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.
The coronavirus pandemic has generated tremendous uncertainty for businesses. But while the scale of the crisis is new, uncertainty itself is...
Read More4 Ways Forward When There is No Map
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of c...
Read MoreNOW Is Exactly The Time To Invest In Identifying Your Next Generation of Leaders
We have all seen that employee, the one so good at their job no one can hold a candle to them. I have seen it a thousand times: the soldier who was th...
Read MoreHigh Performance is not the same as High Potential
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...
Read MoreMotivation Sins: Get Off Of The Naughty Boss List
It’s straightforward being on a sports team. You know what your position is. You know what you’re expected to do. You know who’s with you and wh...
Read More7 Check Up Questions To Diagnose Your Team
I’ve long used curiosity as a tool to help me understand what is happening around me. Now and for the record, a Harvard Business Review and a Price ...
Read MoreCuriosity Killed The Cat, But It May Help You Survive As A Leader
There is a surreal atmosphere surrounding COVID19. Up till now, nations, corporations and organizations have believed that their institutions can fore...
Read MoreJudges, Storms, Bison and the surreal atmosphere surrounding COVID
I am quite privileged to have a wonderful cadre of brilliant, smart & intelligent friends who surround me. One of which is Carrie Goar. Carrie &am...
Read MoreGuest Post — COVID Life: What It Means to Be “Stuck Inside”
Recently a community of Leaders came together to discuss leadership and management issues they are facing during the COVID crisis. Two questions came ...
Read MoreCOVID Leadership Questions #1 – How do I lay people off & conduct performance management?
Below is a curated list of my articles relevant to anyone leading through this or any crisis: 3 Steps To Increase Your EQ and Become a Stronger...
Read MoreA Curated List of Crisis Leadership Articles
I’ve been working with a group who are transitioning from follower to leader, and we talk a lot about the ‘attributes’ of a leader. The numb...
Read MoreMoral Courage: The Most Important Leadership Characteristic
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
You would have thought I would have been smarter! I was hired as the Chief Administrative Offer for a small town in Canada’s arctic. During the hiri...
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