchmarks.
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Operations · 6 min read
The lean operations playbook
Five practices that consistently improve throughput in Canadian small and mid-sized businesses.
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People · 8 min read
Coaching high-performance teams
Why feedback rituals matter more than performance reviews — and how to redesign yours.
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Innovation · 7 min read
Designing innovation pipelines
How to fund, govern and graduate corporate innovation bets without strangling them.
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Growth · 10 min read
Negotiating cross-border deals
Lessons from Canadian companies expanding into the US, EU and APAC markets.
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