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What’s the key to success? Talk to 100 people and you may get 100 answers.  How would you answer that question?  It may depend on your definition of success. How would you define success? This week I heard 2 different perspectives on the key to success.  I was in a meeting with a handful of leaders in Vancouver.  The one …

Workplace conflict.  It happens all too often. Things are said that shouldn’t be said.  Things are done that shouldn’t be done.   Perhaps it’s things that really should’ve been said that weren’t, or things that should’ve been done that weren’t. Regardless, when you put people together there’s going to be conflict.  Oftentimes, the “conflict” looks more like a gradual withdrawing to …

“Sorry Dave, we’re outta here!” And with that, I was alone. But I was not really alone.  I was bereft of allies, but I was quickly going to be surrounded by my enemies.  And this enemy was focused on killing me.  I had to move or I would be dead. I surveyed my surroundings, gauged how much time I had …

After a while it all starts to look the same.  One hotel looks like another.  One complimentary breakfast buffet looks like another. Blurry eyed after a late night and an early morning I quickly scanned the breakfast buffet for something to eat that I wouldn’t later regret.  Typically it’s a banana, strawberry yogurt, and some scrambled eggs. Hmm, there are …