On this week's episode of North Report, Luis Saffie (the senior director of infrastructure engineering) from Wealthsimple spoke with our hosts about all things related to building and implementing technology, using staff creativity as internal tools, debunking common managerial myths and utilizing communication in every facet of a workspace.

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Time Guide

00:24 - Introductions

00:40 - Who are you?

03:01 - Typical day at Wealthsimple

04:06 - Tools get paid-off

05:43 - Where to start scaling your team

06:41 - Internal Staff as your tools

07:18 - Data Entry

08:01 - Systems for capabilities

10:32 - Communication & Healthcare

11:57 - What has set you apart?

14:12 - Improving communication

15:34 - Tools & the next Fax Machine

20:21 - Always discovering new technology

21:10 - Knowledge Based Organization Tagging Systems

21:40 - Building your teams

23:04 - You NEED creativity

24:07 - Tools for Team building

25:10 - Eat together

26:10 - Videos of people eating

27:27 - Common Myths?

28:12 - Hierarchies

31:40 - “Great things and great solutions are simple”

32:53 - 3 Takeaways

33:27 - “The Innovators Dilemma”

34:45 - Conclusions

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