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Institutional Betrayal: Healing a Broken Heart
Often when in meetings or talking to people, I hear a beautiful description, phrase or thought and jot it down. My notebook is covered in...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Apr 22, 20224 min read
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[Radically Human] Lawyers...Finding Meaning
I was inspired by the First Radically Human Legal Hour... A radically human revolution in law may sound like an uphill battle, but I am...

Karmen Masson
Mar 16, 20223 min read


Healthcare v. Law
In April of this year, we will have been around for almost three years, and this anniversary date always makes me consider what have I...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Feb 17, 20225 min read


Embracing a Radically Human Revolution in Law
Whether you have worked a year or decades in law, you have likely heard or said things like: That’s not the way we do things around here....

Karmen Masson
Jan 14, 20224 min read


Time to push away from the dock!
The blogs of Thought Architects are not intended to be deliberately sequential. However, if you read the last one, I feel this may be an...

John Clarke
Dec 15, 20212 min read


The Missing "Something"
I am an avid reader of Longwoods, and I love the work that Matthew Hart does and the newsletter he consistently puts out every Tuesday....

Margie Sills-Maerov
Nov 11, 20214 min read


Hey Lawyers: It’s Time to Get Equipped for a Better Journey
Before becoming a lawyer, I had high hopes that practicing law would be like being on a cruise ship. I assumed that everyone shared...

Karmen Masson
Oct 14, 20215 min read


A New Year...and the Real Work Ahead
September is a month of new. It is the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, a time when we take a moment out of our lives to reflect on the...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Sep 17, 20214 min read


Now What?
I have been in a pretty reflective state lately. Thought Architects came to be after a few meetings at my kitchen table. It was a simple...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Jul 29, 20213 min read


Leader as Caregiver
Harvard Business Review recently outlined the top 5 worries of CEOs during the pandemic: cash flow, family and friends, employee...

Sheena Howard
Jun 17, 20213 min read


An Emerging Deep Truth
A deep truth is emerging from the collective chaos around us; the question is, “are we ready to listen?” The undercurrents and impacts of...

Doreen Perschon
May 7, 20212 min read


There Is Something Going On...
Something is happening. And yes, there is a pandemic and yes, our lives are upside down, but there is something else too. Burnout has...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Apr 5, 20212 min read


What Have We Learned?
A year ago, this past weekend our lives changed here in Alberta, and across Canada. Our kids thought they would be out of school for a...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Mar 17, 20213 min read


There’s just something about this place!
Positive work culture isn’t something you declare. There is no magic wand, no “tinkerbell dust” to make you an instant superhero of...

John Clarke
Feb 5, 20212 min read


Squirrel!
We all do it…we are on a Zoom call, the discussion does not apply to us, so we start crafting that email, or starting our grocery list....

Margie Sills-Maerov
Jan 5, 20214 min read


Teams, Leadership and Being Online (All. The. Time.)
And we are back to a lockdown – of sorts. Across the country we are seeing people in various levels of home-ness, and you are likely not...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Dec 3, 20203 min read


The Wisdom of Baroness Virginia Bottomley
Summer has come and gone. We are all starting to get worried about what the winter months will bring. I have heard from many that the...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Sep 25, 20204 min read


Back to Grade One
And life continues, as it does. Some days are different than others, but really just by a bit. The kids are done school, which is good...

Margie Sills-Maerov
Jul 3, 20204 min read


Privacy & Pyjamas: Practical tips
So you are working from home, juggling staff, virtual visits, kids, partners and Amazon orders, all while still in your pyjamas from the...

Margie Sills-Maerov
May 20, 20202 min read


A Mild Case of Optimism
Time as a construct has unraveled for us. How do you find your compass again?

Margie Sills-Maerov
May 7, 20202 min read
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