It's Change O'Clock Somewhere

Changemakers needed.

  • You’ll be a person longer…

    Years ago, my kids were attending a summer hockey camp being put on by the college hockey team in our city. It was an outstanding program having been built into a perennial contender and multiple national champion. The coach was revered across the country (think men’s college basketball’s Coach K, but in a Canadian hockey…

  • When uncertainty rises…

    People look for someone they trust. Are you familiar with that feeling when all the meetings around your workspace are closed door? It’s unsettling. Worrisome. You don’t know what’s going on but you do know one thing… You’re not involved. Not in the know. Not being consulted. Not being told. Not “in the tent.” You…

  • Everyone has a plan until…

    Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about plans. I once had a client who was absolutely obsessed with my plan. When will it be done? What’s in it? When will it start? The frustrating part wasn’t their desire to know what’s happening. I appreciate that completely. It was the obsession with an…

  • Don’t forget the humans

    With so much focus on technology innovation, AI, and everything in between, there’s very little fuss being made about the humans. This isn’t new. But aren’t they still the most important part of everything? Our customers Our employees Our partners Our friends Our parents Our kids All humans. I’m feeling like it’s more important than…

  • What’s so wrong with a cult?

    I was having a conversation with a friend the other day. We were talking about an event we were both attending for our daughters, at their college the following week. The school is well-known in Canada for how well it instills a deep sense of community and engagement with their students. It has a reputation…

  • Be like Mike

    In the early 90s, Gatorade ran a TV ad with Michael Jordan that had the tag line “Be Like Mike.” But today I want to tell you about a different Mike. Mike is a retiree and recently visited a non-profit organization that helps youth struggling with addiction. On his visit to the organization’s rehab facility,…

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