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Do you hire for who people will become?
I had a conversation about hiring practices with one of Canada’s top technology leaders and he shared with me a big mistake he made early in his career when hiring people for his company. The mistake...
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Change Your Perspective, Change Your World
Early on in my triathlon career, I raced in a couple of Ironman races which are comprised of a 3800 metre swim, 180 kilometre bike ride and a 42.2 kilometre run; yes a long day of racing. Being a...
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Are you ambitious or competitive?
Recently, I was asked whether I consider myself ambitious or competitive. I must admit, I really had to think about which one I was. Could I be both? I answered ambitious, yet I have always thought...
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The Physiology of Learning
I was helping a client reduce the cost of their onboarding training budget by 25%. Sounds familiar? Like most professionals working in the area of learning and performance, you are being asked to do a...
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Are you mental health aware?
Recently, I delivered several workshops on mental health awareness, and one thing I have noticed is this cultural challenge is receiving more attention in the media and Fortune 500 companies are...
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Just a Lucky Break!
We have all heard the saying “I just had a lucky break”, or “there is no such thing as luck, I create my own luck”, implying everything is within our control and not subject to external influences....
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Awareness 101
How aware are you? Most people will say they are fairly aware. They see themselves focused on the work they do each day, achieving goals, and building quality relationships. The fact of the matter we...
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The Missing Component of Talent Management
In today’s episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk to Paul Boston about the concerns and progressions around corporate wellness. Mental health is an issue that is being spoken about more and...
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It’s all about the Experience
We have all heard of the learning formula of 70%, 20%, and 10%. 70% of learning comes from experiences, 20% of learning comes from coaches, mentors, managers, or peers, and only 10% of learning comes...
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What is your Performance IQ?
It’s interesting, living in the western culture, how we have been conditioned to focus on intellectual IQ; some might even say we are obsessed by this singular method of measuring intelligence. With...
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