Kids, Creativity and Careers

When I lived in Vancouver I volunteered at the Writers' Exchange. One time, I co-created some superawesome - and super educational - literacy programming for kids from East Vancouver during their Winter Holiday Break. The program content was career-related - Wait,...
Reimagine the Grind

Reimagine the Grind

In our house, we use a whiteboard to plan meals, activities, and deadlines each week. We used to call it The Grind because of our busy lives as working parents with two kids. But recently, my wife Michelle helped us reframe it as an opportunity for connection and...

Three Metaphors for Modern Organizations

Three Metaphors for Modern Organizations

The workplace is like a factory: a hyper-efficient, soul-crushing assembly line where creativity is bolted down with automated machinery and lean processes. Workers create value as cogs in an industrious, uniform way. In some warehouses, they maximize productivity by...

A Fusion Haiku

A Fusion Haiku

Bring it together. Nuclear cooking platform. Embracing fusion. - A haiku about a very awesome, caring, and collaborative team that just launched a really big finance and HR system!  

How to Write a Great Thank-You Note

How to Write a Great Thank-You Note

Gratitude is an important thing to express and we say “thank you” in many different ways – we speak the words, we give gifts, we write emails and send cards. This article explains how to write a great thank you note. Written thank-yous are typically delivered with an...

A Basketball Haiku

A Basketball Haiku

Fall is basketball. Balls bouncing, sneakers squeaking. Be a great teammate. - A haiku about the start of basketball season that, I hope, inspires parents, coaches, and teachers to write poems about piano lessons, art classes, and soccer practices that have arrived....

Business Strategy, but make it Cycling

Business Strategy, but make it Cycling

I recently finished Holocracy by Brian J. Robertson and one of the metaphors he uses in the book is that business strategy should be like riding a bicycle. Good strategies adapt and adjust based on member and community needs, kinda like how we adjust balance and speed...

Back to School Tips for All Ages

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 Potentiality is thrilled to...

A Flat Tire Haiku

A Flat Tire Haiku

Two flat tires, two days. Missed ferries scrambling to work. Be adaptable. - A haiku about how investing in agility, building contingencies, and going with the flow facilitate adaptability when a flat tire blows up your day!  

Three Ways to Enable Cross-Functional Teams

Three Ways to Enable Cross-Functional Teams

In the world of work, collaboration is key. I have been supporting a project that is expanding collaboration in our organization by enabling cross-functional teams. These teams are all about mixing different areas of expertise to get things done more efficiently and...

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