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? 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...

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...

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...

Why Strategy Needs Rethinking The strategy canvas is a powerful strategic planning tool that helps businesses visualize their market...

Stretch Goals Make the Impossible Happen In January, many of us set goals for ourselves in the form of New Year’s resolutions. Most are...

Reflections on 2021: A Year of Constant Adaptation Another epic year of change and challenges is in the books. In 2021, as we continued...

Embrace Hybrid & Flexible Work For Good Remember earlier this summer when we all thought COVID was just about beat, and we were headed...

How to Embrace the ‘Next Normal’ It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since what might be called the old normal and many of us have spent...

Critical Challenge: Empowering Leaders to Execute. (as found in the latest edition of Navigating WhiteWater) As I reflect on the role of...