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 […]

The Pitt is an American medical procedural drama television series. Each season of the series follows emergency department staff as they attempt to overcome the hardships of a single 15-hour work shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, all while having to navigate staff shortages and underfunding. Each episode covers approximately one hour of […]

The Magicians

My Thought-for-this-Week was going to be about the TV series The Pitt and feedback, but after reading Heather Cox Richardson‘s, the American Historian and Professor of History at Boston College, daily blog called ‘Letters from an American’, I thought it best to share her blog with everyone here. In her January 18, 2026 blog on […]

The pass

I do not believe that there is one form of leadership ‘style’ that we all need to have or be like. A situation may call for a certain style that may not be you. A true and confident leader will see this and at times step back to let someone else lead. This is what […]

Can’t and Won’t, but did you try

I recently read a story about a lesson one of the LA Lakers team managers learned from Pat Riley, the LA Lakers coach at the time. The team had just landed in Washington DC at 01:30AM. That evening they had a game against the Washington Bullets (now known as the Wizards). The players were to […]

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 […]