One of my favourite questions is “How much better can I make this?” whatever “this” is. Whether it’s a public engagement, an event, a speech or a project team, realizing the potential of any opportunity is one of my passions [...]
There’s a lot of information coming at us everyday. There are news channels, news programs, news opinions, news debates, news feeds, Twitter news, LinkedIn news, news now, news at eleven, and every now and then, there’s actually something news-worthy. Then [...]
One focus of my work is helping organizations, communities and events discover and achieve their greatest potential. But potential is one of those tricky, nebulous concepts. To help make it less nebulous, let’s head over to the on-line Merriam-Webster dictionary [...]
Productivity, reliability and accountability are all key elements in fully realizing the potential of your team or organization. But one of the most important values, essential to realizing potential and achieving excellence is often ignored — trust. Maybe it’s because [...]
As I write this, Lance Armstrong has poured his heart out to Oprah but we haven’t seen the gory details yet. And it makes me think about the value of trust. Trust is a remarkably powerful value. With trust we [...]
I have an easy resolution proposition for you: say nice things. We’ve all heard the mantra “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all”, but what about this lesser known, but infinitely more positive concept: “If you [...]
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Do you ever take your staff out for a cup of coffee? A simple 20-minute coffee chat can be a powerful management and leadership tool that leaders often forget to use. Taking time each week to take a member of [...]
A week after the U.S. election, the rants and rhetoric have subsided… somewhat. Now the rants are about fiscal cliffs, political obsolescence and bipartisan solutions to really big problems. But no matter what the issue, especially once the election is [...]
Around any election time, you hear this expression, “If you don’t vote, you can’t bitch”. Sorry if that offends, but it’s an important sentiment. If you don’t engage in the most basic and valuable of democratic rights, then you don’t [...]