Welcome to the new year! Are you feeling optimistic, or carrying the weight of the latest Covid wave? Whatever your mood, setting an intention for the year can be a balm for the soul, and … Read More
Crystallizing the Gains
When managing our investments, we may secure the gains and growth by selling stocks when they are at a peak. In the heated North American residential real estate market, many owners are selling their homes … Read More
Return to Work, a Badge of Honour?
According to polls, 44 percent of Americans working from home would like to continue that arrangement. In Canada, while two-thirds of those polled indicated they missed their work colleagues, roughly 80 percent said they would … Read More
Enabling Extraordinary Results During a Pandemic
How are you spending your workday? Are you drowning in Zoom meetings? How many times do you check email and voicemail messages or pick up your smartphone? Stephen Covey calls it the “whirlwind.” You are incredibly … Read More
Accountable Leaders Foster Creativity
In my book, Feet to the Fire, I discuss the different facets of leadership and how to successfully navigate a variety of challenges. We explore what it means to model personal accountability and how to hold others to account.
One facet of leadership is productivity. Harnessing productivity is key to achieving the important balance of structure and efficiency. Done right, you and your team can take much more control over your time and achieve more in fewer hours.
Seeking Knowledge: What to read in 2018
In late 2017, I asked clients and some of my friends for their most-loved book of the year. Here are a few of the popular ones. Enjoy.
Stop, Pause, Accelerate
“An unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates, Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC – 399 BC) Over the past two weeks, I spent several hours with over 25 successful senior leaders. I was … Read More
10 Ways to Create a More Inclusive Environment for Women in Construction
This article is by Emily Peiffer. Find the original article HERE. Construction has a women problem: Females represent only 9% of the industry, but 47% of the total U.S. workforce. Experts have pointed to a lack of … Read More
The Demise of Change Management
We’ve tried change management and it doesn’t work. Weary executives have collectively committed millions of dollars to change management programs, tools, workshops, and employee certification. The result has been a resoundingly hollow thud. In most … Read More