The Power of Story When we have something important to communicate, it is important to remember the power of story. In some ways, that is no blinding insight. We know and have experienced the po...
From Work from Home to…. The future of work and the workplace is understandably on many people’s minds right now — both personally and on behalf of their organizations. One way of looking at...
The Leadership Factor “Just as you wouldn’t marry someone after only a first date, you should not select someone for a leadership job solely because of the person’s interview performance – whi...
Hiring the Best College Leaders: Gaps, Solutions & Experts Everyone acknowledges that hiring is one of the most important jobs we do. Great hires can make a huge positive impact. Less than great h...
Leaders and Redesign Faced with a time of challenge, leaders choose from three sets of tools in their kit. The first set enables their organization to grow — to increase revenues. The second ena...
Compass North Consulting Inc., a Peterborough-based consulting firm, announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance with Mandrake, a leading Canadian consulting firm, and Mega Experi...
Strategic planning is the process of establishing a longer-term vision, competitive position and specific steps to get there. Your organization’s strategic plan is its game plan for development and ...
Right now, moving “from survive to thrive” seems very ambitious, even for businesses and not-for-profit organizations that were doing well before the Covid-19 Pandemic. So it is useful to break th...
In a few short months in 2020 and as a result of the pandemic, Canadian colleges went from thriving to survival mode. It was a shocking change, going from record surpluses to potential deficits, from ...
The Compass North Story Compass North is a partnership – one that started many years before the company itself. In 2004, we started working together: Tony as President of Fleming College; Sonia as V...