It's About Leadership

What does it take to move up the ladder of leadership?  That has been a frequent point of focus from a number of my coaching clients.  The q...

One of the first blog entries I penned over a year ago focused on the work of Dr. W. E. Deming - one of the key figures in the foundation of...

Over the past couple of months in my executive coaching practice a few of my clients have expressed a desire to be more charismatic.  They s...

The public sector in Alberta is again facing significant financial challenges.  The result of which is that we are seeing some agonizing cha...

The only constant in life is change. Amazingly enough this quote comes from a Greek philosopher by the name of Heraclitus (500 BC) and no...

I've been hearing more and more the lament of "where is the leadership?" from a variety of quarters over the past few years.  ...

This past week I was pleased to have the opportunity to connect with two people at the opposite ends of the career spectrum.  My first meeti...

All of us can probably identify a past or current scenario where an all-star leader seems to have plateaued.  They have shown early promis...

No doubt we are all aware of a multitude of tragic scenarios that have played out with increasing regularity in our local communities and ac...

In my time as a manager/leader starting some twenty-five years ago, I've had the opportunity to work with and observe many leaders, mana...