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“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms-to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”   This is a critical truth taken from Viktor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning. Frankl was a holocaust survivor who was subjected to Nazi atrocities during WWII. He knew …

This week I listened to a radio broadcast celebrating the legacy of Jim Flaherty, our Federal Conservative Finance Minister who passed away this month.  Mr. Flaherty served as Canada’s Finance Minister for 8 years, and was arguably one of the world’s best. I have not been keenly aware of Mr. Flaherty as a leader, only to the point of acknowledging …

My father is almost 90 years old.  He suffers from dementia. He has been slowly declining into reduced ability for a few years now.  Initially it began with a simple loss of memory.  He could communicate well, but would forget the odd detail and need to be reminded.  He then began to forget more and more details.  He would ask …

There is common mindset I have discovered amongst many small business owners.  I call it the “Accidental Leader Syndrome”.  It typically occurs when the owner started the business himself, has grown it to a good size, and now finds himself in a leadership role, but he doesn’t see himself as a leader. His goal was never to be a leader.  …

Are you aware of your “Leadership Credit Rating”? You are probably aware of the standard definition of a “credit rating”:  it’s an evaluation of the “credit worthiness of a debtor” – typically a business, or a government.  It’s an assessment of an organization’s risk of default.  A high credit rating indicates a low risk of default, and, therefore, an organization …