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
The Fact and Fiction of Keeping It Simple
We’re on vacation this week, borrowing a small, cottage-like house from some amazingly generous friends. It’s a quaint little place with a lovely, relaxed feel to it about 200 metres from the ocean and situated by a lovely creek that provides the sound of flowing water to fall asleep to. Life is much simpler here. … Continue reading The Fact and Fiction of Keeping It Simple
How To Make The Biggest Impact Right Now!
Last Sunday morning, I got up at about 8:00 AM and was pretty energized by getting a decent start on the day. I headed downstairs and fired up the espresso machine. I whipped up a couple of nice cafe latte’s for my wife and I and settled down to read the news on my tablet. … Continue reading How To Make The Biggest Impact Right Now!
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
Leading Essentially 