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 | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
“…astute leaders tune in to others’ feelings and predispositions, and acknowledge different opinions from a variety of sources. Now (when you may not necessarily need it) is the time to seek out and establish a professional support system so...
by David Barrett | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
“Good leaders are trailblazers, making a path for others to follow. Great leaders, however, inspire their people to reach higher, dream bigger, and achieve greater.” Forbes, April 10, 2014 We see many leaders out there who make things happen, build new products,...
by David Barrett | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
Every once in a while, I get the urge to connect with the Project Management Institute (PMI) Board of Directors to suggest a name change. Project Leadership Institute (PLI) In my humble opinion, not only does it sound better, but it makes a lot more sense. We are...
by David Barrett | Mar 20, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of disengagement to each one who is striking at the root.” Today I want to highlight the comment of one of my readers after the post “Working with Disengaged Teams”. Peter Hadas is a Change Management consultant...
by David Barrett | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
Originally posted August, 2015 I was recently listening to a group of teenagers talk about their summer jobs and most of the talk was a rant about the leadership style that one of them was dealing with. I heard the words, “They don’t set a good example” numerous times...
