Classroom moments, Conversations

A career sparked in grade 7

May 5, 2024 · Leave a comment
mfc, The Caring Project

Tropical plant service

February 29, 2024 · Leave a comment
Insights, Vancouver Island Music Fest

Learning the craft of performing

March 14, 2022 · Leave a comment
Stories we tell our children

Giving the staff a stake in the business

July 14, 2019 · Leave a comment

Jim Munro built Munro’s Books on quality of books and the people he employed. Here he talks about his generous profit sharing approach.  To view more of the stories of Jim Munro and Munro’s Books

Conversations

Power of story telling in business and science

April 19, 2017 · Leave a comment

Scientists will be much better communicators if they understood and practiced good story telling.

Green Drinks Victoria

From street kid to valued employee

October 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Sean’s work with this fellow helped transform him to becoming a valued employee. They first met through a program run by Richard Leblanc working with street youth.

Green Drinks Victoria

Growing business by cooperating with competitors

September 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

A lot of the competition to Nathan’s gardening company can’t handle working with trees and hedges. His helping them is paying off with new business. kanakas@live.ca

Traveler in Your Own Town

Being a traveler: new context for service providers

November 26, 2014 · Leave a comment

Measurable benefits when business owners get to know, get involved with their customers.

Community Stories

Learning about business

November 2, 2014 · Leave a comment

The manager of a plant store talks about the ‘draw’ to working directly with entrepreneurs rather than attending a school, as a means to learning how to do business..

Traveler in Your Own Town

Being memorable

June 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

Whether in business or personal life, how do we leave a lasting impression.