As we navigate one of the biggest global crises many of us will ever experience in our lifetime, people around the world are in a state of what’...
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Before you read the article below, I wanted to frame the post with this personal note: Many know I served as an infantryman in the Canadian Army. Year...
Read MoreI participated in racism because I didn’t say anything. How you can be courageous enough to say something.
Who do you look to for motivation? For many of us, it’s our leaders we go to when we need that push to get things done. If you’re the lead...
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On May 5th, 2016, a wildfire tore through Fort McMurray with a ferocity so intense the fire was nicknamed the ‘Beast.’ Hundreds of firefighters, p...
Read MoreThe Beast, Fort McMurray & Leadership: 5 Actions You Need To Lead
I recently read a terrific article on www.fastcompany.com by Lydia Dishman. She writes we all probably talk too much. She notes humans, being social a...
Read MoreImprove Your Conversations By Not Talking – 3 Tips You Can Start Using Today
There was a point where I questioned if there are any advantages to being a Millennial in today’s world. Stereotypes portrayed them as entitled, laz...
Read MoreMillennials WILL Be Running The World – 9 Actions To Ready Your Organization For It
Angus Duffy served throughout WWII with honour, ferocity and courage. He returned home and continued to serve as a soldier, business leader, husband a...
Read MoreA Hero, The Colours, A Badge: Leading With Courage
If you Google the term ‘first day as a manager,’ you’ll get almost three billion results. What does that tell us? That a lot of pe...
Read MoreThree Things to Remember on Your First Day as a Leader
If your boss has ever micromanaged you, did you assume it was because they didn’t trust you, or maybe you’re just crappy at your job? You’re not...
Read MoreMicromanaging Is A Good Thing
Do you have a million things to do that each seem as important as the next? These are called competing priorities, and they can get in the...
Read MoreManage Competing Priorities!
This article was originally published on May 17, 2018, and has been updated. How many times have you heard the terms “managing your boss” or “ma...
Read MoreSix Tips to Partner With Your Boss
There was a great commercial out a few years back. Picture a sepia hued scene set in Abraham and Mrs. Lincoln’s a parlour room. Mrs. Lincoln was sho...
Read MoreDoes My Butt Look Big In This Dress – 2 Phrases A Boss Needs To Respect The Truth And Your Team
There’s an ugly secret about being a boss that they never tell you … until it is too late. Those who aspire to be a boss think about the freed...
Read More4 lonely truths: The 1 thing you need to do before things turn to crap & you are suddenly the loneliest person in the world.
This article was originally published on October 12, 2017, and has been updated. Odds are, you will never know there is a predator in your midst…I d...
Read MoreHow To Stop a Work Culture of Harassment (Part 1 of 3)
I was leading a team that was about to go through a significant organizational change. A big part of my team was going to report to another person. We...
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