While recently on a very long road trip, I spent a lot of time staring at my odometer to make sure I was going within the proper speed limits on our journey.  During this time, I kept noticing how I’d be going 100 (ish) km but the odometer could go to 240km. With everything loaded up in the vehicle, could I really go that fast? With nothing in the vehicle, could I really go that…

Instead of seeking out a relationship where you are the mentee and someone else is the mentor.  Someone who has been put on a pedestal as being unbelievably innovative, creative and execution driven. Seek out a co-mentor – someone you can give as much to as they can give to you – so not only do you grow, but they do as well. And better yet, find someone from a completely different walk of life…

If I had the time during the interview process to take someone out and play 21 with them, shoot 9 holes of golf or insert favourite quick game of sport here, I would do that. You learn so much in watching people play sports when they don’t feel like they have anything holding them back.  In addition, you learn how they approach all those questions that you are really asking and whether it is for…

From time to time, I do the Airplane test. It’s not a difficult one, there is no written exam, and the results are rarely ever shared with anyone. If anything, it is a level-set on where I am and what needs to be done. The Airplane Test Step 1: Take every person in your team/organization that you work with. Step 2: Thing of how you would do in building a plane. What kind of plane…

Take a bowl, the mold if you will and drop it on the floor. Congratulations you just broke the mold. Now, start picking up all the pieces that no longer fit together because of cracks here and there and pieces that are so small they cannot be added back into creating the mold. Now, take all those pieces and create the new mold from what you have gathered. It’s not perfect is it?   It…