Category: Professional Development

Renowned writer Robert Browning first used the term ‘less is more’ in an 1855 poem.  This concept basically means that doing less on a particular project can actually have more impact than doing a lot. Nowhere in the business world is this more true than when pitching your product or service, whether to investors or…

As COVID-19 continues to change the global economy and pushes us to do “business as unusual”, having a diversified customer base is critical to your company’s success. Opportunity awaits, but is your company ready to go global? In our recent Experts in Residence session – Financial Growth, Sandbox Centre virtually hosted Export Development Canada and…

The SBX Team is incredibly excited to debut this week’s blog post, “How To Be A Better Ally And Why It’s Important To Do So”, written by Raia ‘Coach’ Carey! The wealth of knowledge Raia has learned through journey inspires us all to be better and do better all while continuing to spread positivity to…

Whether you’re presenting online or in person, if you’re looking for buy-in from your audience your presentation needs to have impact. It isn’t about glitz, glamour or graphics it’s about good old-fashioned, well-crafted communication. In our recent Experts in Residence session, Communications & Creativity – Sandbox had the pleasure of inviting Jan Bailey and Shona…

A recent decision made by the Ontario Court of Appeal may have caused more issues for employers when it comes to terminating employees. In our recent Experts in Residence session, The Legal Brief, Sandbox hosted experts Barriston Law to discuss termination clauses, how to protect yourself, what to look for and what this recent decision may mean.…

What a fascinating time we are living in. We are practically living online, zoom fatigue has become a real ‘thing’ and we continue to kill people with ppt. No – we aren’t ‘killin’ it’ with our ppt’s (as your teen might say), it’s a bit less hip and a lot more painful. Death by PowerPoint continues…