learning
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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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Why Summer is a Perfect Time for Reflection
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Do you feel yourself unwinding? That’s the gift of summer vacation, when the days are long, the evenings are warm and sweet, and you can give yourself some time to breathe. When I say breathe, I mean those deep, slow breaths that fill you up and leave tension behind. It takes most of us, whether…
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Good Leaders Read…A Lot
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Educators know that reading is power. I’ve been reading What Connected Leaders Do Differently by Todd Whitaker, Jeff Zoul, and Jimmy Casas. It’s a solid read with an american focus, and I’ve found some great nuggets. Here’s one: great leaders read all the time. Great leaders also always seek to improve. They want to learn…
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A Simple and Powerful Leadership Truth
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We love to ask grand questions. What was your best day ever? What was the worst part of your vacation? What is your favourite book of all time? These kinds of questions can be great conversation starters, but I always have trouble answering them. How can I choose one book of the hundreds I’ve read?…