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My Olympic Team Building Debacle

Posted August 3, 2012 in Latest News & Insights, Teamwork

On this day in 1996, the Canadian men’s relay team anchored by Donovan Bailey won gold in 4 x 100m relay. It’s a moment that sticks in my memory for the amazing positive energy it unleashed in this country. In bars across Ottawa, where I lived at the time, each time the race was replayed […]

The Value of a 3rd Opinion – Part 2: How to start your own peer advisory roundtable

Posted November 29, 2010 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Networking, Teamwork

Over 10 years ago I got involved in my very first MasterMind group. I’d never been involved in a peer advisory forum before but was so impressed with the process and the results that I started to get obsessed with peer networks. In fact, our name – The Executive Roundtable – came from an image […]

Aerosmith: no love in this elevator… signs it’s time to quit your gig

Posted August 19, 2010 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Teamwork

Having seen Aerosmith during the Steven Tyler drug years, news that Tyler fell off the stage in Toronto on Tuesday wasn’t a big shocker. However, according to media reports and the highly credible TMZ, speculation is rampant that Tyler was intentionally shoved off the stage by his long-time band mate, Joe Perry. Band break up […]

Leadership Lessons from Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage a rockin’ focus on goals

Posted July 19, 2010 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Teamwork

As a woman, I am in an extreme minority when it comes to Canadian rock band Rush’s fan base. (And although I’m not as fervent a fan as my husband, yes, I have seen them in concert and do own albums other than Moving Pictures). Rush recently released a new “rock-umentary” Beyond the Lighted Stage […]