Three Tips for Creating Thriving Communities

Happy communities are more inclusive, productive and sustainable. Logically, great leaders should put happiness and well-being at the centre of any strategy for building positive communities at work, at school, and in their neighbourhood. Richard Branson recently...

The College Monopoly on Unpaid Internships

This week, Vancouver tech darling Hootsuite was “hammered” (according to Global News) with complaints connected to its practice of hiring unpaid interns. Critics charged that the practice was not only unethical, but also illegal. According to a recent article in the...

March Madness Builds Community in Six Ways

For the past three years, Alex Grant and I (with the fantastic help of our amazing partners, Robin and Michelle) have analyzed the concept of community through the lens of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which is colloquially referred to as March Madness. The...

Why Nerds Should Be Enthusiastic

In the past being a nerd was often seen in a negative light. Nerds were bullied and were the punch line of jokes from sitcoms to locker rooms around the world. These days, though, embracing and unlocking the potential of your Inner Nerd is a very positive thing and...