August 11, 2021
Tragedy reminds us to revisit our purpose. When we are aligned on the compass point of purpose, we can also focus better.
July 11, 2021
I am pleased announce that my book chapter on teams applying awareness practices is published. Case studies from 9 organizations are included.
April 16, 2021
Productivity is Up in COVID??? I don’t believe it. I have a hunch that busyness is up, masking as productivity, and that effectiveness, getting the right […]
March 19, 2021
Value Creation If you are reading this post you likely lead a professional services team or a team of knowledge workers. For your organization, value creation […]
March 3, 2021
Previously Unplugged The National Day of Unplugging is this Friday, March 5, 6pm – Saturday, March 6, 6pm, twenty four hours, screen and TV free. Despite […]
February 26, 2021
Unplugged in Childhood In my childhood, being unplugged just meant not watching TV. Neither cell phones nor smartphones were present. This was in the 70’s and […]
February 17, 2021
Rest Like Your Pet I grew up with dogs. There were many basset hounds in our family. These wrinkly creatures plod about in a mostly slow, […]
February 12, 2021
A Canadian National Day of Unplugging The countdown to the first Canadian Day of Unplugging is upon us. Twenty-two days from today, corporate and non-profit teams […]
February 5, 2021
A Love of Busy I spent most of my career thinking that I was thriving on busyness. As a management consultant, busyness via multi-tasking was rewarded. […]
February 1, 2021
We invite you and your entire organization to join the Canadian National Day of Unplugging, March 5-6, 2021. Unplug for 24 hours from 6pm EST Friday […]
January 6, 2021
Uncertainty in 2020 I enter into this new year as a different person. Of course, each year I am a new version of myself. However, this […]
January 1, 2021
Remote Forever It is no secret that more remote working is here to stay, even after this pandemic is over. A new role is emerging in […]
December 17, 2020
Let’s Unplug There is a growing movement to support each other in taking a technology break. Why? 79% of people admit technology distracts them from connecting […]
December 10, 2020
“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker, management guru In November, I posted an article about why you can […]
December 8, 2020
A recent article in The New Yorker Magazine reveals new ideas on how to improve knowledge worker productivity. I agree that a more organization-driven approach is […]
December 1, 2020
“CoronaVirus ended the screen time debate. Screens won,” Nellie Bowles, New York Times. In Lockdown Again It is the end of November 2020 and many of […]
November 24, 2020
Attention Leaders If you lead a team or an organization, please pay attention to the film, The Social Dilemma (on Netflix). Why? People you work with […]
November 21, 2020
Connecting during COVID We are all experiencing more virtual meetings than ever before. If we weren’t aware of too much screen time before COVID, we are […]
November 16, 2020
In the previous November 2020 insights, you read about why focus and attention are important in the 21st century and about the link between focus and […]
November 13, 2020
Most of us have Difficulty Focusing Do you feel reactive and distracted? Does everything seem like it is top priority? Do you have the nagging feeling […]
November 10, 2020
We live in a world of overwhelm, digital and otherwise. In this pandemic, we are all facing fatigue, bad news bombardment, and lockdown lows. There is […]
October 29, 2020
The Conscious Organizations virtual conference, October 28-30, 2020, hosts 17 global thought leaders with ideas and methods for creating a conscious organization. I am honored and […]
October 7, 2020
What is Horasis? Horasis is a global visions community dedicated to inspiring our future. Pre-covid, events designed to foster cross sector and cross country dialogue were […]
September 1, 2020
Leading with Attention In August 2020 I had the opportunity to deliver an interactive virtual workshop for Dr. Anita Nowak’s Leadership class at McGill University in […]
June 19, 2020
Virtual Meeting Overwhelm We are all experiencing more virtual meetings than ever before. If we weren’t aware of too much screen time before COVID, we are […]
April 1, 2020
Most of us are working from home these days. I am in week four! I read a lot about the opportunity to slow down during this […]
October 18, 2019
In July 2018, I had the privilege of facilitating a diverse stakeholder group in Dublin. The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) hosted the workshop. DFI was […]
September 18, 2019
ET Group’s 2019 Societal Transformation Lab This is the story of ET Group’s (ETG) journey through the Societal Transformation Lab (s-lab). ETG is a Toronto-based collaboration […]
September 16, 2019
This is part of a series on Social Presencing. Find other posts here: June 11, 2019 post, Social Presencing – A Practice for Tapping into Collective […]