How to Write a Great Thank-You Note
Gratitude is an important thing to express and we say “thank you” in many different ways – we speak the words, we give gifts, we write emails and send cards. This article explains how to write a great thank you note. Written thank-yous are typically delivered with an...
A Basketball Haiku
Fall is basketball. Balls bouncing, sneakers squeaking. Be a great teammate. - A haiku about the start of basketball season that, I hope, inspires parents, coaches, and teachers to write poems about piano lessons, art classes, and soccer practices that have arrived....
Business Strategy, but make it Cycling
I recently finished Holocracy by Brian J. Robertson and one of the metaphors he uses in the book is that business strategy should be like riding a bicycle. Good strategies adapt and adjust based on member and community needs, kinda like how we adjust balance and speed...
Back to School Tips for All Ages
Little tykes, kids, young adults, adults, and grad students are all heading back to school next week. Learning – and being able to thrive in educational environments – is perhaps the greatest reflection of human achievement. Our team at The Potentiality is thrilled to...
The Cooperative Talent Cloud
The War for Talent is over. Talent won (and is still winning). The way we work is experiencing a significant shift. The conventional notion of a multi-decade career with one employer is being replaced by short-term, dynamic engagements that workers can complete from...
Three Ways to Bring the Cooperative Enterprise Model to Non-Cooperative Places
The Great Resignation is causing an existential awakening throughout the world of work because “the dramatic upheaval of the past year and a half, along with the looming specter of death, likely inspired many to rethink how they spend their limited time on Earth.”...
A Flat Tire Haiku
Two flat tires, two days. Missed ferries scrambling to work. Be adaptable. - A haiku about how investing in agility, building contingencies, and going with the flow facilitate adaptability when a flat tire blows up your day!
Three Ways to Enable Cross-Functional Teams
In the world of work, collaboration is key. I have been supporting a project that is expanding collaboration in our organization by enabling cross-functional teams. These teams are all about mixing different areas of expertise to get things done more efficiently and...
A Precharging Haiku
Resting. Pre-charging. Investing in energy. Preparing for Fall. - A haiku about getting ready for what's coming, as opposed to reacting to what happened, by resting and focusing. ...always choose to rest.
Two Cool AI Prompts that Support Collaboration and Development
Artificial Intelligence, particularly generative AI and large language models like ChatGPT and Copilot, have arrived. These chisels and calculators of their time are being met and used with curiosity, inspiration, worry, and pretty much all the gamut of sensation. I...
Three Ways to Break Your Bias
Vancity Credit Union is completing a month of learning about unconscious bias. Partnering with the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI), all employees are completing online learning and discussing bias within teams. A quick Google search will reveal dozens of articles...
A Turn the Temperature Down Haiku
It's too hot these days. Politics. Planet. Culture. Leaders turn it down. - A haiku about listening more than we talk, seeking to understand and find common ground, and probably riding bikes and walking around a little bit more.
Seven Ways the Cooperative Model Enables Career Development
July 6, 2024 was the International Day of Cooperatives, which celebrated the world’s most equitable and adaptable business model with the theme of “building a better future for all." Sustainable, impactful, and meaningful work is at the intersection of cooperatives...