Where Have All the Donors Gone?

Oct 26, 2012 | Uncategorized

I am speaking at an upcoming event November 27th at the Tyndale Leadership Centre. The early bird special ends October 31st.This will definitely be a time of learning, encouragement and interaction if you are in the charity/not for profit world with a role in raising...

How to Fail Well

Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized

I am one of those people who is afraid of failure. I am therefore one of those people how has moved slower than I could have, had I not been afraid. So my journey to what many believe is a riskier lifestyle choice (owning my own business) reflects that reality.When I...

Take Time To Think

Sep 20, 2012 | Uncategorized

Around my mid-twenties I discovered something invaluable; I discovered the art of disappearing. I would spend what I thought were insane amounts of time behind a closed office door, pondering a problem. I would experiment with possible scenarios from multiple...

To the Fields

Sep 12, 2012 | Uncategorized

One of my biggest learning’s in life is that we reap what we sow….in different seasons. We have heard many iterations of the quote that we don’t achieve results because we quit too soon, but that is often the truth.We leave a job after one year of...

The Work Life Balance…

Aug 9, 2012 | Uncategorized

For starters this post is only relevant if you believe in keeping a balance between work and non-work activity. Although traditionally people seem to think this most aptly applies to those with family and children, I really think it applies to those who are single or...

The First 90 Days

Jul 23, 2012 | Uncategorized

First impressions are vital. We have heard it preached many times how important it is to successfully engage people when we first meet them, but the first 90 days of any engagement, a new contract, or job, are equally as important.The effort is takes to engage your...

Lost In Translation

Jul 20, 2012 | Uncategorized

There are some in this world who naturally dream, define how that dream can be made into a reality (vision), and tactically make that vision a reality. Amazingly they do it artistically, creatively and functionally and there is no spreadsheet or project planning...

Order From Chaos

May 30, 2012 | Uncategorized

One of the things that good leaders do is create order from chaos. Not mind numbing bureaucracy, but clarity of purpose, process and path. As with most skills that qualify one for the “glamorous” world of leadership, the process of delivering on bringing...

There’s One Thing You Need To Know

Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized

Really, one thing? Marcus Buckingham wrote a book with the title, and it is a good book with some great learning, but one thing? Simon Sinek has told us where to start. Start with why he says. Jim Collins has wowed us again with another book “Great By...