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Category Archives: Leadership
Peace and Gratitude, why do they continue to be so elusive?
Thanks to a lovely post by fellow blogger Rose Vettleson yesterday entitled Peace, Hope, and Coincidences and a Facebook post by another friend (thanks, Shelley), I’ve discovered this week that September 21 is not only the first day of fall, … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged Fall, fall colors, gratitude, Ukraine, UN, United Nations, war in Ukraine, World Gratitude Day, World Peace Day
17 Comments
The (Queen’s) Queue took on a life of its own. How do we replicate that spontaneous culture of community and kindness to others?
Yesterday Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at the conclusion of an unparalleled display of pageantry, the likes of which may never, ever be seen again. To say that her people did her proud would be a gross understatement. … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged community, empathy, inspiration, kindness, London, Queen Elizabeth II, Queue, service to others, The Queue, Windsor Castle
25 Comments
Embrace your natural grey, unless of course you’re a female newscaster or politician
Ask hair stylists anywhere and they’ll confirm it: during the pandemic, many, many – many – women made the brave decision to let their hair assume its natural colour. Finding themselves without access to their hair stylists for months at … Continue reading
At this inflection point in history, compassion has to stand its ground
A recent opinion piece by Eileen Chadnick in Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper caught my eye: Humanity, connection, and compassion – the keys to bringing staff back to the office successfully. It reminded the reader of what we already know … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership
Tagged COID, compassion, connectedness, extremism, history, humanity, inflation, inflection point, nationalism, pandemic, Pro-life, staff shortages
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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 compassion, greed, inequality, multiculturalism, politicians, populism, Putin, self-interest, Ukraine
30 Comments
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
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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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