Leadership Reflections

I had a dream the other night about a cowboy who was no good at rounding up cattle, so he became a fisherman.  I woke up chuckling about a wrangler becoming an angler!  Aside from proving that I do have a sense of humour when I’m unconscious (though I hope I can be funny when conscious too), [...]

Mark Twain once said, “It is interesting to note that criminals have multiplied of late, and lawyers have also; but I repeat myself.” I rarely, if ever, tell lawyer jokes, mostly  because I find them hard to remember (I had to look that one up) and I don’t like to put people down.  But I do [...]

We’re almost at November 11th, Remembrance Day in Canada and Armistice Day in the United States.  With both our military forces in active combat, I thought I would resurrect this piece that I first published in 2003.  It is still relevant. ————————————————- This is General Julian Byng.  He looks every bit the general.  Steely eyes, [...]

I chatted recently with a pastor* who is doing graduate research on how people hear absolute truth in preaching.  His example was “Do not steal.”  That is an absolute truth and you would think people would get it.  But here’s how the conversation goes when he asks young people in his church “What do you call [...]

I’ve had a book on my bedside table since July and I still haven’t read it. This is highly unusual since I purchased it myself. I only buy books that I want to read, but I just can’t get into this one. No kidding, the title is Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now.