“Do we have the right people”?

This is a great question for a leader to ask.  Like all good questions it is simple, forthright yet profound.  One could answer a simple “yes” or “no”, but a silent breath waiting for the rest of the answer would follow that monosyllabic response.   There is no simple, definitive answer.  Like any good question, […]

Winter: Spring WILL win

Over the past few weeks, I have watched the vagaries of the weather in Toronto – rain one moment, then snow, then wet snow; temperatures above O°C then biting cold and windy; sunny in the morning, overcast in the afternoon …. and so on.  One just doesn’t know what to expect from one moment to […]

“The only person you meet is you”

Have you ever caught yourself giving someone great advice and then realizing that what you are saying to them applies to you?  That what they are experiencing is your own experience?  And that the advice you are giving them is exactly what you need at that moment? It is said that “the only person you […]

The King’s Speech – 4 lessons for leaders

I watched the movie “The King’s Speech” mesmerized by the sterling performances by all the actors, but particularly Colin Firth as the stuttering King George.   Imagine, a two-hour long movie with its climax being a halting 3-minute speech given by the King of England at the start of the Second World War.   No blood, no […]

The greatest wonder in the Universe

Sharing this with you today – wonder about yourself.   Observe yourself.  Look inward.  Question yourself.   See who you really are …  open to your magnificence! “People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass […]

Oneness – All criticism is self-criticism

A few days ago, a friend forwarded an e-mail from a mutual acquaintance that described her travels over the past few weeks – Haiti, Holland, Norway, Indonesia, London – just reading the e-mail I couldn’t keep up.  She described her sojourns in various places, her travelling experiences and her crash and burn when it all […]

Minding Tiger’s business

For the past two weeks, all sorts of things have been happening in the world – the USA is sending more troops to Afghanistan, there is a climate change conference in Denmark which most world leaders are attending; the atrocities in Darfur, Myanmar and other places continues; the economic crisis shows no signs of being […]

The awesome power of making the bed

There are days that are very productive and some that are not.  Some days, I declare with a real sense of accomplishment “It was a very good day”.  Then there are others when I review my list of “things to do” and see very little accomplished.  Now, I know that if I do something once, […]

In futile pursuit of squirrels

Nowadays, my dogs can’t wait to get outside for a walk.  I realize that for them it is less about doing their “thing” and more about sighting and chasing the numerous squirrels that inhabit our complex.  As the doggies set out on their squirrel-hunt, mama Cloud in the lead, you can see the anticipation in […]

Free and laughing at the car wash

Canada is full of new and wonderful experiences!  A week after I arrived I did something I had wanted to do for years – I went to the car wash!   In Jamaica, the car wash is typically a man with a bucket and rag.  The experience of an automated, drive-through car wash is new to […]

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