Loblaws paid Galen Weston $8.4M last year, up from $5.4M in 2021

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Description: Total compensation increased after outside consultants determined it was too low Source: CBC.ca Date: Apr 05, 2023 Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/grocery-executive-compensation-1.6802091 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about executive compensation and that of Galen Weston, in particular? Is the tone of the report supportive of the explanation of the compensation package, in your opinion?… Read more »

Doctors are drowning in paperwork. Some companies claim AI can help

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Description: When Dereck Paul was training as a doctor at the University of California San Francisco, he couldn’t believe how outdated the hospital’s records-keeping was. The computer systems looked like they’d time-traveled from the 1990s, and many of the medical records were still kept on paper. Source: NPR.org Date: Apr 05, 2023 Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/05/1167993888/chatgpt-medicine-artificial-intelligence-healthcare Questions… Read more »

Women now dominate the book business. Why there and not other creative industries?

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Description: These findings and others come from a new study by Joel Waldfogel, an economist at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Waldfogel crunches the numbers on the book market’s female revolution. And, in a recent interview, the economist helps us think through potential reasons why women trail men in many creative industries, but have… Read more »

Helping Others at Work Without Burning Out

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Description: To foster a sustainable culture of workplace helping, organizations should prioritize self-compassion and effective strategies for healthy collaboration. Source: Sloanreview.mit.edu Date: Mar 21, 2023 Link: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/helping-others-at-work-without-burning-out/ Questions for discussion: Summarize what the article says about creating a sustainable and helping organizational culture. What are the benefits to the organization? What are your thoughts on… Read more »

Does Money Buy Happiness? Here’s What the Research Says

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Description: Reconciling previously contradictory results, researchers from Wharton and Princeton find a steady association between larger incomes and greater happiness for most people but a rise and plateau for an unhappy minority Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Mar 28, 2023 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/does-money-buy-happiness-heres-what-the-research-says/ Questions for discussion: What did the research find and why was it so surprising? What… Read more »

Trex CEO: One thing leaders should keep in mind

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Description: During a time of economic uncertainty, what’s one thing leaders should keep in mind? ‘Be willing to be bold in the decisions that you make,’ said Trex (TREX) CEO, Bryan Fairbanks. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Apr 01, 2023 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/trex-ceo-one-thing-leaders-100057892.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points CEO, Bryan Fairbanks has to say to… Read more »

WestJet pilots to launch strike authorization vote as negotiations fizzle

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Description: The union representing WestJet pilots will launch a strike authorization vote Monday as contract talks with management drag on, the Air Line Pilots Association said Friday. Bernard Lewall, who heads ALPA Canada’s WestJet contingent, said its 1,600-person membership is “frustrated” after six months of bargaining with a company he claims has failed to seriously… Read more »

Your Next Landlord Could Be 100 Random People

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Description: Startups are buying properties and wooing first-time real estate investors to buy shares. The model could have real repercussions for renters. Source: Wired.com Date: Mar 30, 2023 Link: https://www.wired.com/story/arrived-fractional-investment-real-estate/?_hsmi=252508126&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_6BxRUZp1vSN_Bh9FIR75GdG5FKWsByHxbC_DJZDAZmwMgmVCH8bsPs5FGOfillRcF-m8PKY-jKUpm8wARM0PD-Glm5NW2HTIr6kMQs_1UcPfQ4tE Questions for discussion: Summarize the pros and cons of this sort of business model, as described in the article. What is the impact on rentals,… Read more »

Twitter is dying

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Description: It’s five months since Elon Musk overpaid for a relatively small microblogging platform called Twitter. The platform had punched above its weight in pure user numbers thanks to an unrivaled ability to both distribute real-time information and make expertise available. Combine these elements with your own critical faculty — to weed out the usual spam and… Read more »

Strains Emerge Inside the Union That Beat Amazon

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Description: Nearly a year after its victory on Staten Island, the Amazon Labor Union is grappling with election losses and internal conflict. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 21, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/business/amazon-labor-union.html?smid=em-share Questions for discussion: Summarize what the article says about the relationships between the union organizers, the workers and the firm? What are your thoughts about… Read more »