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A Trump For The Rest Of US!
Canada at times suffers from an inferiority complex. We look at our brash, bold, successful neighbour to the south, and we want to be just like her. Now we have our chance. Businessman and reality television star Kevin O’Leary announced yesterday he is in the running to become the next leader of the Conservative Party […]
The Pollsters’ Nightmare
Instead of hanging up I listened, even though it was an automated call. As the machine recited the choices I could see the looming problem. Political leadership races don’t always gain a lot of attention, even in the party holding the contest. So you are forgiven if you weren’t aware the Conservative Party of Canada […]
American Religion
As a student of religion I am unsurprised at polls showing Donald Trump has overwhelming support among American evangelicals. I know the importance of religions in American politics. There really is no separation of church and state, that is a polite fiction. As a Christian, I am appalled that apparently many American Christians do not […]
Leadership Matters
I am a political junkie. I think I showed great restraint in the amount of posts I devoted to politics during the Canadian federal election. If you don’t care for politics, especially Canadian politics, you may not agree. In the election aftermath there are a few themes I want to address that seemed better dealt […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
I am a fan of the books of J.R.R. Tolkien, have been for almost 50 years, which pretty much means that I am not a huge fan of the three movies spawned from his first novel, The Hobbit. I just saw the last installment, The Battle of the Five Armies which opened in movie theatres […]
MLK
I have always been a black and white sort of guy, with clear ideas of what is right and what is wrong. That belief in absolutes can put me at odds with the society and culture I live in. As I grow older though, I have softened a little, I think. Not in my belief […]
Positioning Your Organization for the Future
Today I am continuing with my impressions of presentations from the 2014 Global Leadership Summit (GLS), which I attended last week. Jeffrey Immelt is Chairman of the Board and CEO of US powerhouse General Electric (GE). You could say he joined the family business when he was young and has never left – his father […]
Mastering The Art of Crucial Conversations
Today I am continuing with my impressions of presentations from the 2014 Global Leadership Summit (GLS), which I attended last week. Last week was not the first time I had heard Joseph Grenny speak, in fact I saw him twice in 2013. I have appreciated his approach to communications, especially his work on what he […]
Defining Leadership
Today I am continuing with my impressions of presentations from the 2014 Global Leadership Summit (GLS), which I attended last week. Carly Fiorina was the first woman to become CEO of a Fortune 50 company, Hewlett-Packard. Being first at anything is rarely easy. It seems many of those around, instead of rejoicing with us in […]
Hard Fought Leadership Lessons
For the next few days I will be giving my impressions of presentations from the 2014 Global Leadership Summit (GLS), which I attended last week. Bill Hybels was the opening speaker, with a presentation titled “Hard Fought Leadership Lessons.” Maybe it is me, but when I think of leaders the first people that come to […]
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