by David Barrett | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
Are you thinking efficiently or effectively? This is a question I heard posed by my friend, Wissam Al-Hussaini, during his delivery of one of the three modules in a new program at Schulich called Beyond Project Management. His section was all about thinking...
by David Barrett | Oct 2, 2019 | Blog, Strategy Execution
I was working with an organization last week who has a great mantra or mission statement: “Small enough to be agile, large enough to be global”. I loved it. I was talking to them about strategy execution. The agile reference was enlightening. It suggested that we...
by David Barrett | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
(originally published May, 2015) Forbes.com recently published an article called “5 Ways To Transform Yourself Into A Leader” in which it suggested that leaders need emotional fitness. How true. We look up to our leaders for all types of inspiration and guidance –...
by David Barrett | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog, Everyone, Strategy Execution
I have a family member who some people suggest is rushing her career. It seems that when you talk to her and ask her about her job, you not only get a picture of today, but you often see a glimpse of tomorrow. She is always thinking about her next position at the...
by David Barrett | Sep 11, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
If you are a Canadian, you are most likely sharing in the excitement recently of the first Canadian to win a grand slam tennis tournament. As a country, we are very proud of our new teenage tennis star, Bianca Andreescu. If you were reading, watching or listening to...
by David Barrett | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
First published June, 2014 As the summer draws near I am thinking about the key elements of good and great leadership and the management of people. There are many. ‘Google’ the top 10 traits of great leaders and you will find 20-30 unique traits over numerous lists....
