The Wright brothers

I read a review of the book The Wright Brothers by David McCullough, author of 1111 major books and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, which made me want to read the book. What caught my eye of the review was that the Wright Brothers would have fierce conversations and debates with each other, yet somehow […]

Sunrises

We have all been there, and I am sure it has happened many times … failure, not being 80% there, things just not clicking, just struggling for whatever reason, and so on. This happened to me the other day, things were just not clicking as they have done in the past. I was actually even […]

As a manager and leader, there will always come a time when a ‘tough’ conversation needs to happen. What a ‘tough’ conversation is will be based on how we each define it, who you are having the conversation with, how much experience one has in having these conversations and of course the situation of the […]

Resolution that everyone should have It is that time of the year again where we make New Year’s resolutions. Some resolutions are big and reach for the stars, some are small, some we make and some we fall short of. If there is one resolution I suggest we all consider is to Think Big, but […]

Belonging

I have recently read 3 great books on leadership, focused on team development and building a sports dynasty (winning multiple championships) When I read these books, I always try to take away 3 learnings from my readings to reflect on and to practice as a new behaviour. Any more than three, will be an overload […]

Time and Reflecting

At many points in our life, we all say “I wish I had more time” We want the time to finish work, to exercise, to enjoy our hobbies, to try something new, to read … time to spend doing whatever it is that we enjoy and/or tasks to accomplish. We also realize that we need […]