“Would you please pass the gravy?” or “So, how are things?” are not good conversation starters. You can do better and have a much better time at any holiday when you start having meaningful conversations. As my gift to you, and to myself, I’m recycling one of my favourite posts. It’s always appropriate and since I wrote it in April 2012, myContinue reading “How to have better holiday conversations”
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Untangling complex problems
The Christmas lights were horribly tangled. How does this happen when they are just sitting in a box for the year? As I started from one end, created some slack, gave some random shakes accompanied by some frustrated words, I started to think about how we approach complex organizational “tangles.” You know, the issues that are yearsContinue reading “Untangling complex problems”
Nelson Mandela: long may you inspire
I could not let the day pass without adding my humble tribute to the millions of more eloquent ones around the globe. A man whose vision transformed his 8×8 prison cell into a university. A man whose hope was undiminished during 27 years in prison. A man whose forgiveness earned him the trust needed to unite a divided country.Continue reading “Nelson Mandela: long may you inspire”
Is the Senate scandal a supercharged change management tactic?
I’m appalled by the antics in Ottawa right now. They erode trust faster than a wave on a sandcastle. But I want to know why it’s happening. Why did the Conservative government draw attention to Senate expenses now? They had to know about lax and unequally applied regulations. They had to know that funding improprieties would draw questions aboutContinue reading “Is the Senate scandal a supercharged change management tactic?”
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