Last night I was on a panel at the Strategic Capability Network to talk about business networking. In my mind professional networking is really no different than dating (something I write about a lot)—the same principles apply. Because we all love listicles (sigh), here are…
My aestheticians Kelly Margetis and Maria Siotis are very brave women. No task is too daunting for these business partners, and I’ve made them walk through rings of fire. Dealing with my Picasso-esque eyebrows is not for the faint of heart, not to mention my…
Feedback. I’ve been thinking about this word a lot lately in context of professional work I’ve done in the past. Performance “feedback” is built into the human resource infrastructure of many (maybe most) companies. I’ve designed performance management programs for several organizations in the…
My mother-in-law Eleanor died last week. I’m still reflecting on what her life meant to me, and the lessons I learned about being the mother of sons from her strong example. I will write about all this in due course, but I’m not ready yet….
A few months ago Yellow Pages began commissioning me to write profiles of local businesses for their digital platform. I have lived in Riverdale for almost 23 years so made the stretch on the Danforth between Broadview and Pape my “beat”. This guarantees never having…
“If you’ve seen one marriage, you’ve seen one marriage.” This quote was offered by one of the participants from a round table of senior consultants, lawyers, and corporate professionals that I co-hosted in early April with Brent Wagner (BMO), and facilitated by Kitchen Table conversation…
Paul McLaughlin, a well-known journalist, ex-CBC producer, and interviewing trainer came to talk to my advanced feature-writing class at Ryerson last night about the art of the interview. I learned more in those riveting few hours about human behaviour than I did in the years…
I’m a management consultant who blogs about romantic relationships. This makes me exceptionally popular at cocktail parties (the “blogger” part I mean). Everyone has a relationship story, dilemma or curiosity and who doesn’t want to talk about juicy topics like the ethics of an affair….
On a crisp winter morning, on the 68th floor of First Canadian Place, eight of us meet to discuss considerations in selecting a business partner. Are you looking for “the one” in a business marriage? Here are snippets of our conversation. Why do I want…
I got a very sweet email from a past client last week. He wrote, “I was certainly interested to hear that you’ve stopped consulting (a big loss to your clients, I have to say), but I’m happy that you’ve found such fulfillment in putting your…