YEG to YYZ

I have become very found of working on boards and committees that address significant work. Some committee work would be better done by a series of emails because the gathering is more about informing than discussing. Some committee work is so soaked in conflict avoidance that no good improvements or enhancements will ever be achieved….

The good and the bad

I had the delight of taking Carlyle to her book club this week. It’s in a very nice part of Edmonton with some very old trees lining the streets of find old homes. While I was waiting for Carlyle I took a few pictures in the neighbourhood. This was a good thing! We’re getting ready…

What counts?

Statistics tell some interesting stories. In my role leading the business function for The Salvation Army I would often see some contradiction between what we said was important and how we spent money. This is the struggle of every organization, keeping the main thing the main thing. Individuals within the organization can get lost in…