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Apr 4, 2012 12:25:29 AM ## [Leadership Minute: Healthy Conflict](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/leadership-minute-healthy-conflict) \[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HB8WAG2ZlM\] Mar 15, 2012 12:50:36 AM ## [Biv Boardroom Strategy: Effective Organizational Strategies and Other Harvard Insights](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/biv-boardroom-strategy-effective-organizational-strategies-and-other-harvard-insights) In the past month, I have had two unique opportunities: the first was to spend a few days in Boston... Mar 14, 2012 4:16:27 AM ## [How Does Your Growth Stack-Up Against the Top 200 Fastest Growing Companies in Canada?](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/how-does-your-growth-stack-up-against-the-top-200-fastest-growing-companies-in-canada) Once again I’m proud to announce that once again that ViRTUS is partnering with PROFIT Magazine to... Mar 5, 2012 11:32:37 PM ## [If Only Everyone Else Was More Candid, I Would Be Too…](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/if-only-everyone-else-was-more-candid-i-would-be-too) As a leader if you’ve waiting for everyone else to start modelling candour and authenticity, it... Jan 31, 2012 11:53:09 PM ## [Business in Vancouver, Ask the Expert: How Do I Turn My Managers into Leaders?](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/business-in-vancouver-ask-the-expert-how-do-i-turn-my-managers-into-leaders) The key to helping turn [managers into leaders](https://virtusinc.com/expertise/sessions/) is to ensure the process you use is simple and easy... Jan 3, 2012 11:18:12 PM ## [Biv Boardroom Strategy: How to Executive Corporate Action Plans Effectively](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/biv-boardroom-strategy-how-to-executive-corporate-action-plans-effectively) The last step in the [strategic planning process](https://virtusinc.com/expertise#actionable-strategic-plans) is often overlooked, and yet, it’s one of the most... Nov 14, 2011 11:45:37 PM ## [Biv Boardroom Strategy: How to Become More Strategic with Your Time](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/biv-boardroom-strategy-how-to-become-more-strategic-with-your-time) I remember sitting in a productivity seminar in an Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference in... Oct 31, 2011 12:58:06 AM ## [Biv Boardroom Strategy: Stocking Your Arsenal to Win the War for Talent](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/biv-boardroom-strategy-stocking-your-arsenal-to-win-the-war-for-talent) A 1997 McKinsey and Company survey coined the phrase “the war for talent.” It forecast a two-... Aug 24, 2011 1:13:24 AM ## [Influencing Corporate Culture](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/influencing-corporate-culture) I’ve spoken to a number of executives lately who are concerned about their corporate culture and... 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