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Meditation on 2025
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(3 minutes reading time) A few months ago, a group of raptors or scavengers were wheeling high above the backyards in my neighbourhood. They stayed there for a long time, drifting on updrafts of air, sometimes dipping lower. Those birds drew my eye and lifted my spirit. I imagined myself in flight with the wind…
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The Secret to Thriving Through a Big Change
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(Reading Time: 3 minutes) “You need a plan.” This is advice that people shared with me as I left a wonderful 35 year career and stepped into the unknown. I took it to heart because I know myself and my need for a purpose. I also know there’s comfort and safety in similarity and routine.…
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The Two Row Wampum and Me
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(Reading Time: 5 minutes) “Clean up on aisle five!” I often heard this working alongside the Indigenous Education department. It was a humorous way to show that it might be necessary to help people understand how to approach Indigenous knowledge and topics. If it wasn’t done in a good way, with peace, friendship and respect…
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What Happens When You Learn New Stuff?
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Learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. Peter Drucker (Reading Time: 4 minutes) Work offers lots of opportunities to learn, right? We’re exposed to new tasks, new initiatives, or to new people to work with. It seems like a guarantee…
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The Leadership Triad: Core Behaviours for Success
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Leaders are made, not born. These three behaviours will lay the groundwork to understand yourself and become a better leader. Crave Growth Good leaders want to improve, even when it’s hard. Their moral compass shows them that better leaders help create a positive and inclusive work environment to engage the people…
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Build in 2024
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(Reading Time: 3 minutes) I choose a one word theme every year. It’s a good catalyst to review the past 12 months and look forward to the next. My word focuses and inspires me too. It’s not a goal, it’s not a resolution – call it an intention if you will. I’m in good company…