We just wrapped up an incredible week with Ideon Technologies at The Brew Creek Centre outside of Whistler, BC. We learned so much from this dynamic and innovative leadership team that I felt compelled to share about the breakthrough work they are up to.

It wasn’t always this clear to me. In my younger years, I often found myself grappling with the multitude of relationships I navigated - family, friends, clients, and more.

While I may not have all the answers, what I've found helpful is embracing curiosity, especially when faced with the daunting prospect of self-destruction.

In my decades-long leadership journey, one lesson has become unmistakably clear: personal integrity isn't just a buzzword; it's the foundation of effective leadership. I've learned this not from theories but from facing the challenges of leading teams in the real world.

Life is a fascinating dance, isn't it? Growth is not linear; it is a dance between expansion and contraction. How much does the expansiveness of our listening correlate with the impact we can make?

We're not just saying "yes" to serving others; we're saying "yes" to a life infused with meaning and connection.

How many times has your progress been stymied because you are putting off an uncomfortable conversation? Or you’re trying to address something over email that really needs to be an in-person interaction or at least a phone call?

Regardless of whether you work in a creative agency, architectural firm, sales enterprise, corporate environment, or government organization, we all hold fixed points of view regarding what we can and cannot do and say. However, it is worth considering how much of this is a fixed reality and how much of it is shaped by our own thinking.

You’re standing in front of your people or addressing them via video, and all you get are blank stares. You ask, what do I have to do to get everyone engaged?

In silence, how long does it take your internal commentator to start chattering? What do you notice about its nature? We just returned from a silent retreat…

If you are anything like me, getting outdoors, breathing in some fresh air and climbing over a few rocks is the best gift…

What happens when you get triggered — that full-on experience of a rug pull or a sideswipe? One moment you are fine, and the next you are very far from it…

We’ve had the Momentum Fundamentals for so long, it’s easy to take them for granted. But they are the foundation of how we operate and what we use to teach other organizations…

You not only have to give people permission to speak up, you actually have to ask for it. And you need to be willing to listen generously…

When I read the feedback, I had my own visceral reaction. It triggered an old limiting perception of myself of “being too much.” I immediately felt embarrassed…

I like to think of integrity as a boat. If the boat’s got you, then you can relax knowing you are being held. You can be highly productive and get from one point to another. Or you can use the opportunity to enjoy just being on the water.

It is an opportunity to unlearn, to strip away, to let go of my addiction to knowing things, to stop straining to figure out why things happen. There is freedom in returning to our real purpose.

I have typically thought of my best as working the hardest, going the extra mile and speaking up when I have an idea. However, it occurred to me that perhaps there were other, seemingly opposite ways for me to express my best.

Momentum in business, or even in your personal life, is like physics. Getting going, the start-up energy, is the hardest thing to muster…

In relationships at work or at home, remember that assumptions remain in your own mind.  Explicit requests are spoken or written in detail. And most people will rise to the occasion if you give them the requirements and expectations.