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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Practice of Leadership
The Practice of Leadership My son started driving on his own this month. As his mother, I naturally hope he’ll stay safe—both for his own sake and for others on [...]
Managing Hybrid Teams
Managing Hybrid Teams Hybrid teams come in all shapes and sizes. Organizational policies, along with manager discretion, will inform what they look like and the degree of flexibility that goes [...]
It’s a Job Seeker’s Market: The Importance of Shifting Leadership Focus
It's a Job Seeker's Market: The Importance of Shifting Leadership Focus Workers continue to be in demand across Canada and this trend will continue for the foreseeable future. Many blame [...]
The Leadership Behaviours that Predict Future Potential
The Leadership Behaviours that Predict Future Potential How do you know that your leaders (at all levels) have the potential to take on more responsibility and even progress in the [...]
A Fresh Start: A Winning Leadership Strategy
A Fresh Start: A Winning Leadership Strategy I’ve been a Vancouver Canucks fan since I moved to Canada in 2003. That doesn’t sound like a long-time to those who have [...]