by David Barrett | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Everyone, Leadership
The Toronto Raptors have just won the 2019 NBA Championship and today (June 17, 2019) ‘we’ celebrated. The ‘we’ is Canada. They really are Canada’s team. People flooded into downtown Toronto from all parts of Canada (and a few from the US) to be a part of this...
by David Barrett | May 8, 2019 | Blog, Everyone
How do you blow up a bridge in under 10 seconds? You let your emotions get the best of you. It is so easy. You get really upset and steam about it for minutes, hours and even days. Then you act! A comment, an email, a gesture or even the lack of any of these when...
by David Barrett | Apr 17, 2019 | Blog, Everyone
One of my Linkedin contacts, Michelle Krupa, posted an article from the web site Makeit.com, a portal from CNBC. The headline read: “Mark Cuban: ‘One of the most underrated skills in business right now is being nice.’” Thank you, Michelle. Thank you, Mark. You...
by David Barrett | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog, Everyone, Leadership
I was watching the news last week that featured clips of the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, ‘performing’ at a series of Town Hall meetings he was conducting across the country. He did well. But these meetings were pretty-well scripted. There was...
by David Barrett | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog, Everyone, Leadership, Project Management
Whether you are selling to a client, trying to influence an internal decision, creating a business case or convincing a team of stakeholders that your project needs more time or money – the Golden Rule will always be “know your audience”. One of my ‘people’ shared an...
by David Barrett | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog, Everyone, Leadership, Project Management
(This blog is an update on the first version published in 2014) I have been working through an article from Forbes.com this summer that listed the top 10 qualities that make a great leader. The last on the list is ‘The Ability to Inspire’. I get a lot of calls...
