We’ve been riding the roller coaster of COVID restrictions for over two years now. Slowly, this spring, the restriction roller coaster was dismantled. It’s hard to point to positive developments
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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
We Do Judge a Book by Its Cover
During my undergraduate experience, most of my friends took business. Of those, one went on to massively outperform the rest of his peers in terms of commercial success. Once earning
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
A Nerd About Notes
We were chatting about future plans with one of our sons during their Grade 12 year. He was slowly coming around to considering the question of “what’s next?” Our conversation
Respect for Regret
The Nobel family was full of tinkerers and experimenters. Alfred’s father spent his life building infrastructure for roads and railways. As Alfred became an adult he worked with his father
My Mulligan: The Noise of News
My sons and I were kicking off a round of golf last summer when one of them hit their tee shot on the first hole deep but a bit off
A Loser’s Lament
Have you ever been invited to participate in an interesting event or seminar and turned it down because you’re too busy? Have you passed up attending an event that’s important
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
