Why We Should Strive to be Strange
I am not a normal person. It’s pretty awesome to be comfortable with my strangeness because, in a world of conformity, this is a differentiator. One of the best things about being a dad is noticing and experiencing how my…
12 Ways to Positively Disrupt Your Workplace
Whether you work somewhere with nine or 9,000 employees, we’ve all been frustrated by organizations experiencing the malaise of average. When people stay in the same role or team for too long, get too comfortable with “the way things are”,…
Three Ways to Blend Your Work and Life
A lot has been written about work-life-balance. Like, a lot. An interesting outcome of the Millennial generation taking our rightful place on the throne of everything is that we’re more inclined to blend our work and life than we are…
My Potentiality Reflections After 10 Years
For the past 10 years our team has been publishing new articles pretty much every week (1,032 pieces to date to be specific). Beginning this month, I will start scaling back the amount of new content that I produce for…
Five Ways this Crisis is an Opportunity for Positive Change
Without a doubt this is one of the most calamitic Canada Days in a hundred years and certainly the most challenging and uncertain in a generation. This crisis – climate change compounded by a global pandemic compounded by a modern…
A Personal Reflection on Racism and Anti-Racist Allyship
Sometimes I see an event occur and I marvel at the humanity of people. Other times, I see events occur and I wonder, where is our humanity? The last couple of weeks have been more of the latter. It has…
10 Career Development Questions About The Last Dance
Like tens of millions of people around the world, I’m watching and loving The Last Dance. The story of Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls is one of realized potential amidst spectacular circumstances. For me, the viewing experience is…
Three Human Capabilities Being Surfaced by the Pandemic
We are amidst a global pandemic and these are unprecedented times. Communities around the world are rallying, failing, connecting, and experimenting amidst the spread of the novel coronavirus. Observing what’s being revealed about human behaviour is everything – I’m fascinated,…
Five Places to Find Wisdom and Ideation in Your Community
Communities are full of knowledge and creativity. When we take out our earbuds, look up from our phones and deeply listen to our neighbours, baristas and Lyft drivers we can gather information and insights that just might enhance our work…
The One Thing You Need to Know About Making Friends
After publishing an article about the profound benefits of friendship (it enhances everything from well-being to professional success), I received some feedback that folks wanted to learn more about how to make friends. In 2013, Lifeboat uncovered “the friendship crisis”…