To my American friends. Many of you may not realize what a heartbreaking day yesterday was for Canadians. Our best friend and closest neighbour decided to launch an assault on our sovereignty. Please know that the average Canadian has always had an open heart for the way our countries have entwined our lives, economies and … Continue reading One American
Self-Management – Critical Skills For Unusual Times
The COVID-10 pandemic has made 2020 a unique year with new challenges for everyone. In my coaching practice, a common topic of discussion with my clients has been the forced reality of working from home, where many have no access to their office environment. There are several themes that drive this such as work/life balance, … Continue reading Self-Management – Critical Skills For Unusual Times
Creating a Culture of Empowerment
Empowering one’s team is often seen as a hallmark of strong leadership, and yet it may be one of those traits of leadership that can be misunderstood or difficult to understand how to put it into action. When a leader, or even better, an entire organization gets it right great things happen, such as: Engaged employees … Continue reading Creating a Culture of Empowerment
Inclusion For Diversity
If you only pool candidates from those traditional pipelines, you’re doomed to not have diversity on staff. – Alexandra Mandrycky – Director Hockey Strategy and Research – Seattle Kraken The idea of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in the workplace has been with us for decades. Equal pay for equal work and a workforce more representative of the … Continue reading Inclusion For Diversity
Think Inclusion More Than Diversity
When I originally started working on this post I was squarely focused on the workplace and whether diversity and inclusion programs are focused on the right half of that pair of words. However, the recent events in the US with respect to the death of George Floyd have me thinking about the issue at a … Continue reading Think Inclusion More Than Diversity
Ontology (my big word of the month) and Humility
The idea of humility has been with me a lot lately. Perhaps there are a lot of angles to the subject, both witnessing clients struggling with asking for what they want as well as my own newfound understanding of reforming one’s identity in (semi) retirement. Finally we have recently completed building a custom home, which … Continue reading Ontology (my big word of the month) and Humility
Leading Essentially 