Continuing Our Reconciliation Journey
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Something that everyone can do to contribute to Canada’s reconciliation journey is learning about Indigenous history, culture, and land. Continuing our reconciliation journey also means connecting in community (I…
Three Types of Culture Practices Your Organization Needs Today
Values describe the culture you want. Rituals reveal the culture you have. Strategy says “we will innovate responsibly.” Culture is what happens when someone proposes an unfamiliar, yet creative, idea in a meeting. Strategy says, “we are one enterprise!” Culture…
My Coaching Philosophy
Coaching unlocks potential. From my perspective, all leaders should have a coaching philosophy because coaching is one of the best ways to cultivate self-awareness, unleash empathy, and foster personal accountability for taking action. Whether I am coaching my kids’ soccer…
A Back to School Haiku
Learning in the flow. Back to school. Change that’s changing. Futureproof our kids. – A haiku about how going back to school has probably never felt so different (everything costs so much, I’m kinda lonely, and there’s a lot of…
The Literary Theory of Prompt Writing
Prompt writing is the craft of asking AI powerful questions through critical thinking, analytical reasoning, human judgment, and plain language. It is becoming a core workplace capability and I think prompt writing has the potential to become an art form:…
Spider-Man, the Punisher, and New Masculinity
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the most popular movie of all time. Some people think it slaps harder than The Odyssey (for the record, I need to rewatch each film before deciding). A positive focus of the film is the…
A Playful Haiku
Play is the process. Learning what we don’t know … yet. Trying is training. – A haiku about how adults and communities – neighbourhoods, organizations, companies – need to play together for the sake of play; like, Cas Holman would…
Careering in the Flow of Work
Learning in the flow of work begins with a simple premise: people do not always have time to step away from work, life, or school to learn in formal ways. Learning in the flow of work enables clarity, personalized content,…
Play Without Fear
The FIFA World Cup concludes this week. It feels like Canada’s Men’s National Soccer Team has been out of the tournament for months. Even though we lost badly to Morocco, the experience was rewarding because results do not always tell…
No WIFI
I spent most of the last 10 days in the wilderness of Vancouver Island. Where there is no WIFI. (No – or very limited – cell service, either). The no WIFI constraint engendered two noticeable changes in the adults. First,…