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Three Ways to Realize the Potential of Dialogue

THE POTENTIAL OF DIALOGUE Meaningful dialogue is an elusive thing in our communities. Having a respectful conversation with someone about something on which we do not agree isn’t common. Yelling opinions over someone else or building a newsfeed that reinforces…

Late

Being late is forever. Once we’re late for a meeting or a deadline (like a blog post) it can’t be undone. Being early lasts for hours and being on time only exists for a few moments. It’s tough to always be…

The Business Case for Playing Every Day

Play is a central part of being human. Here is a business case for bringing play to your life and your practice every single day.

My Coaching Philosophy

Coaching unlocks potential. From my perspective, all leaders should have a coaching philosophy because coaching is on of the best ways to cultivate self-awareness, unleash empathy, and foster personal accountability for taking action. Whether I am coaching my kids’ soccer…

Three Reasons to Embrace Co-opetition

Embrace Co-opetition Co-opetition means working together to achieve mutually beneficial results and this article will explore three reasons to embrace co-opetition in your business, community, school, and life endeavours. For example, co-opetition amongst business competitors to achieve full employment in their…

Three Reasons Why the Future of Work is Cooperative

Workers around the world are in search of a better deal. The ability to work from anywhere has arrived. According to Lisa Taylor, President of Challenge Factory, “one in three Canadians would rather quit than go back to an office.”…

The Usual

Being asked “the usual?” in your favourite coffee shop or restaurant, I think, represents an achievement unlocked. The barista (and a co-owner) of a café near my office used this phrase yesterday and my response was “we did it!” Earning…

Seven Reasons Why the ‘John Wick’ Universe is Probably Co-operative

It’s Co-operatives Week in Canada and I wanted to share a theory that’s been on my mind for a few years. I think that the hit action movie franchise John Wick is a story about an assassins’ co-operative. From unique…

Five Career Development Trends Impacting Organizations

I wrote this article in January, 2020 (pre-pandemic, but just barely). What has changed? What’s stayed the same? How do these career development trends hold up? John Also, register for Cannexus23 today! — Career Development Trends Next week career practitioners…

Strategy

The best strategies are democratic. When it is designed and decided by executives and consultants a strategy’s potential is limited. When there is no process, but an unequivocally and monomaniacally clear purpose, strategies emerge from everywhere – work folks are…