What “Else” Matters — No Matter What
Two weeks back, I promised to finish my list of what matters most on a path of peace, love and joy. This is a fitting subject for a day where I am entering my seventh decade of living. On these…
Standing On Our Own Two Feet
Yoga’s eight limbs or pathways are intended to strengthen our response-ability no matter what situation emerges in our day-to-day living. In essence, this means ensuring the thoughts, words and deeds we put out into the world are of pure intention. …
Relationships — Are Yours Push or Pull?
I am currently doing two things I really love — reinventing myself and collaborating with a like-spirited person. Over the past eight months, my dear friend, Chris, and I met once a week in a self-designed discovery process. Its purpose…
“WHAT” Matters — No Matter What
When I was leaving my 30s and entering the journey through mid-life, I remember feeling great uncertainty as I pondered what my life purpose was, what brought me joy and how I would find these answers. A good friend and…
Work’s Golden Era — 10 New Norms for Work
Assimilating the interconnected, volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous—iVUCA—demands of our current socio-economic environment can trigger considerable stress in our work and workplaces. The upside of these potentially more stressful experiences is we are witnessing a significant transformation in how we…
Right Thoughts, Right Words & Right Deeds Change the World
Be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi When Gandhi spoke these words to the world, he was encouraging us to choose a path of wisdom as opposed to a path of fear. In his interpretation…
Transformation — From Accuracy to Altruism to Authenticity
It is my experience that whenever I set out to change some aspect of myself, whether behaviour, belief or being, my awareness of my behaviour is just the first step in my transformation process. Although I am inspired by my…
When to Leave and When to Stay
Not so long ago, a friend struggling in his relationship with his significant other asked me “How do I know if it is time to leave a relationship or to stay?” An obvious answer to his question would be “Leave…
What’s Your Process for Healthy Living?
For decades, organizations and individuals spent most of their energy attempting to continuously improve their performance. Until the advent of Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Psychology, the process often used to bring about these improvements was to focus on what we…
Rage Awareness — Step Up & Be Accountable
In the past year, I wrote three blogs on the subject of anger — The Rage of Oppression, A Cycle of Extremes, What We Don’t Know About It — evidence alone of anger’s social and global significance. Unfortunately, as a…
To Judge or Not To Judge
Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who you are. Are you from the school of thought that espouses non-judgment when interacting with others? If so, you likely have come to this choice because, at least…
Collaborative Workplace Design — An Evolving Practice
In a recent conference call with employees from the United Food Workers (UFW) Union, I shared two case studies of STS (socio-technical systems) designing in which I was the consultant-member of the organizations’ design teams. Both of the case studies…