This has been an exciting time for me and my client, the Ontario Library Service (OLS). Earlier this spring we were announced as winners of the 2022 GTA International Coach Federation (ICF) Prism Award! Then a bit later in June we were feted and celebrated with the other fabulous winners at a gala event at […]
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Work: Transformations, Predictions — and Some Wishful Thinking for the Year Ahead
The word “transformation” has been bubbling up for me these past weeks as I’ve immersed in my year-end/year-start reflections (using my annual 12 Questions as prompts). And what a year of transformation it has been! Transformation is about more than temporary, situational reactive changes. Transformations go deeper, last longer, and can often create radical shifts […]
Vision 2020: 12 Questions to Look Back & Plan Ahead
UPDATE: There’s a brand new set of questions for Dec 2020/Jan 2021! Get them here: Before you kick 2020 to the curb ask these 12 Questions — Now back to original post for Dec 2019: a version of this article is also now published at the Globe and Mail. Wow. Another year soon to be […]
Take a Gratitude Tour
In the spirit of Canadian Thanksgiving, this post is dedicated to all my lovely clients who help me grow and learn right along with them! A young leader whom I’d been working with on career exploration just landed a job offer (hurrah!). She wanted to talk about strategies for her upcoming first days and early weeks in her new role […]
Six Ways to Beat the Back to September Blues
If you have been with me for some time you know I’ve written many articles offering tips on how to deal with the ‘back to work blues’ – after a holiday; at the end of summer; or the beginning of the new year. This post draws is from the archives — thought I’d repost again….enjoy! […]
Ready, Set, Go – with 5 Best Practices for Success
I love a shiny new year. It holds so much promise. If you reflected on some of the 12 Questions to Look Beyond and Plan Ahead then you might be thinking about goals, opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. To be on your best game it’s a good idea to have some really solid rituals, good habits, […]
Un-Masking for “Radical Authenticity”
The past month has been profoundly inspiring for me. I had two incredible opportunities to connect to big ideas, challenging questions and inspiring people. On October 22, I spent a day at the TEDx Toronto conference. And for three weeks in October I was a Partner, host and ambassador of the Global Woman’s Leadership Summit […]
Work 2.0: Managing the New Career Paradigm
If Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz was managing her career today I think she would immediately recognize that things have changed. I mean really changed. As Dorothy might say “Toto, we’re not in Kansas any more”. There’s been a paradigm shift these past few years and the landscape is still evolving. Marked by radical […]
Three Ways to Boost Your Career Mojo (Brainworks series)
This article was also posted on the Globe and Mail. George is bored. Work has been in a lull for months without any new challenges or interesting activities. His days are filled with routine tasks. He is lethargic and has a foggy brain. He is worried he will lose his edge and also wonders why […]
Six Ways to Tame Your Stressed Brain
A slightly shorter version of this article has also been published in the Globe and Mail Careers. The Scenario: It is late afternoon and a busy executive, whom we will call Sue, is trying to finish up a project before she leaves to get her daughter from daycare. Simultaneously she is also dealing with several other […]