Leadership Principle #1 – Competence
The first Principle of Leadership identified by the Canadian Armed Forces is: “Achieve professional competence and pursue self-improvement”. Having spent...
The Principles of Leadership
Leadership is by definition a contextual activity including a leader, those following the leader, and a larger social and operational...
Collaboration: Silver Bullet or Unicorn?
I once arrived in an organization just as it commenced a massive restructure involving mergers and spin-offs. Work that to...
When There is No “Solution”
The human brain defaults to seeing things in an “either/or” framework. Either that rustling in the underbrush is a threat...
What’s Your Role?
It lasted less than a minute and was one of the most illuminating conversations of my working life. Midway through...
Fingerprints
Sometimes a question can really make you squirm inside. I was having a conversation with a mentor about a challenging...
Caught in the Vortex
The conversation seemed vaguely familiar. “I just don’t get it,” she said, “we’re facing this massive reorganization. If we’re going to...
Self-care: a leadership duty
Marathon runners talk about “hitting the wall”; that point at which the body’s energy reserves are exhausted and further progress...
Communicating Your Intent.
There is an old joke in the Canadian Armed Forces that goes like this. During a training exercise, an Army...
