The Productivity Project & Deep Work
Ottawa’s Chris Bailey turned down a number of attractive job offers after university graduation in favour of something even more...
The Bookshelf: Simple Sabotage
At the height of World War Two, a clever scheme was developed to disrupt the Nazi regime behind enemy lines...
The Leader’s Bookshelf – Leadership BS By Jeffrey Pfeffer
Leadership BS By Jeffrey Pfeffer Harper Business, 259 pages, $36.99 If you think that much of what you read and...
Work Rules by Laszlo Bock
If you want to improve your management procedures, search Google. No, don’t put those words in the search engine’s magical...
The art of mentorship
Mentoring can be one of the most critical – as well as challenging and rewarding – tasks we undertake in...
The right balance: The case for strong plural, public and private sectors
In recent years, it has been customary for government – and government executives – to be looked down upon, while...
Standing out
Many studies have shown that women are socialized to fit in, not stand out. But fitting in can leave you...
The consequences of loss of focus
In 1994 psychiatrist Edward Hallowell coined the term “attention deficit trait” to describe a common problem he saw emerging in...
What we have here is failure to motivate
Leaders motivate. They nudge and cajole staff into inspired work, wielding monetary incentives when required, at least in the private...
The creativity of pairs
When you think of creativity and innovation in government, John Lennon and Paul McCartney probably don’t spring to mind. Neither...