Trade wars do not just disrupt supply chains.
They disrupt confidence. And when confidence slips, executive behaviour changes.
Expansion pauses. Forecasts tighten. Boards get nervous. Suddenly the operators who were too busy to talk are willing to listen.
That is the signal smart companies act on.
This is not about cheap talent. Forget that nonsense. Top operators are never cheap.
This is about access.
Access to leaders who were previously locked inside fast-moving U.S. companies. Access to people who know how to scale revenue, tighten execution, open markets, and lead through volatility.
Canadian companies that understand this can build stronger teams faster than their competitors. The ones that miss it will do what laggards always do: hire late, pay more, and call it bad luck.
It is not bad luck. It is slow decision-making.
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