Don't let the election–or other big events–steal your focus. The election, the election: these days, it’s almost all anyone can talk...

How to keep on course when everything’s fighting for your attention  Watching the U.S. Open earlier this month, I was struck, again and...

The high costs of low morals and destructive behavior of bad bosses Ah, bad bosses. Most of us have had at least one in our careers.  ...

Why a core of character, caring wins in the long run “You can’t be a leader around here until your ego eats your brain.”  This frank...

How seeking new knowledge, experiences makes you a better leader Reddit has become my go-to social media platform, and one of my go-to...

Creatively casual ways to connect with your team this summer In early June, my wife, Heather, a professional chef and the best baker...

Actionable ways to be a more connected leader In our last post, we looked at empathy's benefits for leadership and its positive power to...

How Understanding Fuels Success Lead with empathy and transform your organization's culture. Discover the power of empathetic...

Imagining another’s experience unlocks new ideas, connections. My team has been thinking deeply about empathy lately as we build a new...

Stretch Goals Keep You Ahead of the Curve Disruption is one of the great buzzwords of our accelerated digital era.  It seems like...

Performance drivers to master your goals Welcome to the third and final installment in our trifecta of posts taking you from strategy to...

It’s not too late to set targets for this year! Did you intend to do your 2024 planning in December, but here we are, already deep into...

WHAT WE'VE LEARNED THROUGH OUR GROWING PAINS For a long time, I was basically a plumber.  I had a stable, relatively small group of...

Your team wants more than money–give them meaning.  In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation , arguably among the great holiday movies of...

The most influential leadership is more about who you are – your character, mindset, and values – than what you do.

Focus on connection, caring to build engagement. For the last few months, we’ve been working with a mid-sized company in the...

Reclaim your calendar by empowering your team Do you feel like your calendar is running you, not the other way around? Are you...

THE THREE Rs FOR A STRONG, STRATEGIC Q4 Just a few weeks ago, my family and I had a whirlwind Labor Day weekend in Toronto to wrap up the...

Want better results? Challenge your thinking. You’ve had your rest. Now it's time for reflection. As Labour Day approaches, it’s the...

Our summer leadership series has explored why leaders need a vacation, too , and shared five simple steps for leaders who find it hard to...