Flexing your resiliency muscle
When you search the word “resiliency” on Google, you will see over 5, 500,000 results. What a fascinating statistic for a word that encapsulates an essential character trait that lies at the core of...
View ArticleAre you happy at work?
There is no greater waste of energy than getting up in the morning and hating where we spend most of our day. If we aren’t enjoying our work, chances are that we aren’t much fun to be around. On the...
View ArticleEight steps to communicating Change
Using Caring Communication when dealing with Change: During the past few months, a trend has emerged regarding the information clients are requesting that I cover during my presentations and...
View ArticleGetting Unstuck: Finding momentum to create change
The truth is that many of us are never taught how to lead ourselves at work, in business and in life. As a result, we settle for mediocrity and dissatisfaction. Why is it that so many talented,...
View Article“Money doesn’t talk…It swears”
“Money doesn’t talk…It swears” – Bob Dylan In my upcoming book, “Lead Yourself First”, I dedicate several chapters to the subject of values. Values drive our behaviour and decisions, as well as our...
View Article“The Mighty Have Fallen”…Lessons from a Generation of Mentors
Eleven months ago at 90 years of age, my father’s voice fell silent. My brother and I watched him take his last breath as he departed the world for another place to join my mother. The enormity of the...
View ArticleLeadership isn’t a job- it’s a state of mind
Leadership Isn’t A Job, It’s A State Of Mind The Globe and Mail speaks to leadership expert, Michelle Ray, about her new book, Lead Yourself First: Have you ever used a word so often that it has lost...
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The fear of success is bigger than the fear of failure
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough – Og Mandino “My goodness! What would it be like if I had the life I always wanted! How would I cope if everything I...
View ArticleFour ways to deal with a bad boss
A recent Gallup survey reported that 25 per cent of people would like to fire their boss, if they had the power. Interestingly, the majority of those 25 per cent were reported as the “highly...
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Remembering the heroes in our lives – Tribute to my father
“My legs are swollen and I don’t feel like going up to the coffee shop today.” As soon as I heard my father utter those words on the telephone, thousands of miles away from his bed in the nursing home...
View ArticleFour ways to deal with a bad boss
A recent Gallup survey reported that 25 per cent of people would like to fire their boss, if they had the power. Interestingly, the majority of those 25 per cent were reported as the “highly...
View ArticleRemembering the heroes in our lives – Tribute to my father
“My legs are swollen and I don’t feel like going up to the coffee shop today.” As soon as I heard my father utter those words on the telephone, thousands of miles away from his bed in the nursing home...
View ArticleRemembering the heroes in our lives – Tribute to my father
“My legs are swollen and I don’t feel like going up to the coffee shop today.” As soon as I heard my father utter those words on the telephone, thousands of miles away from his bed in the nursing home...
View ArticleFour ways to deal with a bad boss
A recent Gallup survey reported that 25 per cent of people would like to fire their boss, if they had the power. Interestingly, the majority of those 25 per cent were reported as the “highly...
View ArticleResentment, Resistance, Rejection: Demystifying the Fear of Change
Nothing changes if nothing changes. The only constant is change. All great changes were preceded by chaos…Wise and witty sayings on the subject of change that have become popularized and shared through...
View ArticleHow To Develop A Leadership Mindset
Have you ever found yourself standing at the crossroads in your life, either questioning yourself or finding it difficult to make choices, either personal or professional? Your capacity to move forward...
View ArticleLeading Self: Developing Adaptability
Leadership Competencies is all about honing your ability to be adaptable, to be flexible. Today, I would say more than any other time, we are seeing the pace of change accelerating and so of course, we...
View ArticleGetting Unstuck: Finding momentum to create change
The truth is that many of us are never taught how to lead ourselves at work, in business and in life. As a result, we settle for mediocrity and dissatisfaction. Why is it that so many talented,...
View Article“Money doesn’t talk…It swears”
“Money doesn’t talk…It swears” – Bob Dylan In my upcoming book, “Lead Yourself First”, I dedicate several chapters to the subject of values. Values drive our behaviour and decisions, as well as our...
View Article“The Mighty Have Fallen”…Lessons from a Generation of Mentors
Eleven months ago at 90 years of age, my father’s voice fell silent. My brother and I watched him take his last breath as he departed the world for another place to join my mother. The enormity of the...
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