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  • 1 week ago | colindellis.medium.com | Colin Ellis

    Despite what you may read in company emails about upcoming changes and the rationale behind them, restructures do not change culture. In fact, in many circumstances, they make it worse — generating uncertainty and fear and setting progress back for months whilst employees try to understand how the changes affect them.

  • 2 weeks ago | colindellis.medium.com | Colin Ellis

    Engagement is a much maligned word in the world of culture, largely as a result of the ‘engagement survey’ (which I wrote about recently — you can read it here).

  • 2 weeks ago | colindellis.medium.com | Colin Ellis

    How to bust your bureaucracyAccording to research, over $3tn is wasted every year on excess bureaucracy ranging from simple process flaws to overly risk averse people and control freaks! In this video I not only talk about the issues that bureaucracy creates, but also provide a model to better understand how it arises and three actions you can take to stop it. It is also available as a podcast, simply search for ‘Colin on Culture’ on your app of choice.

  • 2 weeks ago | canadian-accountant.com | Colin Ellis

    TORONTO, June 8, 2025 – In it latest Canadian inspection report, released this past week, the Public Company Accounting Board found deficiencies in an audit conducted last year by Baker Tilly WM LLP. The PCAOB also found issues related to non-compliace with independence rules and standards in its 2024 audit inspection of the Vanouver-based accounting firm. This is the first time on record that the US audit watchdog has inspected Baker Tilly WM.

  • 3 weeks ago | colindellis.medium.com | Colin Ellis

    Somebody asked me last week why I dedicated my book to people that have been adversely affected by their working conditions and my answer was short ‘because no-one should face the fear of going to work.’Imagine a workplace where you feel safe, respected, and able to be your best self. Where people are polite, take an interest in you and talk to you in a way that you’d like to be spoken to.

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Colin Ellis
Colin Ellis @ColinEllis81
22 Apr 25

One heck of a run. https://t.co/xvFNMp9DFz

Colin Ellis
Colin Ellis @ColinEllis81
31 Mar 25

You can catch the show this week at the CAA Theatre. Don't miss it!

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"Shylock has been a lightning rod for anti-Semitism and debate since it was first on in 1595." — @saulrubinek on the @canadianstage production "Playing Shylock." He talks to @spaikin about artistic courage, Jewish identity, and acting, at 8/11pm | Producer: @ColinEllis81 https://t.co/Zw4n1wNbob

Colin Ellis
Colin Ellis @ColinEllis81
26 Mar 25

Hudson's Bay to give $3 million in bonuses to managers — while confirming no severance pay for workers https://t.co/NpfZDb6u9L via @torontostar