These days, it seems like the world is facing scarcity in a wide range of areas – from something as basic as access to food and clean water, to something more personal as a lack of time to get through our various daily tasks. But if there’s one area where … Click to continue reading
For almost 10 years, I’ve been writing about leadership and in that time, perhaps one of the most significant shifts I’ve seen has been the willingness to recognize that the key to our success as leaders stems from the relationships we foster and nurture with those we lead. That we … Click to continue reading
The following is a guest piece by Michelle Gielan. Numerous times during my high-pressure career as a broadcast journalist, I worked with people who were extremely toxic and had no bones about spreading their negative mood around. I’ll never forget the “welcome tour” a cameraman gave me my first day … Click to continue reading
With December now upon us, many leaders and their organizations are now shifting their focus towards that much debated and much-maligned practice for evaluating employee productivity and effectiveness: the annual performance review. Of course, while there has been much written lately about the ‘death of annual performance reviews’, a study … Click to continue reading
This past weekend marked the celebration of Thanksgiving Day here in Canada, our last holiday long-weekend before the inevitable cold blast of winter arrives to blanket our country in snow and ice. While Thanksgiving in Canada differs from that in the United States in being a celebration of the end … Click to continue reading
For many of us, the month of September presents the perfect opportunity to look back on the goals we set out for ourselves earlier this year and to assess how well we are doing in achieving those goals and more specifically, what should we be doing from this point forward … Click to continue reading
As the final week of the summer period slowly comes to an end, I have to admit to feeling a mix bag of emotions. As much I as enjoy summer and all the activities and beautiful weather it brings, I’m looking forward to returning to a more regular routine both … Click to continue reading
The following is a guest piece by fellow author Sean Glaze. One of the lessons in my upcoming book, “The 10 Commandments of Winning Teammates”, is that winning teammates respect the clock and the calendar. In the book, which is a parable, the lesson the main character learns in this … Click to continue reading
The following is a guest piece by former Primerica co-CEO John Addison. If you look around the world today, you’ll notice something is lacking: real leadership. That’s not a political statement; it’s an across the board statement. You see it every time a corporate CEO gets indicted, or a teacher … Click to continue reading
The following is a guest piece by New York Times bestselling author, Kevin Kruse. Do you ever feel like you know what you should be doing as a leader, but there just isn’t enough time to actually do it? How do successful people create pockets of time so they can … Click to continue reading
The following is a guest piece by fellow author Dan Ward. Like most authors, I get a lot of questions about my books. One question I struggle to answer is “Was the book hard to write?” On the one hand, writing my books required considerable time and effort. Researching, drafting, … Click to continue reading
With the welcome arrival of the warm summer months, many of us – myself included – are eagerly making final plans for our vacation break and with it, some much needed time for rest and relaxation. Of course, taking any time off work these days can be quite challenging if … Click to continue reading