“We’ve always done it this way” Many people call this the most dangerous phrase and yet, I’ve heard it from high-level executives in my career. It’s a way to maintain status quo, destroy any chances at psychological safety, trust and innovation, lose your best employees and, ultimately, lose any chance of being the best. […]
As we gear up for the holiday season this is a great opportunity to remember to give back to yourself and take some inspiration from the master of human needs—Abraham Maslow. Maslow, a psychologist best known for creating the motivational theory for human needs, predicted way back in 1946 that we needed to develop […]
As an elite athlete, I lived a lot of my life in a gym, on the ice, on a field, on a track, on a court…you name the sport court (or venue)… I was there at some point of my life putting in hours of work. I played a lot of sports but hockey was […]
Do you feel alone on a mission? When I worked in industry, I brought new ideas to the table. I wanted to challenge the status quo, update old practices to best practices, but I was always limited by the fixed mindset of the leaders around me. I saved them 10s of millions, but they left […]
How many times have we been told not to compare ourselves to others? For me, countless times and it is also something I frequently say to others as well. Research has found that people believe they spend more time alone and are part of fewer social circles than other people. However, this is partly […]
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