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An invitation to Babs’ good-time big thinking revival meetings. If you have experienced any board coaching or governance workshops with me you know...

Certitude, do-or-die prescriptions, and hell or high water. There is a problem with strategic planning and how we think about results and outcomes....

Messiness, joy, futurism, feedback, and Stella Dallas. Here are a handful of the readings, viewings, and listenings that have recently caught my...

Wonderful work, distressing feedback, and the Rubik's Cube. Hey Babs, I love the non-profit that I work for but I am ready to retire. I have been...

Villains, gavels, rules, and being delightful. When I was a kid, I learned from the news and T.V. shows that there were people out there called the...

Getting friendly with a list of common, even seemingly benign, but downright sneaky, toxic behaviours. We have all said or heard the following: *...

Attention spans (not just mine), uncertainty, sheriffs and witches, from routine to ritual, curiosity, CEO mindsets and excellence. Here are six of...

Senior executive with snarky thoughts wanting ideas. Babs has some. Hey Babs, I have been a senior executive in a large public sector organization...

Dropping your bannock and other reasons for a break. The other day at the farmers’ market there was a young child experiencing an intense moment of...

From my heart on equanimity, compassion, creativity, innovation, integrity, and growth I know what it feels like to work from a not-so-full cup....