Monthly Archives: March 2010
Productivity Crisis?
The news media has been reporting that Canadian productivity gains are embarrassingly low. Instead of viewing this as abstract information that is irrelevant to you, why not take up the challenge to boost productivity. You may not have a choice …
Destination or Journey?
It was school break week in our area last week. We took a day trip to nearby Niagara Falls. My wife Robin made an interesting observation as we drove. She pointed out that my son Ryan is “destination focused” while …
Engage to Change: Leading change requires focus in three areas
Why is it that many change initiatives are more stressful, time consuming and ineffective than they should be? Successful change requires the leader to engage the Head, the Heart and the Feet of employees in order to achieve lasting, …
Assisted the arrest of an impaired driver
I wanted to share this story about how two colleagues and I helped the police catch an impaired driver… This past Monday I was driving two colleagues to an evening meeting in Toronto. We stopped at the highway service center …
Limitations of the Golden Rule
Why aren’t other people be as dedicated and motivated as you are to work hard and get great results? And, if you practice the Golden Rule (Treat others as you would like to be treated), why does that only …
The Perfect Leader?
Have you ever had a perfect boss? Is it even possible to be a perfect manager? A participant in one of the workshops I was teaching last week approached me with a concern because his leadership profile showed a …
