Where would you start to optimize the potential, performance and overall experience of employees and gain the greatest traction in the shortest period of time? I was recently asked this question and wanted to share my thoughts as they relate to Stage 1 of The Leader Path. Like any good fire, team optimization begins with […]
Dear Men, Let’s Play!
It’s 4:15 am on #IWD2019. I can’t sleep. There’s much work to be done. There’s momentum, and it needs to equate to action. On my 18th IWD as a social-impact entrepreneur, I live a life where my job and my calling collide: Moving women down the field in Corporate Canada and beyond. My organization, PowHERhouse, […]
THE WHOLE TEAM | It’s not dodge ball, it’s life.
Do you remember picking teams in grade school? Maybe it was for baseball, soccer, floor hockey, or perhaps dodge ball, standing in a group of girls and boys waiting to be picked for a co-ed team. Do you remember? What do you remember? Let me tell you what I remember. Male A-players would get picked […]
THE LEGS OF OUR LEGACY
The importance of a phrase originally coined by Bob Proctor and also used by leadership master, John Maxwell, ‘The legs of our legacy‘, was recently reinforced by an email I received from a Saskatchewan PowHERhouse who recently attended our Saskatoon PowHERlunch. The women attending these events are trying to convince themselves that they are worthy to […]
Flow-Based not Fear-Based | Is Mainstream Media Distracting Us From What We SAY We Want?
PROBLEM: We lack bold, big-picture, courageous leaders ready to tackle in-our-face global problems. OBSERVATION: These leaders are out there, but far too few are operating at their optimal potential. 70 per cent of employees are not showing up to work fully committed to delivering their best performance. 52 percent of those workers are basically sleepwalking through […]
THE LEADER PATH
The World Economic Forum’s latest Gender Gap Report predicted it will take 217 years to close the gender gap at the current rate of progress. ‘For the last four years, companies have reported that they are highly committed to gender diversity. But that commitment has not translated into meaningful progress. The proportion of women at every level […]
Leading Leaders
Everything I need to know about leading leaders, I learned from fitness. Five years ago, I set out to create PowHERhouse, a woman’s leadership accelerator – a house – dedicated to building strong women who lead. It is quite ironic that after more than a decade in the fitness, wellness & performance industry, my excellence […]
SOLUTION SEEKERS: Building Influence Fills a Gap, Media to Mobilize Women
influence [in-floo-uhns] the capacity or power of persons to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others. If you have spent time with me, you’ve likely heard me on my soapbox speaking of this personal belief: As more women build their position of influence as leaders, we’ll find solutions to the most poignant issues facing woman and their families in Canada, North America, and globally. […]
THE SPORT OF SPEAKING
” … Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny.” – Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi’s words and wisdom have brought me to this conclusion … “Your words become your destiny”. I’ve experienced this firsthand, and I’ve observed it over and over again with […]
The Movement to Mobilize Women to Lead in Canada Needs SPECIFICITY!
If we are truly committed to moving women forward in Canada as leaders, we must set a specific goal with a deadline and just get on with it. A Call-Out to High-Powered Female Leaders! It is up to us to lead the charge… Our lack of specificity continues to leave us floundering around this topic, […]