When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. Many people like to “win” a disagreement. They want to leave the conversation feeling like they were right and...

Have you ever been caught off-guard by a conflict, or found yourself “blowing a fuse” and then regretting it? As Dennis Wholey once said, “Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good...

Check out Carla Rieger’s talk at the TEDxUBC event–on what it would take to reinvent the education system for more creativity—in our schools and organizations. Most people don’t have...

God, grant me the ability to be as good of a person as my dog thinks I am. – Anon In a previous blog post we explored The 7 Mistakes Change Leaders Make, and how mistakes are necessary to actually...

Organizations that thrive in constant change tend to have a large number of people who offer solutions for improvement. No matter what role you play in your organization you can be a leader of change. In fact,...

In a previous blog post we explored the “The 7 Mistakes Change Leaders Make“, and how mistakes are necessary to actually develop success habits. Using the metaphor of the growing cycle we explored...