Charles was one of the great people I met on my weekend of disconnection earlier this year. He recently came back from Massachusetts where he studied a group of students that were re-inventing what their education looked like. This program re-invigorates students’ passion for learning and encourages students to learn together. My favourite line of …
Category Archive: Students
Feb
28
High School Basketball Game Gets Surprise Ending
The life lessons I learn while I’m sweating seem to have a profound impact on the life I lead when I’m not. I’ve been blessed with some strong coaches through my schooling who told me things like: “Don’t get mad, just get better.” “Who are you being for the team?” “Pull together if you want …
Feb
05
Moment #3: Dreaming of Rand McNally
Age: 17 I attended, led at, and organized leadership conferences in high school. These conferences were a mix between a summer camp and a professional development retreat for high school students – where motivational speakers were complimented by small (and impactful) group sessions on conflict and issue resolution, team dynamics, etc. Evening dances, weird costumes, …
Jan
17
Blending Black Stretchy Pants + Business Competitions
This weekend is a big weekend in the land of Vancouver for two reasons. #1: The lululemon athletica (ware)House Party is taking over BC Place. Once a year, in the US and Canada, lululemon hosts a sale of epic proportions (as we don’t usually have sales in the stores throughout the year). Since Vancouver hasn’t …
Jan
14
UBC SLC 2013: A BFD If You Ask Me
Presenting at the UBC SLC this weekend felt big. I’ve presented to large crowds before, so it wasn’t the size of the room that made it feel big. A handful of familiar faces in the crowd made the space seem more intimate than it was (thanks for being there). It felt big because it was …
Jan
10
What Are Schools For?
Seth Godin recently gave a TEDx talk about his thought provoking book Stop Stealing Dreams. It’s marvelous. This is the same book that inspired a week of posts on teaching and learning earlier in 2012. I still urge all educators, trainers, students, prospective students, and the staff that support any kind of learning and development …
Sep
04
Sauder Keynote: Push-ups + Possibilities
For the last 5 years, I have had the pleasure of being invited to speak at a first week experience for the incoming students to the Sauder School of Business. It’s a pleasure to be surrounded by so much excitement and that twinkle in the new students’ eyes. They are filled with potential and I …
Aug
13
Sh*t CBS MBAs Say
Twas the day before our final MBA presentations… and it was a good time to remember Rule Number 6. Have a laugh. Get some sleep. And all the best for tomorrow friends! Pick of the Post: Karl Wolf – DJ Gonna Save Us
May
14
Pay Attention To Who You Listen To
I was recently asked by a reader to give advice to new University graduates who are soon to be -slash- already making the leap into the “real world.” Tons of advice I give myself immediately boiled to the surface: Practice the art of laundry. That perfectly fitted tee doesn’t fit perfectly one size smaller. Ingest …
May
04
What 4 Days In Sweden Didn’t Teach Me
The last module of our MBA Leadership Discovery Process took place over the past four days in the great outdoors of Sweden. It was called “the Simulator” and called forth our leadership – both personal and team based – in various challenges and situations. It was also an accelerator – meaning that the advisors could …
