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Where am I going?
Purpose Where ya' headed? Easy to answer as long as the destination could be located by a GPS system. A little harder when we are talking about finding meaning in work and in life. Knowing what motivates you, and in most cases finding the right balance among multiple motivations, helps you tie... more...
Living and Leaving the B+ Life
I’ve started to notice a phenomenon that I call the B+ life. In a B+ life, things are good but not great. All the right life elements are in place: good job, good friends, people you love. The checklist items are checked. The problem is, something feels off. Life feels like it is happening in... more...
What am I known for?
Identity This post explores the leadership identity challenge: Great leaders help individuals align their personal strengths to the organization identity (firm brand) and to customer expectations. When we meet someone, we often categorize them by where they work, what they wear, how they... more...
Olympic Lessons: Breathing Under Performance
In February 2010, Canada was captivated by the Olympic Games in Vancouver. I was very fortunate to be a part of the broadcast team for CTV and TSN, so I had the opportunity to speak to millions of Canadians about my great life passion — human performance. As a scientist in the center of the... more...
Level 5 Leadership with Project Management 2.0
In a previous post on my blog, I raised the question of how a new type of leader that emerges with the development of collective intelligence looks like and what his/her role is. We concluded that Project 2.0 leader’s role is to motivate his/her team and make the team members more productive, in... more...
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Krishna De: “Bring your brand to life”
Krishna De’s tagline is “Bring your brand to life” and she takes this message to individuals and organizations around the world and both on and off line. She comes with dirt under her fingernails from working in organizations. Krishna was the youngest person on the Guinness Board and the... more...
David Rock on Bringing Out Your Best Work
David Rock is a bridge builder. He’s connected the amazing developments in neuroscience that have occurred in the last ten years, and brought them to the disciplines of leadership and coaching. Neuroleadership is the new frontier for how we think – literally – about leadership. David’s a... more...
Garr Reynolds: Presentation Guru
Garr Reynold and Nancy Duarte are the two people who’ve done the most to change how presentations work in organizations today. Garr’s book Presentation Zen and his excellent blog help to champion a style of presentation that is to the point, elegant, has an impact and is beautiful to boot. A... more...
Jim Kouzes on Leadership
If you’re interested in leadership, you know that a new book on the topic gets published, oh, about every 20 seconds. And most of them are eminently missable – the same tired truisms with a new smear of lipstick – with the life of a... more...
Get Motivated with Dan Pink
Dan Pink has deeply influenced the way we think about work and the way I think about Great Work. His first book, Free Agent Nation, spoke to the growing trend of people leaving organizations and finding their own way. His next book, A Whole New Mind pointed to core drivers on why the world of... more...
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