‘Great Companies’ Archive

Evidence or Faith?

Terces, from Cafe Gratitude, wrote this at the end of last year. After experiencing a weekend of “interruptions,” I just needed to share her insight from this post again: “I was thinking the other day how often I find myself living by evidence, even when I realize it I can’t always intervene in my evidence [...]

Corporate Culture Too Soft?

Soft corporate cultures allow you to be mediocre. They coddle and focus on the weakest team members. They put policies before people. Their leaders want people to get the work done the way it’s always been done. They protect inefficiencies. Their visions and strategies are riddled with buzz words that their own employees don’t understand [...]

Creating Art Collaboratively

If you are looking to get into writing, acting, singing, or producing – you should probably watch this video. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is bringing a collaborative production company to the masses and calling it hitRECord. If this is how new movies, television programs, songs, and art will be made in the future … I can’t frickin [...]

Life in Luon – week one at lululemon

…. ack, there is so much goodness to share! As mentioned before, I have recently jumped on board the People Resources team at lululemon athletica as a Leadership Trainer. To refrain from exploding with all the incoherent excitement I have after my first week, I’ll limit myself to a few key learnings about the way [...]

Dealing With Change – and lots of it…

I love change. Just saying that excites me. “Change it!” It just screams fresh starts, intentional innovation, and big dreams. When things aren’t changing they become stagnant – and I become bored. That being said, over the past few weeks, my love for change has been put to the test. Not only did I move [...]

Will Blunderfield shakes some asana on Robson St

Last night, Will Blunderfield, one of my Artists to Watch in Vancouver and favourite yoga instructors, officially released his music to the world. While he shares his voice in all his classes, Will took to the stage in front of the lululemon on Robson street with some yogi dancers and Danielle Mika Nagel to celebrate [...]

The Power of White Walls

While a blank new document is terrifying, a blank white wall is exhilarating. There is something about a freshly painted white wall that amazes me. It is not loud or overbearing, but is still able to command attention. It creates and opens spaces so the minds inside that space can do the same. It encompasses [...]

3 Tips for Having Difficult Conversations

Difficult conversations are those conversations you put off. The ones that tie knots in your stomach. The ones you avoid at all costs. You know the conversations I’m talking about – the ones you know you need to have, but just don’t want to. A few months ago I attended a session by Tekara that [...]

Brand-ividuals that WOW

This past weekend, I had two brief, yet memorable, conversations with a couple brand-ividuals. Scenario 1: Brunch at Twisted Fork Bistro following the Vancouver Sun Run After we had our first few bites of our delicious banana stuffed french toast, Bridie, our server, walks up to us with a huge smile and asks “So, are [...]

Let Out Your Creative Beast

The Imaginary Foundation is a think tank from Switzerland that does experimental research on new ways of thinking and the power of the imagination. They also have a pretty rad blog where I found this great presentation that I just HAD to share with you. Isn’t it about time you let your creative beast out? [...]