I live in Calgary, Alberta. Calgary is oil country. We watch the price of a barrel of oil closely. When the price of oil goes down to any significant degree this city ends up in a crisis. The rest of the country knows oil has gone down because it is cheaper to fill their gas tank. … Continue reading Leading With Soul In Times Of Crisis
When Did “Busy!” Become The Correct Answer To “How Are Things?” Take Two
Apparently I’m having difficulty these past couple of weeks getting my posts out cleanly. My understanding this week is that an email was not sent to my subscribers. So apologies again for multiple posts to get the same message out, but if you would like to check out my post for this week please click … Continue reading When Did “Busy!” Become The Correct Answer To “How Are Things?” Take Two
When Did “Busy!” Become The Correct Answer To “How Are Things?”
See if you can spot this one.” Those are the words spoken at the beginning of Eric Clapton’s unplugged version of his classic song Layla. The song was originally performed by Eric when he was with Derek and the Dominos. Eric’s nickname is “Slow Hand”, which is an oxymoron. He is one of the great … Continue reading When Did “Busy!” Become The Correct Answer To “How Are Things?”
Leadership and Other Meaningful Roles Take Two
Hi all. Earlier this week I inadvertently published by post of this name before I was ready so I took the post down. When I republished this morning apparently a new email announcing the post didn’t go out. So please excuse the email spam, but I wanted to provide a link to my post. Here … Continue reading Leadership and Other Meaningful Roles Take Two
Leadership and Other Meaningful Roles
I had a coffee yesterday with an ex-colleague that I hadn’t seen in a number of years. He reached out to me over LinkedIn and suggested that we meet. I had last known him as a successful leader at a consulting firm, but he indicated in our communications leading up to our meeting that he … Continue reading Leadership and Other Meaningful Roles
Managing Our Relationship Strategies
The constructs of emotional intelligence (EQ) occupy a lot of my thinking time lately. I’ve been studying the discipline and trying to take it from academics to practical applications in my own life, my leadership style and my coaching practice. One of the key learnings for me has been that EQ is focused on how … Continue reading Managing Our Relationship Strategies
Leading Essentially 