7 Tips for Adapting to Travel Disaster
On the morning of July 6, 2013, I was waiting with my redheaded partner, Theo, in the Vancouver International Airport US Departures terminal, preparing to board a United Airlines flight to San Francisco. We were on our way to California…
How to Entrepreneur Your Career
This article will provide you with three straightforward strategies for how to entrepreneur your career. Last week I had the pleasure of attending the public thesis defense of my colleague, Robyn. The presentation was awesome and she is now a…
Tips and Tricks from an Adaptable Parent
As a working dad, adaptability and resiliency are key competencies that I use every single day. What follows is what I’d like to offer by way of insight and advice for people who are striving to reach their parenting potential!…
Three Lessons on Innovation and Adaptability
We’ve always had to innovate to thrive. From developing better clubs for bonking food on the head to wrapping wheels in rubber or miniaturizing on-off switches and building faster, brighter, and more shiny machines upon which we can design faster,…
Five Attributes of Awesome Risk-Takers
Whether we’re transitioning from school to work, trying to move from one job to the next, pitching a new idea to the boss, or making a romantic move on a long-time friend, risk puts our confidence, money, reputation, and even our community on the line.
Three Reasons Why Panda Bears Are Horrible Role Models
Adaptability is crucial for success (career, community, family).People who are flexible with how the world is changing will lead its future as opposed to forever playing catch-up because they live in the past (are you listening, Republicans?). When it comes to building community, embracing change and nimbly adapting to life’s shifts is incredibly important – even necessary. Which is why panda bears are horrible role models for everyone everywhere.
Adapting to a New Food Order
Food. Everyone can relate to food in some way, whether you eat to live, or live to eat. Through our choices around food, we can have significant impact on our environment. Since there are so many ways that food impacts sustainability, there are many ways people can make change.
The Interview: Opening Doors to a Workplace Community
Getting into a challenging, dynamic, rewarding, organized, and fun workplace community is a tricky business. For a myriad of reasons, competition is as intense as it’s ever been, and job seekers around the world are in tough competition when it…
Leaving a Job & Building Connections – Part 2
Maintaining focus during the wrap-up period is one of the most difficult, and most important, parts of successfully leaving a job.
As much as it’s tempting to start taking it easy and wind down to the last day, actually cranking it up is by far the better option.
Leaving a Job & Building Connections – Part 1
Over the next few weeks I’m transitioning from one workplace, where I’ve been for the last five years, to a new job. This move means I will have left, on good terms, ten jobs. Not that it’s a major accomplishment…