Artist’s Vacation at The Drake Hotel

I had the opportunity this week to stay at Toronto’s Drake Hotel and we had a fantastic time.  I had never heard of the Drake Hotel although it has the sort of name that sounds familiar to me.  I found it on Trip Advisor and every other hotel in Toronto was full.  I never did figure out why everything was booked, but the...

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Using DISC with a Team

Sep 01, 14 Using DISC with a Team

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DISC is a personality profiling system that takes its name from four personality attributes: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance. DISC can be used in development and training, to elevate communication, to raise self-awareness and increase team cohesiveness. Recently, I had the opportunity to work with a company whose...

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Ones and Threes in Business

Apr 08, 14 Ones and Threes in Business

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Someone told me recently that in business, the ones and threes are hard. “What does that mean?” I asked. “It’s the ones and threes that matter.”  He said.  “When you first start in business, it is really hard to get to $100,000.  You have to figure it out.  After you get to $100,000, you have to...

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Moksha Yoga: Falling for a Brand

Dec 02, 13 Moksha Yoga:  Falling for a Brand

Posted by in Branding, Business, Fitness

I just completed a 30 day challenge at the Moksha Yoga Hamilton studio.  I don’t know if I have ever fallen so hard for a brand before.  This brand has stolen my heart. It all started when I found myself suddenly at loose ends with my exercise program, as I had stopped one thing and was looking for something else.  I decided...

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Why I Stayed Up All Night Making a Personal Kanban and Why You Should Too!

Oct 19, 13 Why I Stayed Up All Night Making a Personal Kanban and Why You Should Too!

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For the last couple of years I have been doing some work with a great guy named Kevin Behr who wrote The Phoenix Project.  He works in the space of IT and continuous improvement and helps organizations get better at what they do.  One of the ways they get better fast is to control Work in Progress or WIP, which led me to the...

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Frontier Restaurant: A Review of My Favorite Restaurant

Oct 11, 13 Frontier Restaurant: A Review of My Favorite Restaurant

Posted by in Business, Restaurant Reviews

If I had to pick a most favorite restaurant in the world, I think this would be it. It isn’t fancy or even innovative. It is always the same, never changing.  And yet, when someone does something this well, why would they need to change?  They are completely dependable, fabulously delicious, spicy, flavorful and amazing....

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