Judy was panicked over her investments and frozen in indecision about what to do next. The market wasn’t doing well and she wasn’t sure what all of this meant for her. She was in her mid-fifties, didn’t have a pension (darn those years of doing her own thing) and was single. Late at night, while
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A Thinking Day
Today was a thinking day. I decided I needed to pause, read, reflect and create. We are so busy doing and we undervalue thinking. Yet, it’s in the quiet moments that breakthroughs happen. I was raised to be busy and remember my parents always working; being productive. But it was a different world then when
An Officer Dies, A City Rebuilds
It was a sad and sombre day in Toronto as we laid one of our Toronto police officers to rest. I’ve been thinking about him and the impact his death has had on my city. We have had a tough time in the last while with our police force with antagonism and distrust building on
Trust is Just Trust
I was reading John Maxwell’s book about Business Ethics today. I liked what he had to say about not attaching ‘business’ to ethics because isn’t it all just about ethics. So many books, articles, training and education refer to business ethics as if there is something distinct about it. What does it mean to say
A Random Act Can Ruin Trust
I wrote the introduction to The Real Executive today- it felt so good to be writing again. Of course, I recall how long it can take and how few words I actually write in a number of hours. Although I am quite proud that I wrote 1000 words today. Although given how many paragraphs and
What is Apple’s secret?
I was browsing the net looking for a VP HR for Apple Canada for the Conference Board HR Summit -2011. This is year 2 of my develping this conference. I love Apple and want to put them on the agenda. I’m intrigued by this company. I was a long time PC user but switched to
Don’t Forgive Me
I forgot to write yesterday. I was planning to then had a friend for dinner and we got caught up watching North and South- the fantastic mini-series from the 80’s. We started watching this after a trip this past August to Charleston, South Carolina. We visited the Boone Plantation and she recognized the beautiful old
Is Trust Always About Making a Personal Connection?
Thinking about trust today- and my 11 elements of trust. Sometimes, it’s really great when somebody asks you to explain a concept or to tell them what you do. As you begin to unravel your idea, you often end up talking to yourself. You know how that is…. you begin to ramble and the person
It’s Better in High Trust Relationships
I lived the experience of a high trust client relationship today and it was really fantastic. In fact, it gave me energy on a day when I was tired and working hard to put together a concept for a conference I’m developing. It reminded me of how wonderful this work can be and how privileged
Do We Need More Women on Wall Street
Elizabeth Warren, the new special advisor to President Obama and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury, believes that having more women on Wall Street would have minimized the Wall Street scandals. I never react well to these partisan statements as they simplify really complex issues and paint women as a morally superior species.