THERE’S A DISTINCTION
THERE’S A DISTINCTION between a leader and a leadership position. A leader is someone who takes 100% responsibility for their world - intentions, actions, impacts and outcomes. A leadership position is a title/role that the organization has granted decision making power over people, resources, and budget. Here’s what organizations often...
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Ordering Food
Staring at the menu I couldn’t decide what I wanted so I just ordered “food”. The server was rightfully perplexed. When he was seeking to clarify I snapped back saying “just bring me food! How hard is that?” He returned with a proud smile carrying a beautiful dish; almond crusted...
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I didn’t wake up intending to be an asshole
It was an interesting start to my day, within 15mins of waking up I had found out an important meeting had been canceled, the cream had spoiled ruining my morning tea and my sport team blew a lead and lost the game. Ugh! I was mildly agitated or so I...
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The current
All five of us jumped into the lake and started swimming for the floating dock, about 300 metres away. Every stroke was purposeful and strong. We were locked-in on our destination. A few minutes into the swim I looked up, and the current had pushed us off course. After a...
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Rent Free
For Bob to live in a one-bedroom apartment in any of the cities below, his monthly rent will be… Toronto: $1,800.00Vancouver: $1,950.00New York: $2,900.00Los Angeles: $2,500.00London: $2,600.00Hong Kong: $3,600.00 Rent is expensive. And yet Bob has lived rent free in my head for the past 6 months at an astronomical...
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Fatherhood
I am dad and it’s a privilege. I always knew I wanted kids but I didn’t know what it really took to be a dad. And to my surprise it is waaaaay harder then what I saw from the 80’s sitcoms (The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Growing Pains and Who’s...
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Highlighted Posts
- Dude, Where’s my car?
- Thread Count
- This is Claire
- Like Me
- I Didn’t Notice
- My Impatience
- The Mess
- Two Great Teachers
- Brotherly Love
- Your Core
- Anything Else?
- Did You Touch It?
- Ping Pong Rally
- Ordering Food
- Rent Free
- Fatherhood
- The Flight Attendant
- I Wouldn’t Ask You To Do Something I Didn’t Believe You Could Do
- Riding Shotgun
- Paper Jam