FLR | Who’s Cheering For You? | The Friday Leadership Report
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Happy Friday, Every four years, The FIFA World cup captures the imagination of soccer fans worldwide. This year for the first time in 36 years, Canada unexpectantly qualified for the FIFA tournament in a surprising win over Jamaica in Panama. As they say, it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a village to get The Canadian soccer team into the world cup tournament. One unseen part of the village for the Canadian team is a group called The Voyageurs. They are a group of avid Canadian soccer fans that travel throughout Canada & the world cheering for both Men & women’s soccer ..read more
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FLR | Remembrance Day | The Friday Leadership Report
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Today we honor the over 2.3 million Canadians who have served our nation as members of our armed forces. These men & woman have invested their lives & talent so that we can live in a peaceful & prosperous nation. Remembrance Day was originally called Armistice Day to commemorate the ending of the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918. The agreement went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The first official “Remembrance Day” was held on November 11, 1931. Alan Neill introduced a bill to change the name to “Remembrance Day” and that it ..read more
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FLR | 7 Principles to Better Meetings | The Friday Leadership Report
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Happy Friday, Meetings. Yes, we all have them. As a team, we are growing & have more projects, we also, are spending more & more time in meetings. We realized that more of our time & focus was being absorbed with talking about what we are doing & how we can do it. We had less time to actually do the work. A 2022 research study on the impact of working remotely during COVID showed employee productivity increased by over 70% when meetings were reduced by 40%. A 10 yr meta-analysis of meetings shockingly revealed that 90% of employees found that most meetings are primarily costly ..read more
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FLR | Truth and Reconciliation | Friday Leadership Report
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Happy Friday, Today we remember Phyllis Webstad. You may not know that name, Phyllis put on a brand new orange shirt and wore it with pride on her first day of school at Williams Lake, B.C. Think how excited you were on your first day of a new school. I can remember the pride I took finding the right shoes, clothes, lunch pail & new backpack for the first day. The anticipation of new. New school, new teachers, new friends & new adventures. Phyllis was just like you in her desires, hopes & fears with one difference. She was starting at a residential school. The teacher at her school ..read more
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FLR | Two Words to Describe Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy as a leader | The Friday Leadership Report
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Happy Friday,   What a sad yet beautiful day it was yesterday. As I drove into the office, I heard the news that Queen Elizabeth was gravely ill and her family had been called to her side.   Elizabeth Alexandra Mary died at the age of 96. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning Monarch in the Commonwealth. The second-longest reigning sovereign Monarch in world history.   Prince Charlie will become the King of The United Kingdom.   In many ways, it was never meant to be the kind of life she has lived. She was not a direct descendant of the throne. Through a well-known se ..read more
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[FLR] Leadership Lessons of Serena Williams | The Friday Leadership Report
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Happy Friday,   It’s hard to believe it’s coming to the official end of summer. I felt it this morning in the air; it had this brisk underlying sense of fall for the first time.   Transitions are a part of life; some we choose, and others, like seasons, are found in the natural rhythm of our lives.   Like many, I have been following the US Open this week & the transition journey that Serena Williams is on as she ends her competitive tennis career.   We watched with amazement, Serena leaning into her best self on the court at the end of this career phase. She is winning ..read more
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FLR | The Solution to Quiet Quitting (it’s simple) | The Friday Leadership Report
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1y ago
Happy Friday,   As most of you know, TikTok is all the rage – it has taken over the position that was once held by Facebook & Twitter as a barometer of cultural trends, from music, fashion, design & sharing changing trends in life.   I occasionally scan TikTok to see what new trends are emerging.   This week, you probably have seen the term “Quiet Quitting” in many work articles. The term emerged from a video on TikTok – if you search the word on google, you will see over 264,000 references to it.   The term quiet quitting is not abruptly leaving a job but starting ..read more
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FLR | Double Double | Friday Leadership Report
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Happy Friday,   We have three official languages in Canada – French, English & Tim Hortons.   I was taking my parents out for their morning ritual. It’s straightforward, same location, same table and same order at their local Tim Hortons.   In their case, this means two small French vanillas, two everything bagels, one toasted with butter & one toasted with butter on the side. The servers & the owner know my parents by their first name.   Behind our morning rituals at Tim Hortons, a person or group is connecting to discuss the mundane, important news, celebratio ..read more
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FLR | Why Vacation Doesn’t Solve Burnout | Friday Leadership Report
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Happy Friday,   Here’s a wakeup call: It’s August 12th. There are 3 weeks left in the summer.   I care that you have taken the time you need to rest, recharge and create systems to help you sustain your work-life balance.   35 per cent of Canadian police officers are going to work when mentally unwell, 31 per cent of Canadian police officers are working while physically ill 94 per cent of nurses are experiencing burnout in their work. About 50% of managers said they’ve contemplated leaving their role due to stress.   Have you taken vacation? Here’s your reminder to schedule ..read more
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FLR | How Black Business’ Help The Canadian Economy | Friday Leadership Report
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Happy Friday,   August is Black-owned business month in Canada – an essential way to honour and recognize the challenges & opportunities of being a black business leader in Canada.   I had dinner with a couple of black business leaders & it was genuinely astounding to hear of some of the challenges that still exist in this day & age for people of colour.   According to a survey released in the fourth quarter of 2021 by StatsCan on Businesses recovering from COVID 19;   31.4% of Businesses majority-owned by visible minorities were more likely to face obstacles su ..read more
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