Leaders & Legends: The Series
In-depth case studies and long form essays about everyday leaders who bend the rules in their favour. Join our growing global village of subscribers and discover how like-minded people are creating significant impact, substantial differentiation, cultural alignment and meaningful change within their companies, organizations and communities.
Spilling The Tea On Legends
Tracy is a businesswoman, windsurfer, tea-drinker, wife, and mother of two. Makes her home on Canada’s east coast.
Kristy is a businesswoman, fitness buff, tea-drinker, wife, about to become a first-time mother. Makes her home on Canada’s west coast.
Don't Attract The Wrong Kind of Attention
Once upon a time, there used to be a saying in the 20th century that went like this:
Any press is good press. Any publicity is good publicity.
Live In The Moment. Don’t Look Back.
It’s around 8 o’clock on a December Saturday night.
On a sleepy, slow-moving train heading west out of Ottawa.
Getting Unstuck at the Temple
Margaret is a businesswoman in her mid-sixties who just delivered a most valuable reminder 10,000 miles away from the place I call home.
How One Man Became King
The King is gone, but his impact is still being felt around the world.
One billion reasons to invest in your brand
When Jim called several weeks ago and told me the number, I nearly fell off my chair and spilled the coffee.
“Can you repeat that number again?”
The 5 Greatest Business Movies ever made
What can artistic, cinematic masterpieces teach CEO’s start-ups, marketers and business mavens everywhere about what it takes to elevate one’s game?
Unpredictable, uplifting, insightful and inspirational movies go a long way towards getting to the heart of any emotional truth we all face in our daily lives.
Rachel, Jessie & Charlie make holiday Magic
Rachel, Jessie and Charlie have never met each other. They live in different parts of the country and, in Charlie's case, an entirely different continent and era. Yet, all three have used the power of magic past, present and future to transform their world, their fortunes and the lives of others.
The Formula 1 Secret For Team Success
Have you ever wondered why a certain, select few organizations enjoy a disproportionate share of profits, victories, and championships?
Why Social Media is the World’s Biggest Coffee Shop
It was several years ago when Dana first explained the perfect metaphor to describe the human dynamics of social media. And it still holds true.
How Legends Earn Their Stripes
The phone call came just over two years ago. It was on a Tuesday, October 6.
I can vividly remember exactly where I was, listening in disbelief as my adult son shared the news.
Eddie was gone.
Farewell Forest City
Since departing London, ON last Friday, two things have become crystal clear through four days of non-stop driving.
Gassing Up The Imagination Engine
You want to grow your business and brand but don't want to spend big bucks on marketing. You also compete on thin margins in an overcrowded category with a product many would consider "unsexy." While the odds appear to be stacked against you, there is one trusty weapon you can rely on when waging war against your current reality.
Why Reputation Is The Gateway To Recruitment
You wish you had a crystal ball to see what lies ahead for the future of the modern workplace. No one, it seems, can accurately predict what it takes these days to attract top-notch talent.
Be Notorious. Get A Life.
Four years ago this summer, Fraser heard the message loud and clear.
Emerge Victorious In The Second War For Talent
It’s January of 2018 on a cold western Pennsylvania morning and B.J. knows he has a problem.
two sides of St. Andrews
In 1984, Seve shook the golf world with the original fist pump after draining the birdie putt on 18.
Long Shadow Of Legacy
Done right, your legacy can leave an incredibly long and impactful shadow.