The first time you find out that someone else has YOUR name you are devastated.  For most of us this happens at quite a young age. . . for me I was around 8 or even 10 before I discovered that anyone had the same name as me. To be honest I am not sure that I [...]

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What struck me most about the interview of CEO Richard Anderson was his answer to the first question.
Q. What was the most important leadership lesson you learned?
A. I’ve learned to be patient and not lose my temper. 
Patience I have learned over the past five years is my biggest developmental need.  (Such a nice way of putting that I [...]

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By Guest Peter Wendel
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I call ‘Transition’ – a word I use because I don’t like the word (or even the concept of) ‘retirement.’
I realized that I had become locked into a binary mindset. Either a person retired in the traditional sense, leaving work completely, or continued working [...]

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Wednesday April 22nd was Earth Day and to be honest, I didn’t do anything particular to celebrate or honour it. I was too busy blogging, driving kids from activities, fixing meals, doing laundry, changing light bulbs and arranging my next trip to Canada. So when this video crossed my desk this morning via Twitter, [...]

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I grew up in a time when children didn’t have to bring their candy home from Halloween and have it checked.  And while I was told not to talk to strangers or take candy from anyone, I was instructed to go to a policeman if I was in trouble.  So it is not surprising that [...]

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I am sure most of us have read stories about all the “failures” that Abraham Lincoln endured before being elected as President of the United States.  A week ago I wrote about having both a strong ego and humility: courage and heart. 
Here is a short video on Famous Failures – it is a little American and male [...]

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