The Power of Relationships: In The Workplace and Beyond
Learning how to build healthy relationships is one of the most important aspects of being human. Bryn Savage discusses how well-functioning relationships are completely accessible—in the workplace and beyond. You just need to…
The One Secret to Enhancing Executive Presence
Your heart is racing, your palms are sweaty, your mouth is dry. Welcome to the uncomfortable world of public speaking. Tessa Desatnik reveals the secret to enhance your executive presence in the boardroom and beyond…
The Open Door Policy: Hiding Behind Open Doors
The open door policy in the workplace offers an excellent example of what can go wrong when great ideas aren’t carefully executed. I love working with my clients. On any given day, I have…
Humans are not Dolphins: How Relationships Define Change
Change is expensive—especially when it fails Change management is a significant strategic and operational challenge at most organizations. CEB (Gartner) offers some commonly agreed lowlights. According to CEB, "the average organization has undergone five…
Making the Unconscious Conscious: Inspiring Sustained Behavioural Change
Why is it often such a challenge to change behaviour? I had the opportunity to discuss this topic with Amanda Lang, one of Canada’s leading business journalists, at the National Insurance Conference of Canada…
Want to Run a Successful Business? Hire Four-Year-Olds.
In developmental psychology, there is a well-known experiment called the “false-belief test.” In this experiment, an audience of three and four-year-old children are asked to watch a play. In the play…
Thanks for the Coffee…I’ll Never Come Back
As is usually my routine on a Saturday morning, this past weekend I arrived at my local coffee drive-through to pick up my double-double. I pulled up to the speaker, placed my order…