I caught up with my friend Kathryn on a recent trip through Field, in the Canadian Rockies, where she and her husband run a pottery studio. Getting together reminded me of when we worked together as lifeguards in my teens at a small, outdoor pool...
This morning my yoga instructor reminded us that how we transform is through daily practices. She was talking about our bodies and minds, but the transformation of leaders, teams and organizational culture also works this way. We transform through what we decide to do daily....
A profound way to begin to shift yourself or your culture at work is to find the transformational question that will help you to think differently, help your team to take on a new challenge, or help your organization to get engaged in a new...
“Every choice you make leads you away from your vision or moves you toward it.” - Patti Digh - What do we want our culture to be? This simple question was the starting point for a bold new vision for Baptist Healthcare (BHC), an organization that led...
“A positive people culture is one where people experience positive emotions, optimism, cohesion, gratitude and humour, and where they have, as a consequence, a real sense of engagement” Dr. Michael West, Professor of Organizational Psychology, Lancaster University Management School. My interview with Dr. West was one...
I skied for 20 years before I learned this concept that made all the difference! I took a lesson where the instructor talked to us about the “fall-line” of the mountain. This is the direction water will flow when it is free to run. When...
"No matter how good you are at negativity, you’re also capable of positivity.” - Barbara Fredrickson Bad things happen. Things hit us the wrong way sometimes. Life has it’s own timetable. And while we may need to wallow in it awhile or have a meltdown occasionally,...