Three Learning Lessons From Puppy Training
Last month, our family welcomed Trixie, the most perfect and awesome goldendoodle, into our home. Between my wife (who is very much her own person), our two boys, and me, we’ve spent approximately equal time training Trixie to be the…
Three Things You Can Say to Enhance Collaboration
Language is an amazing thing. What we say and how we say it reflects who we are and what we value. Whether you are speaking out of habit or stepping out of your comfort zone to make a point, the…
Three Ways to Make a Difference According to Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall passed away on October 1, 2025. She left a legacy of curiosity, compassion, and difference making that touched literally every continent and impacted millions of humans and animals alike. One of my students at Camosun College used this…
A Fall Haiku
Yes! Fall is falling. Epitome of Autumn Best. Season. Ever. – A haiku about Fall, which brings with it vibrant colours, great sports, and delicious food!
Five Co-operative Solutions to Inter-Generational Strife
According to folks like Dr. Christopher Mackie, governments are shortchanging people under 45 by spending an unequal amount on seniors. Unsurprisingly, Susan Eng of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) believes that such a position amounts to nothing short…
Three Examples of Cooperative Dystopia in the “Alien” Universe
Analyzing and sharing what popular culture can teach us about career development, leadership, and the cooperative enterprise model is something we do really well on this website. My contention is that the Alien universe is probably a cooperative dystopia from…
How “The Bear” Shows Why Leaders Gain More by Letting Go
I was away from work on holidays for five of the last six weeks. While I was away, our team advanced work, made hard decisions (some of which I probably wouldn’t have made), and generated great ideas. The high performance…
Back to School Tips for All Ages
Little tykes, kids, young adults, adults, and grad students are all heading back to school next week. Learning – and being able to thrive in educational environments – is perhaps the greatest reflection of human achievement. Our team at The…
An Abundant Summer Haiku
Camping waterslides. Friends, family, and puppy. Abundance mindset. – A haiku about how our family crammed, stacked, squeezed, and packed a lot of activities, visitors, connections, parties, food, and a furry new family member into our Abundant Summer; oftentimes folks…
The Potentiality Playlist vol. 3
Music is a connective force of community. Everyone has at least one playlist. Our family has put a lot of miles on ours during a very abundant, road-trip-filled summer of 2025. This is the third and most crowdsourced installment of…