#leadershiptruth – It doesn’t matter
There’s an expression that goes treat everything as if it’s the only thing that matters, knowing that it doesn’t matter at all. How often do you carry situations in your
May 19, 2020
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#leadershiptruth – Question routine
So how many meetings do you go to each week because they were in your calendar from the time you moved into your job? How many things do you do
May 12, 2020
#leadershiptruth – Park your preferences
We all have a preferred way of doing things. You may prefer that your colleagues proactively come to you with problems. You may prefer to think through answers rather than
May 5, 2020
Forged in Crisis: The Making of Five Courageous Leaders
By: Nancy Koehn Reviewed by: Shelby Gobbo The Premise: Harvard Business School Professor Nancy Koehn highlights the profiles of five remarkable leaders and uses their profiles and stories to produce
April 30, 2020
#leadershiptruth – You always have a choice.
When it comes to pressure, we’re all our own worst enemies and often lose sight of the fact that we have choices. Here’s an example from my life: we had
April 28, 2020
Mentoring Matters – Chad Crago
Roundtable Mentor, Chad Crago, Senior Manager, Leadership Development at Walmart, shared his advice for keeping a team motivated and confident after a stressful restructuring. “Being aware and honest with yourself
April 23, 2020
Mentoring Matters – Fiona Ellis
Roundtable Mentor, Fiona Ellis, AVP, Dealer Relations at Canadian Tire, shared her advice for keeping a team motivated and confident after a stressful restructuring. “As leaders, we need to be
April 23, 2020
Mentoring Matters – Sylvie Doré
Roundtable Mentor, Sylvie Doré, Sales Director, Central & Western Canada at Jobillico, shared his advice for keeping a team motivated and confident after a stressful restructuring. “It does not matter
April 23, 2020
#leadershiptruth – Your trait is not your fate
If I had a nickel for every time someone described themselves to me as an ENTJ, a fiery Red, a ‘high D’ or some other personality test label, I’d be
April 21, 2020
#leadershiptruth – Balance is Overrated
When your lives are in complete balance, things are rather still. My talented coaching friend Kim Ades made this observation. I love this challenge to the view of balance. It
April 14, 2020
#leadershiptruth – It is what it is, not what it should be.
We can waste a lot of our energy wanting things to be different. That’s especially true about people. How many times do you find yourself wishing that someone you work
March 31, 2020
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
By: John Carreyrou Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In Bad Blood, Wall Street Journalist John Carreyrou gives a play-by-play recounting of the rise and fall of Theranos, a media-darling
March 27, 2020
#leadershiptruth – Drive your own agenda.
I was recently talking to a friend of mine who’s been a CEO for multiple businesses. He’s one of the most organized, focused people I know so I asked him
March 24, 2020
Better Together: Equip your leaders to navigate disruption with group coaching
For many organizations, Covid-19 is causing a shift to a virtual workplace that is creating challenges around communication and community, particularly for leaders who are trying to navigate this disruption
March 20, 2020
What Do I Do When Work Takes Over My Life?
Over the past few days, life has unfolded in a way that I think few could’ve predicted when the ball dropped to mark the start of 2020. Who would have
March 20, 2020