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December 7, 2020May 3, 2022

Winter Driving

“I don’t like winter.”

At least that’s the story I’ve always told myself.

Last year, I escaped winter a few different times for work, and it made the long season manageable. This year, that ain’t happening. Winter 2020 has just begun where I live, and I’ve been dreading it.

But I’ve had a small breakthrough. I’ve realized that winter isn’t the problem. Winter driving is. It causes me stress. I don’t like wondering if I’m going to be able to get somewhere, or how long it will take, or if my less-experienced-driving kids will be safe in the snow. Continue reading “Winter Driving”

October 12, 2020May 3, 2022

Unexpected Lessons in International Cooperation

I wrote a chapter in a book that features the work of 18 authors, 16 in Australia and New Zealand, one in the US and me, the lone Canadian. It was released the day before writing this blog.

The launch has been astonishing. I awoke this morning to this note from one of the co-editors in Australia: Continue reading “Unexpected Lessons in International Cooperation”

August 10, 2020May 3, 2022

How do you grade yourself?

This is one of the questions Derek Sivers poses in his quick read on entrepreneurship lessons called Anything You Want. His point is that it’s not all about the money — it’s about whatever your “personal dream come true” looks like — but you’d better be clear on what a win looks like for you.

I’ve been thinking about this for boards of directors, because sometimes they behave as if their win lies in having a complete policy binder and quorum at each meeting. Or they develop elaborate board assessment tools that can be thorough without being particularly meaningful. Continue reading “How do you grade yourself?”

July 20, 2020May 3, 2022

Co-Creation

Do you have something you’d like to launch but you aren’t sure if there’s an appetite for it or whether the details of your offerings are quite right?

Ask your audience.

It seems basic, but too often we behave as if we need to have all the answers when in fact, we have but one opinion and are often not representative of our own target market anyway. Continue reading “Co-Creation”

July 13, 2020May 3, 2022

Minimum Viable Platform

I’m learning that a well-led workshop is not primarily about using the software platform with the best meeting features.

Believe me, I’ve spent some time over the past four months learning the ins and outs of various applications, ranging from Zoom to MS Teams to WebEx to Mural to Miro to Lino to Stormboard…all in search of the best visual collaborative tool.

But once again, it comes back to people, not products or features. Continue reading “Minimum Viable Platform”