Five Ways to Cultivate Dissent on Your Team
Creating a culture of dissent on your team will enhance performance and effectiveness.
Sociocracy
Sociocracy is a system of governance and constant decision making that unlocks the potential of highly democratic, often member-led communities. It seeks to create psychologically safe environments and organizations through human-centric approaches and radical transparency. People feel included in decision-making…
Three Reasons Why Your Organization Needs Historians
Historians explain the development of elaborate structures we call cultures – one way that they do this is by examining businesses, non-profits and other communities where work happens.
Five Ways to Win Like the Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors host the NBA Finals tomorrow. It’s the first time in the franchise’s 25-year history that they’ve gone so far in the postseason. A combination of resilience, diverse abilities and a focus on winning as a team have…
How to Cultivate an Owners Mindset
Today I turn 38 years old. Well into my late-30s and with a stronger sense of myself, I find myself reflecting daily about how I show up as a parent, colleague, friend, and leader in my community. Academics like Carol…
Swear you’re not sick? Employer trust is the real question
The Alberta government has recently announced that all Alberta government employees who have been absent due to sickness for more than three consecutive days will now be required to swear an oath declaring they were sick in front of a…