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The oldest approach to management involves telling people what to do, if necessary by using violence or the threat of violence
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillManagement: A Very Short Introduction (2013) is a delightful book, which provides a brief and cogent overview of management theory and practice. The book’s author, John Hendry, is founding director of the University of Cambridge MBA and has been teaching management for over 25 years. Reason has its limits The first chapter defines management and […]
Doors Open at Small Arms building, Sept. 27, 2014 at 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Dixie Road and Lakeshore Road East
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAs I have noted in previous posts, I have much enjoyed previous Doors Open events at the Small Arms building at Dixie Road and Lakeshore Road East. In my experience, the quality of communications associated with each year’s event, and the quality of programming, is exemplary and warrants celebration. Click here to access Heritage Mississauga overview […]
You are cordially invited to attend a great series of talks about 13 Villa Road on Sept. 18, 2014 at the Committee of Adjustment at the Etobicoke Civic Centre. After 1:00 pm
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillEight residents at Villa Road and Fortieth Street have prepared and rehearsed a great series of evidence-based, 5-minute talks, each addressing an entirely separate theme related to our objections to the proposed severance of 13 Villa Road. The speakers will deliver solid evidence, related to the Official Plan, presented crisply and with passion. Over 20 […]
Bob Carswell from MCHS has shared a memorable update
/17 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Biographies, MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillBob Carswell has shared a delightful comment at another post; I’m pleased to share it here as an MCHS Biography entry. I’ve worked out a tentative paragraph structure for this post, and have added links to posts from the Preserved Stories website that reference themes that Bob Carswell mentions. Great to read you message, Bob. […]
Battle of Chateauguay (1813) was one of two great battles that saved Canada
/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillGiven that the summer is over, and discussions about the Malcolm Campbell High School Sixties Reunion, set for Oct. 17, 2015 at Old Mill Toronto, have now resumed, I’m pleased to share with you a story about the vital role that the Battle of Chateauguay played in ensuring that the United States gave up on […]
When Britain burned the White House
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI have an interest in military history including the history of the British empire. My interest in the latter empire stems from the fact that Colonel Samuel Smith, who fought on the British side in the American Revolutionary War, in 1797 built a log cabin a one-minute walk from where I live in Long Branch (Toronto […]