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Leadership Horizons: Photo Credit Richard Chicoine iCopyright 2009
"Soft focus is an important skill that can affect us metaphorically.
In other words, the way we see the future has everything to do with how well we can look up and see the expanded horizon before u… Continue

The Essential Leadership Question
What if every leader spent 2 minutes a day asking themselves one essential question. What would that all important question be?

Let me share the back story before we get to The Big Ask.
At a leadership event last week, the final presenter summarized the key messages of The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni. He noted that this fable is an easy read, but, as all things which seem simple at the outset, the complexity surfaces in the urge… Continue

Does Engagement Include Hugs?

First Lady Michelle Obama certainly wasn’t looking for international headlines when she met Queen Elizabeth for the first time at the G20 Summit. However, their friendly waist-to-waist embrace caught the fancy of reporters who wondered if royalty’s strict etiquette model had finally loosened up, thanks to a generous gesture.

Both the President and his wife give the impression that they are natural huggers, regardless of whom they are greeting. It’s their style. Pe… Continue

Real Questions for Real Meetings


Bored at meetings? Here’s a challenge for you. Count the number of questions that are asked around the table. Divide the questions into three categories:

1. The grade six grammar “open probes”, starting with the W’s
2. The questions that end… Continue