Too Busy to Relate

Let Me Stand in the Glow of your Presence!

March 4, 2011

It was -21 again this morning. I think it has been that temperature pretty much since Remembrance Day. Okay, an exaggeration but I am going rangy. I have thought that I have been surviving quite well in my warm cocooned world. I am after all completely wired and connected at a moment’s notice to every [...]

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So Where are we At?

December 10, 2010

Earlier this year when we decided to launch our blog, we did it for a few reasons. We wanted a method to stay connected with people in a meaningful, thought-provoking way. We also wanted to share our perspectives on how we view the world – through the relationship lens. The notion of relationships is not [...]

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Integrity+Dependability+Competence=Trust

May 14, 2010

Simple, now we all know how to build trust. Maybe not so simple? Maybe still a lack of trust existing in some places? Trust is a word I often hear tossed around in boardrooms. “How do we grow trust?” Or better yet, “How do we make them trust us more?”! Well, relationship lesson of the [...]

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Who is Really in Control?

April 23, 2010

Are the inmates in charge? Is it being lead with an iron fist? Is the customer always right? Even after 12 years of consulting, I am still surprised how consistently power and control are central issues between organizations and the people they relate with. I observe in most organizations we work with, that they talk [...]

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What is the Right Thing?

April 16, 2010

I sit staring at the send button on an email I have carefully laboured over wondering “What is the right thing to do?”. Do I send the observations and recommendations that are likely to be considered controversial and late to the party (or shall I say provocative?!), knowing that they need to be said, and [...]

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