The Potentiality

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Month: January 2015

7 Ways to Make Your Next Retreat a Success

Organizations often look to Board retreats or visioning sessions to take their collective success to the next level. Retreats can be great for organizations. They get members activated by focusing on the big picture and engaging in dynamic problem solving…

10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Conferences

On Saturday I’m flying to Ottawa for Cannexus15 – I’ll be presenting about Vancity’s Orientation Immersion program, connecting with folks from the Canadian Education and Researching Institute for Counselling (CERIC), and learning a lot about how career development is central…

How Parents Can Maximize Mornings

Making the most of mornings leads to increased productivity, heightened efficiency, better health, and, probably, improved happiness, too. Personal and professional development gurus – from Robin Sharma to these ridiculous entrepreneurs – argue that our potential is best realized with…

What’s in my Happy Pills

“Wow, John, where can I get some of what you’re taking?” Michael, a colleague of mine, recently said. I’ve heard this before. Over the years, many friends and colleagues have asked what’s in my happy pills. Many natural and learned…