Tag Archives: business

Wordless Wednesday for women … and men | July 15/20

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Instead of just enjoying these by myself every once in awhile, as I’ve been doing, I thought I’d share. We can laugh (and we can cry) as we continue to work towards changing this dynamic.

When is a credit not really a credit? Just ask Air Canada

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Jane Fritz

It’s a sad day when grandparents have to cancel their planned flights to spend Christmas with their kids and grandkids, but that’s what we had to do when we both came down with the cold to end all colds in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Travel | Tagged Air Canada, business, flight credits, flying, service satifaction, ticket prices, travel | 15 Comments

More on meetings

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Jane Fritz

The “Meetings: the practical alternative to work” poster I shared in a recent post seemed to resonate with many readers, for some strange reason. 😉 Isn’t it amazing what we do to ourselves! A friend of mine who ended up … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Good for you, good for business, Leadership | Tagged boredom, business, decision making, decisions, Elon Musk, entrepreneurs, Holding good meetings, Jeff Bezos, leadership, meetings, motivation, productivity, wasting time, work | Leave a comment

Memories of working: timeless treasures from my office bulletin board

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Jane Fritz

The other day, I finally bestirred myself to take some action in cleaning out our overflowing collection of books before the deadline for the annual book sale passes and, lo and behold, I came across a box left from when … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Leadership | Tagged Bizarro, business, cartoons, Dilbert, For Better or Worse, higher education, management, meetings, strategic planning, university teaching | 7 Comments

Nuclear attacks and drop-down menus

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Jane Fritz

Show of hands, how many of you have inadvertently clicked on a screen (aka interface) and done something by mistake? Maybe you’ve sent a message with a typo that you only noticed as you were clicking “Send”. Whoops, too late. Maybe you’ve sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Good for you, good for business, Odds and Ends | Tagged business, computer design, drop-down menus, end-users, good design, Hawaii, HCI, interface design, interface testing, IT, missile alert, nuclear warnings, Self Checkout, software design, software testing, Stephen Colbert, SuperStore, testing, user interfaces | 8 Comments

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: one man’s efforts to make a difference

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Jane Fritz

For readers who are not familiar with Canada, in 2015 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established by the federal government, completed 6 years of an extensive and gut-wrenching inquiry into the impact of 120 years of the residential school … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Good for you, good for business, Leadership | Tagged business, Canada, compassion, employment, entrepreneurs, history, indigenous people, inspiration, IT, Keith McIntosh, leaders, making a difference, New Brunswick, passion, PLATO Testing, PQA Testing, residential schools, training, TRC, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, vision | 13 Comments

Such a feel-good story – and, boy, could we use one

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Jane Fritz

This won’t be a long post, don’t worry. But given how much unpleasantness we watch and read every day, much of it giving us such a feeling of helplessness, I thought it would be nice to share this good-news story. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Life stories | Tagged business, Canada, chocolates, chocolatier, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, family, good news, inspiration, Peace by Chocolate, Syria, Syrian refugees, winter | 13 Comments

Boeing is committed to Canada, how sweet!

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Jane Fritz

[Disclaimer: This is a short rant about Boeing’s charm offensive (aka marketing campaign) aimed at Canadians after shafting their aerospace industry with crippling tariffs. If you’re all for the big guys being able to push out competition, then you probably … Continue reading →