How to be a Vulnerable Leader
How to be a vulnerable leader Taken in the context of leadership, specifically within the workplace, how does vulnerability make one a better leader? This article will explore how to be a vulnerable leader. For the past few years, Brene…
Add Value by How You Think and Learn
Add Value by How You Think The Potentiality’s Cartoonist in Residence, Phil Skipper, has an interesting take on thinking and learning. Here is how Phil captured our personal and collective definitions of thinking and learning: “Learning & Thinking means finding…
What the Rob Ford Saga Means for Communicators
As the Rob Ford saga spirals from unreal to depressing, it has made me consider my profession (communications and public relations) and just how important its central tenets are for corporate or political survival. Over the years, as I’ve worked…
Three Strategies to Be More Creative
Be More Creative This article explores three strategies to be more creative. For starters, you should probably ask a child to be your mentor. Remember when you were a kid and creativity flowed freely through everything you did? It was a…
How to Give an Awesome Compliment
People often tell me that I’m generous with praise. Hey, you’re doing an absolutely fantastic job of reading this blog post, by the way. See, I know how to give an awesome compliment! People’s assessment of my complimenting nature is…
Five Tips for Collaborating on Passion Projects
Kurt Heinrich and I have known each other for over a decade and we have worked together on dozens of projects ranging from road trips to fundraising campaigns to this website. In order to achieve success on a project the…
Six Tips for Thriving at Networking Events
Ever found yourself wandering about aimlessly at a networking event? Everyone but you seems to have paired off and you’re on your own like a wallflower, wine glass in hand and concerned look on your face. We’ve all been there…
How Being Messy Fosters Great Thinking
Einstein Agrees that Being Messy Fosters Great Thinking! “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” said Albert Einstein, who is arguably the greatest thinker in the history…
Adaptability – Developing Your Capability to Thrive
More than coping with the constantly changing world around you, to thrive you need to predict, test, and rapidly adapt your materials, processes, and behaviour.
Kick it Old School with Phone Calls, Not Email
We live in a world of emails and text messages. And frequently our electronic correspondence can ignite conflict due to misunderstanding or misinterpretation of linguistic and non-verbal signs that have evolved in cultures over thousands of years. It’s an issue…