The Worst Kind of Leader Hides
All week the horrific images of the devastation caused by the train derailment and massive explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec have been all over the media.
July 10, 2013
Help! I’ve been pigeon-holed
This year, we were trying to convince my 9 year-old to switch from her current school to a school closer to our home. My selling
July 9, 2013
Never Trust So-Called Experts
My Dad had an expression: “never trust so-called experts”. He’d come to this conclusion based on a lifetime of people offering “know-it-all” advice that was
July 3, 2013
Welcome to the New Normal: Leading in Turbulence
My first job was at the Ottawa Citizen. I arrived in May and was hired as a summer student. My colleagues said “don’t worry… it
June 28, 2013
Confidence Crisis? 6 Ways to Galvanize Yours
Lately I’ve been thinking about confidence. It’s something that I always assumed you either had, or didn’t have. I’d never spent much time thinking about
June 12, 2013
Half-Life of a Strategic Plan
A dear friend of mine came over a few months ago for a glass of wine and asked me, “What’s the half-life of a strategic
June 7, 2013
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