Careers

To be an overachiever is a laudable goal. To succeed takes passion, determination, and talent. It’s true that countless of the world’s great inventions and advancements came about because of the hard work of overachievers who dreamed big. An overachiever will get the job done—no matter what—because they’ve set their sights on winning, and won’t […]

NEW YORK—Michael Showalter’s path to success in Hollywood has as many plot twists as the movies he directs, which include the hit romantic comedy “The Big Sick.” At 26 his hit MTV show “The State” was canceled, and soon he was living paycheck to paycheck. By his 30s he was sharing an inexpensive loft in […]

Seventy-five protesters were arrested on Sept. 3, in San Francisco while demanding improved conditions for hotel workers, police and union officials said. Nearly 1,000 people turned out for the Labor Day protest on Yerba Buena Lane near the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, according to Unite Here Local 2, which represents hospitality workers in San Francisco […]

CHICAGO—Working longer can boost the odds of a secure retirement—that is an article of faith in retirement planning circles these days. But many people do not wind up working as long as they expect or hope. And baking in too much optimism about career longevity to your retirement plan can take a heavy toll. A […]

CHICAGO—As Pamela Pommer entered her 60s, she planned to work part-time helping aging people deal with financial troubles. But like many baby boomers she realized that a “meaningful” position is much harder to find than she had imagined. About a year ago, Pommer was laid off from a human resources job at a for-profit college […]

Alarms go off so frequently in emergency rooms, doctors barely notice. But when a colleague is wheeled in on a gurney, clinging to life, that alarm becomes a deafening wake-up call. For Dr. Kip Wenger, that colleague was a friend, a 33-year-old female physician. Wenger is a regional medical director for TeamHealth, one of the […]

NEW YORK—Carlos Madrid’s insatiable curiosity leads him to explore the beauty of nature and life. He’s been on a long journey of expressing the gifts life has offered him, and the mysteries that have unfolded before him. You can see it in his paintings. They are packed with meaning while exuding a deliberate sense of calm containment. […]

It is a great time to be a tech entrepreneur in Canada, says Erin Bury, startup aficionado and managing director of creative communications agency Eighty-Eight in Toronto.

To say Ontario’s minimum wage hike is a polarizing issue would be an understatement. Making matters more complicated is the unprecedented size of the increase, which could lead to unpredictable outcomes.

In his view, Tim Franson utterly failed at retirement. After 20 years as a high-ranking vice president at drugmaker Eli Lilly, Franson and his wife, Chris, a successful real estate agent, thought they were quietly retiring nearly a decade ago to Bonita Springs, Fla. For the first month or so, Franson said, he mostly slept. […]

The entrepreneurial spirit is thriving after another successful Startup Weekend at the University of Ottawa in which BeReady was crowned champion.

Having a partner who works too much is a common worry for many people. In hectic, high pressure positions such as an executive or management role, the demands of work can overshadow other priorities such as physical fitness, proper relaxation, quality relationships, and family time. This can then lead to lower productivity, lower motivation, higher […]

One of the major challenges for rapidly growing companies like tech startups is finding people with the right technical skill sets and experience.

A dream job for all hunters, marksmen, and anybody who likes to work with firearms was posted in Georgia. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is seeking people to shoot animals that get in the way of aircraft. That is how The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interprets the firearm requirement for the Airport Wildlife Biologist position posting issued […]

Kagen Sound, 39, of Denver, Colorado, belongs to a small circle of world masters of the Japanese art of puzzle box creation. Yet nobody taught him how make one. He had to solve the puzzle himself. Sound was about 8 years old when he saw a puzzle box for the first time. Intriguing and ingenious—the […]

Here are the things that I've learned from the game of rugby which I believe can make a real difference in your career.

The entrepreneurship bug is spreading in Canada. It’s sorely needed for a labor force and an economy that need to adapt in the face of technological change.

Canadian tech entrepreneurs see encouraging signs working with the government in its efforts to build a more innovative economy.

You won't be perfect at this, so don't expect perfection.

If you’re looking toward 2017 in hopes that it will be a happier, healthier, more financially secure year than the one coming to a close, you’re certainly not alone. Every year, almost half of the population (45 percent) makes some form of New Year’s resolution, but only 8 percent of that group ultimately achieves what they set […]