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Kurtis Samchee

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Strong Foundations? Construction Stereotypes

Exploring construction industry stereotypes: challenges, biases, and perspectives.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
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How Ottawa Spends: Tracking Infrastructure

What if the problem was not having enough money hence having to borrow to attain it but rather having so much money that you aren’t able to spend it all fast enough?

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
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Recreational Cannabis Legalization: Know Your Roll as an Employee and Citizen

Cannabis legalization began to sprout in Canada on April 13, 2017, when the federal Cannabis Act was first introduced in the House of Commons. Bill C-45.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Insight

Wine Not? The Ethics of Accepting

Just as there are unwritten ethical codes behind giving, a parallel does apply in gift acceptance.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Insight

Delegating Willpower in your Organization

“Radish or cookie?” Studies have revealed that simple decisions as such can have profound implications on both our capacity and ability to exercise self-control.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Insight

What’s Love? What’s Love got to Do with It?

Apart from the obvious commodification of this holiday, just what is love exactly? I looked into what some of the best thinkers have said about this question.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Insight

6 Power Sources

Here, I’ll provide a new way to think of power outlets—traditionally reserved for charging your phone at night. This reconceptualization will help you better assess power dynamics in your relationships.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Insight

2019 Federal Budget: Infrastructure and Energy Highlights

Although the Government’s investment plan has a broad scope—from journalism grants to airport security screening measures to high-speed internet guarantees for all Canadians by 2030, I highlight some key elements regarding infrastructure and energy initiatives.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Inspiration

A Message for First-Time Managers

Here are three-pointers that I’ve been through and learned from, which will help guide you through this process.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Inspiration

Measuring Sustainability: Calculations, Indices, and Indicators

Sustainability, a difficult concept to define to begin with, is often accompanied by a broad range of tools and techniques to track progress, initiatives, and so forth. Here’s a brief on some of the number-heavy methods that are currently used.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Inspiration

A Brief History of the Firm: From Machine to Human to Human-Like Machine

Where does that leave us today? Organizations are now seemingly morphing quicker than ever—the relevant ones at least, sorry BlockBuster Video.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Projects

Phasing Out Federal Spending Inefficiencies: 2 Approaches

The link between federal budget grant to provincial and territorial and municipal governments, to private firm to end user, viz., citizen, is undoubtedly a complex and intricate connection.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Inspiration

The Death of the ‘Average’ Worker

You just might lie at the heart of an organization’s continual difficulty of balancing man and machine.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Inspiration

My Leadership Journey: From Progress to Improvements

Leadership doesn’t come overnight and, like anything else in life, it won’t develop unless you work at it. Leadership is an interesting subject because it’s one that’s developing itself. I underwent a series of assessments to track just where I’m at—and how I can improve.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Inspiration

Goal Clarity: “New Toy” vs “Tonka Classic Steel Mighty Dump Truck Vehicle”

What’s better than your goals plopping right into your lap? Well, setting goals and drafting blueprints to follow so you can achieve them. The former bypasses the toxic relationship of relying on luck—because luck plays for both sides, the good and the bad.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Projects

The ABC’s of Gen XYZ

It was always better ‘back in your day,’ and these kids today just don’t get it. It’s a generational thing. Different times, different events, different experiences and therefore a different mindset. Before you go ahead and label, please read these as a guide against ignorance.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Inspiration

Leadership Doesn’t Call for Croutons

Understanding yourself is the first step toward understanding others. Puzzling? Shouldn't be. Here are two simple, real-time steps you can take toward revealing the leader in the mirror.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Development

Public Procurement 101

Procurement involves the act of seeking issuance, agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods or services from an external source often via a competitive bidding process

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023
Construction

Urban Retail Strip Malls are History

Urban retail strip malls are history—they highlight shifting retail patterns.

Kurtis Samchee
March 30, 2023