My wife and I are vacationing on Prince Edward Island in Eastern Canada, visiting with some great friends. For those of you that don’t know PEI, it is the smallest of Canadian provinces with a population somewhere around 140,000 for the entire province. As with many smaller places or even smaller companies, there is a … Continue reading The Art Of Storytelling: Making Lore Work For Your Organization
Navigating from Giving To Gaining
I recently was invited by a friend to attend a networking meeting as a guest. Aside from appreciating the generosity of my friend to include me, I got a lot from the entire experience. Most networking I’ve done in the past has been reasonably informal, like industry events where many people get together to share … Continue reading Navigating from Giving To Gaining
Five Sure Signs Of A Culture Worth Joining
Today is the final day of the 2015 Calgary Stampede, billed as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. It isn’t too much of a stretch to believe that it just might be that. For 10 days each year something more than 1.25 million people pass through the gates of the Stampede Grounds for a variety … Continue reading Five Sure Signs Of A Culture Worth Joining
Ten Ideas For Paying It Forward At Work
We had an impactful experience last week on a day trip. We had gone out-of-town with friends to have lunch and celebrate my wife’s birthday. We arrived mid-morning so had some time to stroll around. We found ourselves in a gallery that we had visited previously and got chatting with the artist and his wife, … Continue reading Ten Ideas For Paying It Forward At Work
Five Advanced Listening Skills: Hearing Yourself First
I’ve been writing a lot about being in the midst of a sea of change lately. It is quite an interesting experience to have a number of significant aspects of one’s life feel like they are unfamiliar at the same time. In a way it is exciting and stimulating, perhaps with a sense of adventure attached to the … Continue reading Five Advanced Listening Skills: Hearing Yourself First
Fulfilling Obligations While Fulfilling Oneself
I’m a committed blogger. I’ve been writing a weekly post for almost three years now, a streak that I’m quite proud of. I publish on my primary site, WordPress, early each Sunday morning, using their scheduling feature. My posts on LinkedIn are published sometime Sunday morning as that needs to be done manually. This week, something … Continue reading Fulfilling Obligations While Fulfilling Oneself
Leading Essentially 