Failing is not the problem. Learning nothing from that failure is. “Learning from other people’s mistakes” is one of the strongest ways to grow. It gives us the opportunity to bypass a potential detour in our own path. This, however, has been traditionally been limited to watching your Dad burn himself on a hot stove [...]
One autumn, an old farmer looked outside at his flourishing crop. With both excitement and despair in his voice he said to his wife “how am I ever going to harvest this all by myself?” “Why don’t you hire some of those young contractors in town? I’m sure they’d be available and would love to [...]
In January, I created a list of 100 things I want to do before I turn 100. They were not goals (as they didn’t provide direction or a deadline), but experiences I thought would be totally rad to have. Experiences that would create ear-to-ear smiles, belly laughs, tears of joy, nostalgic excitement, or all of [...]
How you frame your idea is key. By selecting the right words to use, you can either enroll your audience in what you’re saying, or leave them disengaged and unmotivated to take action. In Shelle Rose Charvet’s book “Words That Change Minds: Mastering the language of influence,” she suggests each other of us has motivation [...]
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 [...]
…. 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 [...]
Running is not enjoyable for me. I like going fast (hence the love of rowing and cycling/spinning) and my two feet hitting the pavement are not what I would call “fast.” But running is definitely enjoyable when you get to do it in your underwear! The BC Cancer Foundation’s Underwear Affair was, like last year, [...]
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 [...]
In the Chinese military treatise, The Art of War, Sun Tzu writes about military strategy and tactics. Since much of the text is about how to fight wars without having to do battle, it provides a great perspective on leadership and strategy. One of his lesson really hit home this week: [The leader of an [...]
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 [...]
