by siteadmin | Jul 10, 2017 | Character, Leadership, People, Perseverence, Women
You’ve got brains to burn — that’s what my ninth grade teacher said to me. According to the Brandon School Division, her name was Mrs MyFanway Keogh but I believe most knew her as Van Keogh. She likely had no idea how profound that one statement came to be for me, and...
by siteadmin | Jun 6, 2017 | Character, Ethics, Leadership, People
Sometimes I look for things that correlate to leadership, and sometimes they just smack me upside the head. I think a lot of how life experiences correlate to how the world works and how we work within the world. Previously I pondered what does marriage have to do...
by siteadmin | Feb 13, 2017 | Leadership, People, Perseverence, Uncategorized
Let’s talk about the Super Bowl. The 2017 Super Bowl featured the New England Patriots versus the Atlanta Falcons. The Patriots were victorious after coming back from a 28-3 deficit in the third quarter. I was cheering for the Falcons, but I have had the opportunity...
by siteadmin | Jan 20, 2017 | Character, People, Perseverence, Projects & Project Management, Risk
I live in a province with extreme weather. Our summers can heat up to 36℃ and our winters can be -36℃. About 15 years ago I started running to keep my fitness level up while I was travelling. I took a Couch to 5km running clinic in the fall and it set me up for...
by siteadmin | Dec 2, 2016 | Ethics, Leadership, People, Social Media
You have no idea who you are impacting. I had a conversation with a teenager the other day. She was fairly certain the information she read online about the birth control pill was incorrect. I assured her it was. She had read, along with her friends, that the birth...
by siteadmin | Nov 7, 2016 | Leadership, People, Perseverence, Sportsmanship
I just hope we are good winners. – Bill Murray I like baseball. I like softball. I like most sports. I like the playoffs and I really like the World Series. I like the Blue Jays. I like an underdog. I like a good story. I like the Chicago Cubs. I was able to watch...
