Reading Time: 2 minutes A plane is no easy place to calm a crying child. Have compassion. Yelling won’t improve things. But there are ways to change the environment
Month: January 2020
The Simplicity of Loyalty Programs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Loyalty programs have been around for decades and there’s no sign of them disappearing anytime soon. Learn how different programs work and how to benefit from them
Managing your investments over the short and long terms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Investors often purchase investments that don’t suit their intended time frame. Do your homework, know your risk tolerance and be clear on your expectations
Trudeau tax relief plan will do little for economic growth
Reading Time: 3 minutes Because the government continues to borrow more money, the proposed tax cuts are not cuts at all but punts to future taxpayers
The making of an unlikely U.S. president
Reading Time: 4 minutes The new book Becoming Ronald Reagan details the unlikely emergence of the most consequential Republican conservative of the 20th century
Don’t blame Australian fires on climate change
Reading Time: 4 minutes The buildup of combustible material is a result of the authorities’ failure to undertake cool season burn-offs on public lands and to ensure such burning also takes place on private land
Tough times require tough bosses
Reading Time: 3 minutes Seven basic management skills to motivate your workers
The future of small business financing
Reading Time: 4 minutes The growth of small businesses is fundamental to prosperity but we can’t provide the sector the financing it needs by maintaining the status quo
How to survive your vacation flight
Reading Time: 3 minutes Whether a major holiday or just the summer travel rush, plans for surviving holiday flights will help you enjoy your trip
The Coronavirus – 1918 all over again?
Reading Time: 4 minutes We are no better prepared than we were for the great influenza pandemic of 1918