The Perfect Students by Mark Frein

I had the pleasure of working with such a group of students last week in Thunder Bay. It was a group of trainers from a world-leading mining company. Why were they the “perfect” students?

Learning to play with Children’s Blocks by Jenny T.A. Nguyen

I believe that every person should be accepted as a unique individual, regardless of their colour, size, age, orientation, lifestyle, culture, education or any other differential that is but only one small aspect of their person. Yet, the same courtesy is often hard to extend to myself.

Big Shifts in Small Acts of Grace by Valerie Nishi

I’ve noticed recently, how seemingly small gestures can create big change.

Is it Dumb to be an Expert? by Valerie Nishi

At a recent Executive Forum in Calgary, Futurist Edie Weiner posed an
interesting question – do you know too much about what you know?

Deceit 1 Truth 0 – Changing the Score by Tim McGrady

Reading the Globe and Mail a few days ago, I came across a quote by Thomas Flanagan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff. In the context of Flanagan’s assessment of Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, he said, “…once you get into politics your task is mostly to conceal the truth. The truth becomes a gaffe.” Ignatieff responded the next night by explaining to reporters that telling the truth was important but that sometimes telling all the truth isn’t always the best strategy.