Category: leadership

Personality Testing is all the rage, but does it actually work for you?

I am one of ’those’ people who does enjoy filling out a quick personality quiz.  Mostly, I like to see if the quiz contains insights into ‘who I might be and why I behave the way I do’ at a higher …

Society’s Pendulum has shifted

I attended a fascinating seminar last night with speaker Michael Drew. Mike was talking about societal norms and how to market to a new generation. He started out by relating his talk to a book written by William Struass called …

Optimism is Getting a Bad Reputation

I have recently been working on a substantial keynote for an organization who started out wanting a seminar on optimism. Several phone calls later, and some age old concerns have raised their ugly heads – is optimism really all …

The Power of Asking for Help

As many of you may be aware, I am frantically working to create awareness around a disease my sister has been suffering with as well as ask for donations so that she may receive an experimental medical treatment which could …

Great advice for Grads

date 26 May 2009 | category Motivation, leadership

I receive a weekly e-newsletter from Jan Gordon. Today, I took the time to read through it. I know it is terrible to admit that we get so many of these and, although they are often filled with …

Seasoned Workers vs. the New Kid on the Block

date 14 Feb 2009 | category communication, leadership

So I know I have not blogged for awhile. Let me explain.

Our new little puppy, Bentley, …

You can learn a lot about Human Behaviour from your dog!

We are the proud owners of a German shepherd. We rescued him as a puppy when he was thrown out of the back of a moving pick-up truck onto …

Canadian Politics & Conflict Navigation

date 05 Dec 2008 | category communication, leadership

I thought I would continue to add a few more thoughts in reference to my blogs this week.

I am delighted to see so many Canadians finally beginning the process of understanding our own Constitution and governance in Canada.  Although the …

A Coalition Government – Are You Kidding Me???!

date 02 Dec 2008 | category Uncategorized, leadership

Our voter apathy has finally done it this time!  Fess Up…..there were more Canadians focused on American presidential debates this fall than on our own choice of government.  As a result, we managed to sleep our way into another minority government.  …

Addressing Conflict by Name

date 14 Aug 2008 | category Main, communication, leadership

On Tuesday night, I was invited over to my friend Martha’s house in order to enjoy an evening of lively conversation with other Peace advocates. I met Martha in 1997 when she was one of my Conflict Resolution Instructors …