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  • ChatGPT… friend or foe?

    ChatGPT… friend or foe?

    Have you jumped on the AI bandwagon? I have to admit that I’m a bit late to the party because I didn’t really find it all that useful for the kind of work that I do.  My writing is typically my analysis and thinking on a topic and for some reason I’ve resisted getting “help”…

  • It’s Just Not Fair!

    It’s Just Not Fair!

    When someone accuses you of not being fair, it can be confusing, disconcerting and downright troubling.  As a leader, you work extremely hard to ensure you treat people fairly; your team, your customers, your peers. Perhaps the issue is not whether or not you are being fair, but rather what happens when people have different…

  • The Perfect Storm that can sink even the best leader

    The Perfect Storm that can sink even the best leader

    The coronavirus has shown us how flat and how closely knit the world actually is.  Images around the globe show the eerie impact on life and the economy.  Messages of hope proclaim that we are all in this together. While it’s true that we’re all in the same storm, we’re not all in the same…

  • What’s your Leadership Development Strategy?

    What’s your Leadership Development Strategy?

    Do you have a strategy for developing the leaders at your company? Is there a plan for your personal leadership development? You might have a strategy for the business, but this is not the same thing. The current estimate is that 36% of businesses do NOT have a strategy for developing their leadership talent. Forbes…

  • The Secret to Writing Executable Goals

    The Secret to Writing Executable Goals

    There is nothing like the feeling of achieving a very important goal. When you’ve been working on something for a while, and you have given it your all, successful completion is something to celebrate. While there is a psychological aspect that we need to understand when it comes to goal achievement, there is actually a…

  • What Games Did You Play As A Child?

    What Games Did You Play As A Child?

    This ‘what games’ question is one of my favourites to ask when people are stuck trying to figure out their natural gifts and talents.  You see, as children we typically know who we are and what we want to do.  We haven’t yet (hopefully) been molded and cajoled by the well-intentioned people in our lives into being…