Way back when, I did community development for the Town of Penhold, Alberta, where I lived. A big part of my role was something called Community Capacity Building, which is, in essence, working with community to build local resilience, autonomy and capacity when...
Emily applies for her dream job. Jason starts a business in his garage. Corinna works on her plans to start a charitable foundation. Candace goes back to college after 20 years. All of them are, in essence, building a bus. A “vehicle” that can take them to their...
Elvis Presley said, “Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do.” At first blush, this seems very true. And yet, as I thought about it more and really reflected on it, I wonder if it’s our values that leave the...
Once upon a time, I worked for a company comprised mainly of ambitious (aggressive?) men with fairly traditional (patriarchal?) views of business. If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone on the leadership team say, “Business has no feelings”, it would have...
Change. Endings. These two words can make us feel some things, like uneasy, uncertain or even fearful (unless it’s a dental appointment, in which case, you’re there for the change but looking forward to the ending!). This past season has been a little weird, and...
