Three Ways to Sustain Thanksgiving Gratitude
Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday and it just happened. In addition to the spectacular food and drink (thanks, Auntie Sharon and Uncle John!), I love spending time reflecting with my community about what makes us thankful. Expressing gratitude enhances human...
How to Give a Proper Apology
Saying sorry is hard and most of us suck at it. Apologies are uncomfortable, difficult and they can be embarrassing. They can also be healing, transformative and satisfying. Great apologies are authentic and about the wronged person’s feelings, not yours. They work as...
Reflections from my Paternity Leave
This September I head back to work after a six month paternity leave. It’s been a great half a year full of plenty of morning snuggles, afternoon coffee meandering, rambunctious baby-time at the library, and more pool time than I ever thought possible. As this chapter...
Seven Professional Lessons from Star Wars
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is playing in theatres across the galaxy. It’s all that people can talk about and, if you’re like me, then you might even be more excited to see Star Wars than for Christmas! With seven films that span five decades and yield dozens of...
Seven Reasons That Millennials are Your Community’s Greatest Asset
The Internet is chock full of articles about what’s holding back Millennials (or Gen Y) in the workplace. Authors like Inc’s JT O’Donnell insist on using the pronoun “they” to describe us (born in 1981 I’m a stalwart ambassador of this generation). Two things about...
Four Holiday Gift Ideas From The Potentiality
‘Tis the season of generosity! The holidays - Hannukah is upon us and Christmas is right around the corner - present a wonderful opportunity to let our friends, family and colleagues know how much we appreciate them. Whether you like to cook, write, travel, or...
How Wuchild is Winning the Sharing Economy
The collaborative – or “sharing” – economy is impacting communities in a variety of ways. Our team at The Potentiality is exploring this fascinating and important trend with stories of people winning within this fast-evolving space. From our perspective, “winning”...
Five Tips for Transitioning to Your Next Job
Changing jobs with great frequency is the new normal. According to Forbes, today’s average worker stays at their job for 4.4 years and younger employees probably stay for about two years. Before you consider a career move, consider the consequences. Here are five...
Seven Professional Lessons from Children’s Books
As the dad of a toddler I read a lot of kid’s books. In fact, I read a lot of the same books over and over and over again much to my son’s delight. Such repetitive reading uniquely positions me to share with you these seven professional lessons from children’s books....
007 Ways that Emulating James Bond will Ruin Your Career
The latest James Bond film, Spectre, is playing in the UK and will open in theatres around the world next week. Bond’s character has been played by seven actors in over 20 films during the last sixty years. . Daniel Craig is the most recent gentleman to tackle the...
Three Career Lessons from Justin Trudeau’s Election Win
Justin Trudeau is Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister and not a lot of people picked him to win the election let alone crush the Conservatives with a convincing victory. The campaign and its outcomes are chock full of powerful professional lessons. Here are three career...
Five Tips for Managing Disruption at a Meeting
It’s eight o’clock and the meeting was supposed to be over an hour ago. It is running long because it’s being dominated by a small group who ask questions that sound a heck of a lot like statements and have long-winded responses to just about anything. People who...
Three Ways to Engage in the Sharing Economy
It’s Co-op Week and people across the country are celebrating the positive economic, social and environmental impacts of co-opertatives! The sharing economy – also known as the collaborative economy – is fast becoming one of the most important trends that is affecting...