Communication Challenges One of the challenges I see with leaders when it comes to communicating a vision for their organizations, is that they strug

Building a strategic plan is relatively easy when guided with the help of an expert. Executing that plan is hard, but it doesn’t have to be! What S

What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ)? In the simplest of terms, it is one’s ability to control a response to a scenario while our brain is processi

If “culture eats strategy for breakfast” (Peter Drucker), then what makes up your culture? What is the foundational building block for cultur

The Generational Divide I recently gave an evening Keynote address in Toronto. There were 75 members of an association in attendance. As I often do t

Brands Everything has a brand. Corporations. Countries. Sports teams. Animals. And... People. Everything has a brand. A personal brand is quite si

What Does a Brand Mean? Steve Jobs once said: "A [personal] brand is one simple thing, and that is trust." I was lucky enough to be in Maui recent

Strategy and Brand Alignment These days, organizations are becoming more and more clear about their brand.  Some are also becoming clear about their

Why is emotional intelligence – or EQ - in a leader so important? Even more important than cognitive intelligence – or IQ?  Well, Daniel Goleman,

Quick answer... if you don’t know who is responsible for improving your emotional intelligence then you may have just discovered you have little or