I Remember the Day my Best Friend ‘came out’ to Me
I think it was in 1985 — I can’t be sure though — it was a really long time ago. We had been friends for quite awhile — since high school. I had been to his home many times and he to mine. We traveled on high school trips together. We played Friday night pick-up hockey at 11:30 pm. I had been to his family ranch outside of Calgary a number of times. We did lots of stuff together. Great friendship.
I Had no Idea That he was Gay Continue reading
I believe in it — transparency. I believe that it should be the cornerstone in any leader’s foundation. Transparency leads to consistency which leads to increasing trust from those in your organization. And to be an effective leader one needs to have the trust of those whom they hope to lead.
Leaders who are not transparent aren’t the kind of people we should be following. We can all probably think of people in leadership positions who change their words and actions depending on who they are speaking with at any particular moment. You never really know what they believe and as a result you lose faith in them, trust in them and belief in them to work with you to move an agenda forward. You likely give up at some point and strike out on your own with feelings of disillusionment and frustration. Continue reading
I am new to blogging — although, if I’m being completely honest, I have been thinking of actually writing a blog about my musings on teaching, learning and leadership for some time now — I believe that it’s been about 12 years give or take 3 or 4. And, no, I actually do tend to move more quickly on most things that I want to do. I really prefer to dive into something, work through a process and come out at a place of completion. Continue reading
The Power of Why 