Three Ways to Cultivate the Art of Possibility
The art of possibility means imagining what can get done or might be achieved by opening ourselves up to a variety of options in life and, generally, being a hopeful person. From my perspective, it also means inspiring others to connect with big ideas and create...
How to Rise Above Gossip
Seth Godin, as he does, wrote a great blog post about office gossip. Eleanor Roosevelt – allegedly – said that “great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” People talking about people is often referred to as gossip and it can...
Five Community Building Lessons from Trees
There are a lot of community building lessons from trees that we can (and should) apply to our worklife. Here is an example of how trees take care of each other: It's been said that the measure of a community is how we care for our weakest and most vulnerable members....
Five Tips for Transitioning to Your Next Job
Changing jobs with great frequency is the new normal. According to Forbes, today’s average worker stays at their job for 4.4 years and younger employees probably stay for about two years. Before you consider a career move, consider the consequences. Here are five...
Seven Professional Lessons from Children’s Books
As the dad of a toddler I read a lot of kid’s books. In fact, I read a lot of the same books over and over and over again much to my son’s delight. Such repetitive reading uniquely positions me to share with you these seven professional lessons from children’s books....
Three Career Lessons from Justin Trudeau’s Election Win
Justin Trudeau is Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister and not a lot of people picked him to win the election let alone crush the Conservatives with a convincing victory. The campaign and its outcomes are chock full of powerful professional lessons. Here are three career...
Five Tips for Managing Disruption at a Meeting
It’s eight o’clock and the meeting was supposed to be over an hour ago. It is running long because it’s being dominated by a small group who ask questions that sound a heck of a lot like statements and have long-winded responses to just about anything. People who...
Three Ways to Engage in the Sharing Economy
It’s Co-op Week and people across the country are celebrating the positive economic, social and environmental impacts of co-opertatives! The sharing economy – also known as the collaborative economy – is fast becoming one of the most important trends that is affecting...
11 Simple, Awesome and Weird Experiences that Enhance Creativity
When we take time to think about experiences we have every day and how they change our perspective on work and life, we create the potential to learn everywhere and all the time. As wonderfully captured in this Fulfillment Daily article by Scott Barry Kaufman, human...
How to Cultivate Resilience Through Hiking
I’m on a journey to become a more resilient leader. This journey is an important one because I work for an organization that is in the midst of a massive transformation. As it turns out, my generation might not be a very resilient one, which Inc’s Suzanne Lucas...
Three Trends Impacting the Communications World
There’s a lot of change happening in the communications industry these days. Seasoned journalists are flooding into the profession, traditional barriers between advertising and editorial are blurring, and the predominance of digital tools and channels is increasingly...
Three Ways to Lead Amidst Ambiguity
Navigating uncertainty. Working in the grey. Change management. Process transformation. Whatever you call it, in many organizations working without clarity and amidst ambiguity is the new normal. Priorities, tools and people are changing more frequently than ever in...
Five Ways to Achieve Focus Through Listening
I’m on a journey to become a better listener. This journey will make me a better leader, dad and partner/friend. For the most part, my listening skills are fine; this said, I am an enthusiastic talker who loves to fill silences with questions, anecdotes and...