I was recently asked a question by a leader who was struggling with his team. He asked, “How do I influence team members who may not be at my maturity level, and not under my direction. They spend our time whining or deviating from the work at hand (distracting), even...

Before I get into this weeks post I wanted to update some of you on my quest to return to run the Boston Marathon. I mentioned in many presentations this spring that I would like to return to Boston and run the marathon with my wife. I managed to reach my qualifying...

Summer vacation has continued over the last few weeks for me and the family. My time has been filled with camping, climbing, running, and playing in water. Here a few images from vacation time! With all this quality family time, I haven't had a chance to give you my...

Do you struggle with when and how to delegate decision-making to your team? As a leader, there are times when you want your team to make the decision. There are many ways for the group to make their decision if their leaders would let them. Here’s a great article on a...

As a leader, you are doing things with groups of people, meetings, meals, events, travel, etc. The one thing these all have in common is that you are all gathering at a specific time and place. As the saying goes, ‘time is money’, but time is more than money. Time is...

Hi folks, I have just returned to Calgary from a fantastic two week vacation to Brazil for my brother's wedding. I haven't has a chance to finish my blog this week but I still wanted to send you some valuable content. This week's blog features a 4:23 minute video clip...

Take a moment and pull out your keys and take a good long look at each key on the ring. Chances are there are a few that don’t need to be there anymore or perhaps there are one or two keys you don’t even know what they are for. It’s time to take them off your key ring...

What does legacy mean to you? Do you think about your legacy? Do you stress about it or is it something so far off in the distance it hasn’t entered you mind? Legacy has been defined as something you create during your life solely to benefit future generations,...

As a leader, you are a teacher, instructor, coach, and mentor among many other titles (hope this is not news to you). In this role, are you maximizing the learning opportunities for your ‘students’? Many times, when you are teaching, you are following a set curriculum...

In grad school, as assignments and group projects would drag on, I would often say the “give a shit factor is starting to rise”, which means I am starting to care less and less about the project and the quality I am producing and I just want to get the project...