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...

WhiteWater’s summer reading list: Our team is stacked with bookworms, so we had a lot of fun compiling a roundup of great summer reading...

How to Take a Summer Vacation: Top Five Tips for Leaders Summer is here, and many of us are looking forward to a well-deserved break from...

Too many leaders think vacation is for other people. That’s a problem. If you never take an extended break (not just a day or a weekend),...

What’s Your Change Management Style? Focus on these skills to next-level your leadership game What makes some leaders more...

What’s Your Change Management Style? Change may be the only constant these days, but it’s not enough to simply say leaders must be able...

The Best Leaders are Self-Aware “Who are you? Who? Who? Who? Who? Ah, who the f*** are you?” — The Who How can you lead others if you...

Leading Through Uncertainty Takes Caring & Connection With the ongoing pandemic, the war in Ukraine, an inflationary economy, the recent...

WhiteWater International Consulting named as Top Emerging Leadership Development Company Recognition underscores WhiteWater...

Design & Execute Your Best Strategic Thinking Session Ever It’s go time! You’ve done your pre-planning and preparation . Your...

Customer Interviews are Strategy Goldmines One of the greatest risks of strategy work is myopia. It makes sense. For most companies, it’s...

The Three Stages of Results-Driven Strategy Creation I have a slide I’ve used for more than 30 years. My team calls it the “cloud model”...

Leverage Your Company’s Small Size for Huge Talent Advantages Part 2 in WhiteWater’s Small to Medium-Sized Business Success Series. Big...

Strategy Future-Proofs Your Small to Medium-Sized Business Part 1 in WhiteWater’s Small to Medium-Size Business Success Series. Small...

Leading is Delegating Leading, by definition, is not a solo activity. So why do so many leaders try to go it alone, hoarding their team’s...