Atlantic Canada: Amy Cuddy

Amy Cuddy: Trends Five companies to watch in Atlantic Canada, according to Globe and Mail. Refinery union warns against TransCanada exports of crude through Quebec If you want to be a leader, you need to have the right pose. Be open, be tall, and practice powerful body language, says Amy Cuddy, an assistant professor at the Harvard School of Business. Power poses cause your testosterone to increase and your cortisol, the stress hormone, to decrease. And that can make you more confident. Getty Images/Polka Dot RF Talking Management It sounds like a terrible trade-off to give up your dream of being a university-trained physicist in order to work at McDonalds. But three decades after that fateful choice, Cathy Bennett has parlayed her franchise roots into her own St. John s-based mini-conglomerate. It is anchored by eight McDonalds outlets, but is now stepping out beyond Newfoundlands Avalon Peninsula in sectors such as job recruitment and industrial fabrication, often targeting the resources sector. More Related to this Story Trends Money and talent drive East Coast business revival (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.