Leading Well

Ignite your IDEAS!

In today’s fast-paced and evolving leadership contexts, successful project launching and management requires a systematic approach that fosters innovation, encourages collaboration, and ensures optimal outcomes.…

Your most valuable asset is …

My most valuable leadership asset is my time. You can generate or acquire resources. You can generate or acquire skills and abilities. You can generate…

How Open is Your Mind?

We did a lot of camping as a young family, and on one trip, I experienced an unexpected leadership lesson. I noticed it after it…

Four Steps to Meaningful Meetings

Raise your hand if you have ever attended a pointless meeting. Everyone one of us has been in a meeting where the most excitement was…

Leading Change in the Midst of Crisis

If you are a CEO, you tend to see things differently. While much of current media attention focuses on unprecedented crises, your eyes light up as you also…

Personal Leadership

A few years ago, I spent three days with the UNBC Timberwolves Men’s Basketball team as part of their annual team-building retreat. One of my roles was to talk…

Leadership and the God I See

In your mind, leave behind the events of the last few years (yes please, right?). Leave your city, your work context, and your relationships, just…

Leaders are Encouragers

A few years ago, I was supposed to run with a five-person team in the Prince George Iceman – an annual multi-sport race (skiing, running, skating, and…

Is Incomplete Planning the Best Planning?

When I look to the future vision of an organization, I am often struck with the realization that there are very different ideas of what…

Four Styles of Strategic Planning

What if there was a way to make strategic planning enjoyable and productive for everyone on your team? Don’t believe that is possible? I think…