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12 10, 2024

Trusting the Hybrid Work Environment

2024-10-12T00:33:12+00:00October 12th, 2024|

Trusting the Hybrid Work Environment A question that may challenge your thinking is based on a dated mental model: Which is more important for you? a) how the work gets [...]

13 09, 2024

360° Feedback

2024-09-13T23:59:51+00:00September 13th, 2024|

360° Feedback Participating in a 360° feedback (also called multi-rater) assessment takes courage. It requires the willingness to open yourself up to constructive feedback (from your manager, peers, direct reports [...]

14 08, 2024

Dealing with High-Conflict Behaviours

2024-08-15T17:48:47+00:00August 14th, 2024|

Dealing with High-Conflict Behaviours Resolving conflict with those who exhibit high-conflict behaviours is not always easy to navigate. High-conflict behaviours include blaming, over-reacting, shutting down, gas-lighting and others. In these [...]

3 07, 2024

Talent vs Teamwork: A Leadership Case Study

2024-07-05T00:30:06+00:00July 3rd, 2024|

Talent vs Teamwork:  A Leadership Case Study Case studies are a very effective learning tool widely used in business schools to engage students in vibrant discussions that explore complex organizational [...]

24 05, 2024

Procrastination – The Thief of Time

2024-05-24T00:11:49+00:00May 24th, 2024|

Procrastination – The Thief of Time I used to be a procrastinator. Whether doing homework, studying for exams, finishing a work report, or writing jokes, I fooled myself into believing [...]

15 03, 2024

Leadership and Systems that Win

2024-06-06T18:01:10+00:00March 15th, 2024|

Leadership and Systems that Win Not too long ago I wrote a blog about my home team, the Vancouver Canucks hockey club.  In that blog, I was celebrating the role [...]

19 01, 2024

Leading Hybrid Teams

2024-06-06T18:01:25+00:00January 19th, 2024|

Leading Hybrid Teams Teams consisting of a combination of office and remote workers have become commonplace, and in theory it should be a seamless operation, given modern IT technology solutions [...]

22 11, 2023

Workplace Humour: to Joke or Not to Joke

2023-11-22T17:38:37+00:00November 22nd, 2023|

Workplace Humour: to Joke or Not to Joke I was only joking… It’s just a joke… People are so sensitive these days… Geez, can’t you take a joke? How often [...]

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