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Category Archives: Leadership
Will greed and self-interest always overpower compassion and cooperation?
If the current state of the world is anything to go by, the answer to the title question appears to be a resounding YES. I sure wish I felt otherwise. This post is my response to the third and final … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged politicians, compassion, self-interest, multiculturalism, inequality, greed, populism, Ukraine, Putin
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Golf, greed, gambling, and … a force for good in the world?!
It’s true, I don’t post about sports very often, except for running, of course. And when I do, it’s usually been to laud statements on human rights that professional athletes have made, using their voice to fight hatred and discrimination. … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Odds and Ends
Tagged DP World Tour, Dustin Johnson, golf, greed, Greg Norman, human rights, LIV Golf, morality, PGA, Phil Michelson, Saudi Arabia
41 Comments
Finding leadership in the midst of a troubled world
If ever we needed to believe that our leaders have our backs, it is now. The past few years have been unsettling for most of the world, for many, many reasons over which we have no control. If your blood … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged Afghanistan, al-Assad, Climate change, courage, COVID, Freedom Convoy, inflation, inspiration, leadership, Ottawa, pandemic, Putin, Russian, Russian invasion, Syria, Ukraine
35 Comments
How to retain – or regain – a sense of community during a pandemic
In the past few weeks I’ve heard some distressing comments from former colleagues, younger colleagues who have been working through the strains and constraints of COVID. The COVID work world, complete with rapidly switching to Zoom, teaching by Zoom, having … Continue reading
Posted in Good for you, good for business, Leadership, Odds and Ends
Tagged appreciation, community, COVID, gratitude, office culture, school, sense of community, stress, work
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Thoughtful Thursday: how well is the world doing by this measure of leadership?
I suppose it depends on what “making everyone else better” means to each of us. Maybe thinking in terms of how we’re doing in protecting our planet, fighting racism, and overcoming inequality?! What works for you?
Women making history during a global pandemic
I know that Halloween rules this weekend, and hopefully treat-or-treaters everywhere will be able to costume up and get out and gather bags of treats. However, I just discovered yesterday that along with Thanksgiving (in Canada) and Halloween, October in … Continue reading
Can we get by without a strong, respected United Nations? Please say no!
The idea of nations coming together – uniting – to address common challenges and to collectively work to prevent other challenges from starting was a brand new concept 75 years ago. In fact, 75 years ago this week. The United … Continue reading
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