An interesting theme ran through several conversations I had over the past few weeks … people were frustrated in volunteer roles, or non-profit lead...
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It’s tough economic times in my home province of Alberta due to a halving of the price of oil, yet there is a cautious consensus is that things are ...
Read MoreThe One Advantage You Need To Lead Out Of Troubled Times
Leadership is a concentrated experience. Everything you do is immediate, definitive and inexorably tied to your eventual success. It’s critical ...
Read MoreThe Essential Leadership Skills Needed To Catapult Your Career
If I were to ask you to imagine a heroic commander of a 100,000-man army what would your mind’s eye see? Would you picture a 42-year-old, awkwardly-...
Read More5 Secrets Behind Common People Becoming Extraordinary Leaders
This meme has been making the social media rounds lately, which sign caught your eye? Both demand compliance, yet the one is an order and the on the r...
Read MoreWhen Good People Make Bad Decisions & Why ‘WHY’ Can Stop Them
Like most of us, I watched the United Airlines debacle and wondered how could this happen? After the personal indignation, I started to think about th...
Read MoreUnited Airlines – The Lesson For You From A Failed Leadership Culture
A potential consulting client called me recently mad as hell. He is a CEO of his own manufacturing company and was mad because his VP of Sales dropped...
Read MoreA Ship Without A Captain
Robert Hartley is the Head Coach of the Calgary Flames. A rookie member of the Flames had a great game and scored his first NHL goal. Asked by a repor...
Read MoreDon’t Be Satisfied After Your Thanksgiving Turkey … Take The 7 Step Leadership Checkup
I have given many workshops and keynotes in the past year where I relate my leadership experiences from the army and responding to disasters. There is...
Read MoreTrust & Chance: 3 thing you need to lead through a crisis
Boards of Directors have been the subjects of many conversations lately. A close friend working with an agency that funds & supports not-for-prof...
Read MoreHave you ever been the victim of being a Board of Directors member or supporting staff?
Walk the Talk In my career, I have been quite lucky to be promoted and given great responsibility for people and resources. An interesting thing hap...
Read MoreYou had better walk the talk, because people are watching you
As a young soldier and emerging leader, I was sent on a patrolling course to learn a vitally important skill in the infantry. In a sense, patrolling i...
Read MoreRead my thoughts on Trust … They can’t kill me … it’s against the rules!
It was a dreary day 10 years ago, when a Cessna plane carrying 10 people crashed, shortly after taking off from Pelee Island. On Jan. 17, 2004 Geor...
Read More5 steps to get your boss off you back and make everyone look good
I have made a lot of mistakes. Some of them were quite spectacular. And while formal training, my master’s degree, and supplementary reading have ta...
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