Personal Retreats RevisitedI was recently asked by some friends to outline my personal retreat. I have completed my 16th annual retreat and…
To RRSP or Not to RRSP, That Is The QuestionIt’s RRSP season. Many of us invest in our RRSPs annually almost out of habit. Let’s toy with some numbers.…
A Few ProverbsMy father once told me, “Smart people learn from their experiences. Really smart people learn from the experiences of others.”…
Open for BusinessA short while ago our partner group went on a retreat. We rented a big house and spent a few…
Nicholas WintonI discovered Nicholas Winton this week. I had never heard of him before. In 1939 he saved 669 Czechoslovakian children…
I Don’t KnowThe wise man knows he doesn’t know. The fool doesn’t know he doesn’t know. – Lao Tzu, author of Tao…
Playing at WorkAt Lazer Grant, we don’t just work. We play. We play games to win. And when we win we get…
Keeping a ConfidenceI recall reading in The Ethicist, a column in The New York Times Magazine, about a doctor who had agreed…
Being CreativeI have always admired those who can create. The process of starting from nothing and ending up with something is…
Too Much of a Good ThingHow would you like your workplace to be? Would you like to have independence there? Would you like it to…
RobotsWe have a robot. We call him Sheldon. His cousins have been on The Big Bang Theory, NCIS: Los Angeles…
Personal Retreats – Thanks, WaltIt’s been a long time since I wrote about personal retreats. Click the links to read my previous articles: A…