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Month: December 2021

Bold Goals for 2022

A new year brings opportunity for reflection and intention-setting. 2021 was one of the most disruptive years in modern memory. 2022 looks poised to get up out of its seat, look 2021 in the face, and say: “hold my beer.”…

Three Ideas for Celebrating the Holiday Season

If I’m being honest, there isn’t much to celebrate on the West Coast of Canada these days. The pandemic/endemic is here, restrictions are being implemented, and lockdowns are looming. I feel for everyone who is enthusiastically looking forward to social…

Where We Work Should Be Beautiful

When I was in Italy as a member of Vancity’s Co-operative Study Tour we visited a worker co-op called Kilowatt and I fell in love with the space and its people. The organization focuses on consulting, communication and education that…

Harmony

I’ve written about the power of blending work and life. Perhaps what we really need is worklife harmony. There are risks to blending worklife. When we blend our worklife we gain efficiencies by integrating devices and making what we do…

Three Important Leadership Questions

Education inoculates us against disruption. As our communities endure more disruption, especially here on the West Coast of Canada, it is important for leaders to reflect on ideas, models, and frameworks of leadership that will help us help others to…