The Ordinary Days that Lead to Big Change
The Ordinary Days that Lead to Big Change My son's last day of high school just happened. Wow. I know it sounds cliché, but it truly feels like not that [...]
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06, 2026
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05, 2026
Using AI Without Turning Off Your Brain
Using AI Without Turning Off Your Brain Like most, I’ve been having lots of conversations about AI, and opinions range from “it’s fantastic!” to "it’s terrifying!”. The reality is that [...]
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04, 2026
Are You Easy to Work With?
Are You Easy to Work With? Organizations place increasingly high expectations on leaders, particularly the ability to collaborate laterally with peers to achieve stronger results. Lateral collaboration is demanding because [...]
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03, 2026
Delegation is Leadership in Action
Delegation is Leadership in Action I’ve been watching The Pitt lately (a medical drama set in a busy Pittsburgh ER) - it’s riveting and can be quite gory, but highly [...]
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02, 2026
From Frustration to Influence: Expanding Your Leadership Impact
From Frustration to Influence: Expanding Your Leadership Impact A few weeks ago, I went for routine bloodwork at a newly opened medical lab in my neighbourhood. I had a 9:15 [...]
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01, 2026
Adaptive Leadership: Slowing Down when Dealing with Complex Problems
Adaptive Leadership: Slowing Down when Dealing with Complex Problems I’ve noticed a pattern in my life of defaulting to action—moving quickly, speaking up first, and jumping in. This has often served [...]
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12, 2025
When Leading Change Leads to Learning
When Leading Change Leads to Learning If my life right now were a movie, the title would be Transition City. Here’s why: • I turned 55 this year • My [...]
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11, 2025
Sit. Stay. Lead: What raising a puppy is teaching me about becoming a better leader
Sit. Stay. Lead: What raising a puppy is teaching me about becoming a better leader This is Ollie. Two weeks in and I quickly realized that raising a new puppy [...]
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10, 2025
Leading from the Middle: Unique Challenges and a Way Forward
Leading from the Middle: Unique Challenges and a Way Forward Early in one’s career, a supervisor may ask for direction or guidance to figure out a way forward. By the [...]
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10, 2025
The Future-Focused Leader
The Future-Focused Leader Kwela hosted a client event this past summer with the theme Human Centered Collaboration in an AI World. For part of the session, we had Learning Circles [...]