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....
by David Barrett | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
Many will tell you that the sign of a great leader is a positive attitude, regardless of what is thrown at them. I prefer to suggest that the sign of a great leader is a realistic attitude, able to see the good, bad and ugly before, during and after the fact and able...
by David Barrett | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog, Leadership, Project Management
Back in 2016, a friend of mine, Roy Osing, wrote an article entitled: “10 Things Smart Business People Do”. In it, he suggests that smart business people, or leaders, make themselves champions of change. Roy suggested that this “gives them currency in the...
by David Barrett | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
(First published July, 2018) I have been trying to think about leadership without commitment. I can’t. They simply cannot exist without each other. Have you ever decided to leave a company and be faced with the dreaded two weeks or so until you really physically...
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...
