Our middle son is an aspiring mechanic. It’s like he wandered out of the womb wielding a wrench. He has consistently explored how things work for as long as he
Management
Education from Endurocross
The last 30 years has resulted in an explosion of emerging sports entering our lives. The choices for kids sport are far broader than the seasonal selection with which many
What’s a Great Job: Passion or Contribution?
Around ten years ago, Cal Newport was completing his post-graduate studies and achieving a doctorate in computer science. He, like Karl Pillemer’s work introduced in our last article, was also
Work Advice from Wise Americans
Karl Pillemer is a US sociologist who specializes in gerontology. He led an ambitious study over five years where over 1,000 older Americans were interviewed about various aspects of their
The Strength of Weak Ties
Whether as kids or adults, when we walk into a new environment like a classroom or conference, we look around for those we know. We are instantly drawn to those
Cheers for Peers
In my first year of law school one of our professors assigned some additional reading. It was available only from a resource in the library. I must not have been the
Chief Commonalities
I’ve had the good fortune to work with insurance brokerages for almost two decades. During that time, I’ve seen all kinds of leaders. Some young, some old. Some that started
Responsiveness v. Reliability
A year ago I was talking with a business coach about the challenges of working from home. Our remote world has limited our face to face interactions for a couple
When is it Unwise to Compromise?
A number of years ago we moved to a small town in B.C. We signed up our eldest to join a ski racing club. From our outside perspective of that
Insurance Isn’t Interesting
It seems like insurance has been around “forever.” We see it as being an old school, traditional, conservative industry that is slow to change. For many, insurance doesn’t seem innovative.
