When I was a new parent, I came across a book by Judith Viorst called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It was about the adventures of young boy for whom, from the...
I’ve been on the road speaking to corporate teams across the US and Canada this fall, and one word that is coming up over and over is, uncertainty. Lots of change has been happening in the...
To all my American readers, Thanksgiving is in October in Canada. It’s still the season of gratitude and turkey, just less football and no Black Friday mania...
This week I’m writing to you from Dubai. I’m here to speak at an Innovation Conference. First off, let me just say for those of you who have never been here….amazing. What a...
I have had the privilege of working with some really ambitious and talented coaching clients over the years. Together we have worked them up to senior C-suite positions within their organizations....
This weekend I was coaching a soccer game in the semi-pro league here in Canada. It’s a relatively new league, and I’m pleased at how they are trying to raise the level of...
This week I want to share a psychological skill I admire in my father—grit. As an immigrant to Canada he was met with his share of adversity. After completing his degree in soil science,...
At the beginning of...
It’s been 7 months, 28 days, 4 hours and 19 seconds since my last blog. (Sounds like a song from the Broadway musical Rent, doesn’t it?) I stopped writing because I thought I had...
I wish I was writing a different blog this week, but here I am. I’ve shared with you over the past months about my journey to lead Guyana to the final round of the World Cup Qualifiers. This...