Catalyst Strategic Consultants

Makes u want to spend a couple of hours though you went for fifteen minutes. Gives you a panoply of people though you were ready for – a few. Gets into a dancing mood even if you never are. Start to give in when you don’t mean to. Feel safe, like having fun. There’s no […]

May Day! May Day! We are falling off the cliff face of a made in the West recession. Well maybe it was made in Saudi Arabia, but that’s for the dark arts practitioners. Who will blink first? The OPEC oil producers, intent on a last gasp consolidation of market share? Or the Western capitalists, notorious […]

Were you stronger, sharper 5 years ago. Were you lighter, tighter? With the New Year comes one of the two annual times for reform. Being the resolute beings we are, humans shake off the indulgence of the holidays and gird for battle with – themselves – to make all right in the coming year. But […]

The peace of the season sneaked up on me. Along with a touch of forgetfulness. A loss of sharpness. No edge. Symptoms of the mysterious letting go that happens at this time of year. Less productivity. Compensated for by an opening up, relaxation, appreciation. I’m sitting in children class on KLM to Amsterdam. We didn’t […]

You see it in the developing world, but it’s apparent here too. Instances where the “budget cutters” got a hold of a line item and created some immediate savings in the form of false economies.   Being Scrooge. Many of these immediately detract from the image the entity is portraying. Toilet paper. Paper towels. I’ve had […]

These guys are good: by which I mean right! They called the 2008 recession a year and half out: TEC members were warned [stridently!] to get ready. One in my group lost 75% of revenue and made profit! A great plus among many of TEC membership is access to the Brian and Allan Beaulieu of […]

The tour started at the new Forest Lawn lift station – one of 35 lift stations that work unseen keeping – uh, things moving through the underground pipes of Calgary. What we zeroed in on is pictured – the wild color keyed map built into the north wall showing the level of activity upstream and […]

It’s a little late for Thanksgiving but never to be grateful for the good we enjoy. I got big lift: a message from a colleague and friend who expressed gratitude for the influence I had exerted on his career. Sparked the whole weekend! I have lots to say thanks for! Let’s start big. I’m glad […]

Gazelles framework helps growth companies “get on the same page” is by adopting a regime of meetings called Meeting Rhythyms: Why: Accountability in executing plans Coherent synchronization between parts Build and keep momentum behind improvement What is it? A tight discipline of meetings, face to face and virtual, Following a strict calendar you adopt Daily, […]

It’s over. Well, they’re both over. The Hornby Festival and the Hornby Film Festival. Both exciting events to go out for. Both Curated by exceptionally “in the know” folks. The main Festival is 10 days of performance all over the island. Really excellent musicians and vocalists appear. Many of whom we don’t know. How could […]