Your leadership development program starts with keen anticipation. The initiative is welcomed and is seen as fulfilling a need in the organization. The leaders enthusiastically participate in the various activities [...]
In a BC HRMA survey of HR practitioners: 60% indicated turnover and recruitment were among their top three challenges 40% felt a lack of leadership capacity would impact their organization [...]
Reading the above title several times may lead you to the realization of its absurdity. This unfortunately is how many approach trust. Based on personal experiences and many professional opinions, [...]
How to Deal with EGOs There are many behaviours that can get in the way of effective communication. Some of them are easy to manage while others are more difficult. [...]
One of my bosses, one of Kwela’s two owners, Russ, came to my choir concert the other Saturday night. Afterwards I introduced him to a good friend of mine who [...]
How many times a day do you find yourself offended? Or triggered in response to what someone else has said or done? If you are anything like me, it happens [...]
Many organizational values include ‘integrity’; however, if you asked employees what integrity really means, a wide array of answers may abound due to confusion around its true meaning. This presents [...]
McKinsey & Company have a perspective. Their studies show that organizations can avoid the most common mistakes in leadership development and increase the odds of success by: matching specific leadership [...]
Geographically dispersed teams, also known as virtual teams, are fast becoming the norm these days and it is not uncommon for people in 2 or more cities to be collaborating [...]
Years ago, I recall the precise moment when I realized, very tangibly, the impermanence of life. I sat on the couch, contemplating, dreaming, longing for my mother. She had died [...]