The Blue Jays lost last night. I actually didn’t think that would happen. I was so convinced they would be the top team. They’d come back before time and time again and in my mind, this game was no different. For those of you who know me, you know how much baseball fills our day-to-day life. We spend our summer on the diamond cheering our son and have been doing that for 2/3 of our kids for the past 15 years. I have arrived at a conclusion, based on what I have observed from

Organizational culture is largely comprised of the values, beliefs, ways of working together, and multiple symbolic and historical elements. However, organizational culture must not be carved in stone. It might be peoples’ values, assumptions, behaviours and attitudes, but it needs to be more than that.   It is also experiential. It is a human function. It is the conversation, involving all players, that assesses and, if necessary, examines and challenges elements of culture

If you work in any kind of organizational learning and design, you are likely to get this question. I asked my kids: “how would you...

This week we had a Campfire Chat with Theresa Tang from Praxus Health . We are working with Praxus and Calgary Foothills PCN to build...

I was at my son’s girlfriend’s high school musical a week back. She is wildly talented and has amazing stage presence. Her goal is to be...

About a year ago I was at the Harvard Institute of Coaching conference. I was accepted to present a poster on the reduction on burnout on...

A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of teaching middle school kids about leadership using the Habits of Mind . One of our activities...

Whakataukī "Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini." "My strength is not mine alone, it comes from the collective.”...

To state the tritest thing on earth, I love summer. Besides the long days, the warm nights, the biking, the slower pace, I also love the...

June sucks. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere there is a frenzy to June that is intensified with the proximity of summer and the...

I have nerded out big time this month, and its been amazing! My nerd partners have all provided great ideas that have advanced my own...

This twitter quote is how I know a truth (and a huge shout out to Dadman Walking for it!). Things and energy matter. If both things...

I have had three dogs in my life. One I am pretty sure was part wolf (but looked like a Holstein cow), one was a rescue from a Caribbean...

New Year’s resolutions are silly. Let’s be honest. They just are. No one ever really makes any change. But if we think about why we make...

I recently reached out to my doctor about some repeated symptoms of fatigue and exhaustion. I teared up as we spoke, realizing that I was...

Last week, I broke a board. Not just any board. I broke my first board in karate. It was a front kick on the first try. Then I broke my...

Like many others, as we move into the recovery phase of the pandemic, I find myself reflecting and processing the experience of the last...

The summer is over. Ugh. Back to making lunches, following schedules and lot and lots of meetings. So many meetings. As an ex-bureaucrat...

This week I watched the First Ministers meet in Victoria and I couldn't help but shake my head at their calls for “more funding” from the...

This month is not only Indigenous History Month which we have been spending time researching, connecting with leaders and learning, but...