The New Pandemic is Here!
We have navigated our way though the Covid pandemic for three years, and most of us have taken our bruises (and our losses) and survived. But another pandemic has taken residence in people’s hearts—a heaviness, a feeling of doom, anxiety, and sadness about the world....
Forgiveness The Gift We Give Ourselves
I’m going to go out on a limb in this blog… the Internet these days seems to be a place where if you share your authentic opinions you’re likely to attract vitriol. I hope this is not the case here, and I would love to know if you agree with these...
Show the Love for Ukraine
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, has removed all guest and host fees for bookings in Ukraine. The idea behind his move is to open a channel for direct support to Ukrainians. If you book an Airbnb reservation, (of course you won’t need to actually go!) all of the money will go...
A Clinic on Inspiration and Leadership
This is not a blog about politics. It is a blog about leadership and inspiration (which, of course, is the same thing). Like you, I have been watching the daily unfolding of the horrors of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I have not been shocked by Vladimir Putin—I...
Bromides are Not Enough – Actions Speak Louder Than Fluffy Words
When we emerge from the worst of Covid-19, we will judge companies, and patronise their firms (or not), based on how they behaved during these challenging times. I received an email today with a lot of fluffy bromides from the chairman of Canada’s largest employer...
Good Timber – from Inspiration in the Cloud
During our “Inspiration in the Cloud” Zoom video call today, I shared this poem with all of the participants who joined our weekly 30-minute inspiring conversation. The poem is starkly gender-insensitive, but, remember, he died before I was born!...
How to Be Inspired (and Inspiring) in a COVID-19 Era
You don’t need any message from me about what to do (social distancing, hand-washing, etc.). So let’s look at this a little differently….. We have all been given the gift of time – what will you do with your gift? We have a golden opportunity to use...
The Myth of Stress
A Buddhist parable tells the story of a monk confronted by a fierce tiger while on a quiet walk. The monk becomes motionless. He knows that just beyond him is a cliff and just below that cliff is the rocky shoreline and the turbulent sea. The monk is caught between...Why Performance Management Programs Fail
Every Performance Management system I have ever seen over the years has typically focused on one thing: employee productivity (aka performance). In one case, I saw a program developed by a large international consulting firm for a global pharmaceutical company, and...
Reclaiming Corporate Trust and Respect
For centuries the Roman Catholic Church dominated the world. In time, city states, and subsequently nation states, filled the vacuum caused by the decline of the church’s power in the world. More recently, these were replaced by corporations who have come to...