Author Archives: F.C. Dawkins

There will always be a debate as to whether entrepreneurship is a teachable skill or an inherent trait. The simple answer is both. Like any other human attribute there are naturals – people to whom taking risk and asserting control … Continue reading →

With Joseph Rotman at the Creative Destruction Lab   Joseph Rotman invested a great deal to improve the future of this country. The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto is a lasting legacy showing both his commitment … Continue reading →

In one of my favourite and most thought provoking novels, Aldous Huxley used the future (2540 AD) as the setting and  developed characters in his science fiction novel to express the fear of losing individual identity in the fast-paced world of … Continue reading →

Are you concerned about funding your retirement? Does the trend to precarious employment disturb you? Do you consider globalization to be a threat to you, your children and/or grandchildren? Are you having trouble getting your career underway? Do you have … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s Alberta election produced a dramatic change but more than anything else it resulted from change and the inability of the PC party in Alberta to manage change.  One of the reasons so many experts maintain that failure is an integral part … Continue reading →

    I’m having a book launch this Saturday December 20th at The Book Shelf on Quebec Street in Guelph. Hope to see you and offer you a piece of cake in celebration. The books are full of common sense … Continue reading →

Times are changing – in fact change is the operative word and it’s the one constant we have in every element of our lives.  Western society has been entrenched in the concept of stability since we entered the Great Depression. … Continue reading →

Series: The Entrepreneurial Edge Book one: Everyday Entrepreneur – making it happen Book two: Family Entrepreneur – easier said than done Book three: Ageless Entrepreneur – never too early, never too late Ten Things These Books Will Do For You … Continue reading →

We have been in uncharted economic territory since well before we hit the wall in 2008. While we’re treading water reasonably well we are not finding the corrections that must follow every major downturn. Maybe it would help if we … Continue reading →

The more I write and speak about entrepreneurship the more I realize how mainstream the topic has become. Whether you know it or not you and everyone else has to become more entrepreneurial in their thinking. We live in a … Continue reading →