Have you been brainwashed into mediocrity?
Upfront, I have to declare that I don’t own a “I HEART Seth Godin” t-shirt, but if someone knows where I can buy one, let me know. I’m currently reading Seth’s latest book Linchpin which poses the...
View ArticleStuck in the Middle: Is Ageism derailing your move from Director to VP?
A disturbing pattern may be coming to a job opportunity near you. For first wave Gen X leaders born between ’64 and ‘74, a new twist on the old “you need work experience to get a job, but to get the...
View ArticleMid-career blues: Are Xers being sidelined?
At one of our Spring executive events, panelist Paul Ronan of Ontario Parks spoke of windows of opportunity. Sometimes a window will open and then close again really quickly. One of the keys, from...
View ArticleRestore your sanity: how Gen X and Y need to step up on work/life balance
Stress kills us. Employee absences cost companies millions of dollars. Many mid-level/mid-career leaders are on a fast track to burn out. This all according to a recent series in the Globe and Mail....
View ArticleFast Friday with Jody Thompson, co-founder ROWE
As we were looking for articles for our October issue of the Roundtable Recap, I stumbled upon a quote from Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft in a recent Fortune Magazine interview. She said: “. . . if there’s...
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Fast Friday with Sherry Cooper, EVP and Chief Economist, BMO
This week, I had the pleasure of attending the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards as a guest of dynamo Toronto entrepreneur, Mary Aitken (if you’re not a member of Verity, what on earth are you waiting...
View ArticlePower & Paycheques: Can next gen leaders stop the compensation cash grab?
Last week, the paycheques of Canada’s banking CEO’s made headlines because they *gasp* didn’t get raises. What will Ed Clark and Rick Waugh do without that six figure boost to their multi-million...
View ArticleGenerational Differences: to hype or not to hype?
I’ve recently been involved in a large scale culture change project with a company that is frantically trying to appeal to their rapidly shifting “Millenial” or “Gen Y” workforce. It’s been an...
View ArticleAre you a boiled frog? Why Moritz Erhardt needs to be a red flag for all...
The story goes that if you place a frog in a pot of boiling water it will immediately leap out to safety. If, however, you put the frog in a pot of room temperature water and slowly increase the heat...
View ArticleWill Our Future Leaders Need to Call Their Moms?
I had lunch with some old friends a few weeks ago. One of them was someone I’d known throughout University. She was the epitome of a model student. She worked and studied hard, got great marks and...
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