It seems we all love to hate the Big Banks. In Canada, the big banks regularly report profits in the billions of dollars. In Canada, this unabashed capitalism gets mixed reviews with a large segment of society wondering whether all those service fees, high interest credit cards and nuisance costs contribute to those healthy bottom [...]
Your job can kill you. If you let it. Sure, there are lots of dangerous jobs out there. What I’m talking about is the risk to your health from working at a desk. I blogged a few weeks ago about a new study that concluded that working long hours doubles your risk of heart disease [...]
One of the most important lessons I’ve ever learned is that we have choice. No one makes us do anything. We choose. And once we understand that ultimately we are in charge of our lives, it can feel as if a huge weight has been lifted from our shoulders. At the heart of making choices [...]
I travel for business on short haul trips from my home base, I have two choices of airlines. One is a national carrier. And the other is a smaller, regional airline. One has ticket agents who greet you by name. The other has ticket agents who can’t make eye contact and scowl at you. One [...]
There is a lot that leaders can learn from flying. In a previous blog we talked about the importance to pilots and real leaders of planning, ensuring your aircraft (or team) is airworthy and effective communication. In this blog, we continue the discussion by looking at how some basic flying skills can help you be [...]
Welcome to Real Leaders – a blog dedicated to pragmatic people who are focussed on applying practical, in-the-moment leadership in order to advance the goals of their organization, team, work unit, hockey team, committee or family. Real leaders are people just like you who understand that what they bring to an organization is exactly what [...]