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Industry Information & Research Tools
The Fulcrum Group has a large resources base for reference, research, and information sources. You can find some of the common listings below:
Other, not so common links:
Canadians working less? A recent study by Statistics Canada indicates that despite living in an increasingly chaotic world, Canadians are working less hours than in previous years. Bill Stevens is quoted in the article, as well as on talk radio giving some insight and explanation why this trend is likely to be occurring.
Reference Documents
We post new topics and articles on a regular basis. See some current articles that we've referenced in our client projects.
(listing updated 04-05-2005))
January 2005, Report on Business Magazine.
Every year, the Report on Business Magazine releases a list of Canada's 50 Hottest Employers, after surveying hundreds of companies and determining which make them leaders in their field and highly admired.
4 key factors separate the best companies from the worst. The overall factors in their respect order are:
Read the report to see what the best are doing, and what the worst aren't.
The Top 5 (of 50) Best Employers in this years report are:
(2 of the top 5 appear in this list for the first time)
For more information on this report, go to: www.hewitt.com/bestcompaniescanada
KPMG - Canada's Most Respected CEO's 2004
For over 10 years, KPMG has been survey CEO's and leaders to see how they view their organizations and their peers. 8 categories are measured to receive the award of Most respected CEO:
This survey highlights the importance of respect and integrity in corporate Canada and acknowledges the companies that are leading the way. In a time when corporate reputation is paramount to a company?s success, Canada?s Most Respected Corporations Survey matters more than ever. For more information, visit www.kpmg.com
The Wild West of Executive Coaching; Stratford Sherman, Alyssa Freas, November 1st, 2004. Harvard Business Review
Finding a good consultant or advisor can be hard to find, especially in the world of executive coaching.
Executive coaching can be considered a largely ungoverned body, with no watchdog authorities or organizations monitoring the profession, practices, and those who claim to be experts in it. Adding to this, the field is relatively new, having become somewhat more mainstream in the late 80's. Through this, and the nature of the profession, there lacks good anecdotal evidence as to what make someone qualified, reputable, or even effective as an executive coach.
This new industry's popularity is not unwarranted, and needs careful attention. As we move closer to the knowledge worker revolution, people are being harnessed more for their individual qualities as opposed to be simple commodities that they were once considered under industrialist thinking. Be it upper management or individual executives, coaching becomes a necessary part of the help and nourishment to grow leaders business.
Some things that executive coaches might help leaders with is being a sounding board, individual nourishment and development, reducing destructive behaviours, enhancing teamwork, helping set goals, facilitating succession, and managing change. While there's many that are highly motivated to do this, it might take some skilled navigation to really cut through the bunk and find a reliable and effective coach. For many that choose the wrong consultant, it can be more destructive than just wasted money. When dealing with the topics, emotions, behaviours, and organizational issues that are faced in coaching sessions, there's opportunity for many things to happen - both on the side of finding and developing different behaviours, or organizational change that upset other aspects of the organization.
Crucibles of Leadership; Warren G. Bennis, Robert J. Thomas; September 1, 2002, Harvard Business Review
What is a crucible? A crucible is, by definition, a transformative experience through which an individual comes to a new or an altered sense of identity. Often leaders emerge, or are recognized, either by themselves or others when they undergo a crucible. It is an important factor in leadership, similar to a milestone in project management, as it is a defining moment that presents the understanding that a leadership is strong and present within the individual.
This transformation leadership is a topic that cannot be overlooked, and is explained with examples and suggestion in this HBR article.
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