Mike’s Blog

Work hard to right your wrongs, no matter how unpleasant. Read more on “Do you right your wrongs?” at https://leadingforchange.ca/do-you-right-your-wrongs/

Transparency is never a mistake. Read more on “Transparency and trust go hand-in-hand” at https://leadingforchange.ca/transparency-and-trust-go-hand-in-hand/

I always strive to speak with integrity. Sometimes, I don't get it right, and that only proves I'm human. So, what does it mean to speak with integrity? Is it the same thing as speaking the truth? The problem with truth is that it's primarily rooted in people's...

According to Stephen Covey, one of the characteristics of trust is when people are demonstrating respect for each other. Respecting others seem to be easier to do when things are going good. What happens, though, when things aren’t going as good? I’ve seen where in...

Not too long ago, I was working with a team that was continually wrestling with their leader. I don’t mean physically, of course, instead they were doing things she didn’t agree with, and visa-versa. It had everyone upset at each other, and creating an environment of...

I was once asked if the leadership team I was working with was having a communication problem. While communication is one of the most visible symptoms of what's happening in a team, communication is rarely the problem. Communication is when we exchange some...

There's a saying that says, “to get others to trust you; you must first trust them." Easy to say, but how do you do that? Especially, if you don't know the other person? You don't know what they know, what they believe, or how they're going to behave. Will they do the...

I spend a lot of time learning. Sometimes, it's through books and webinars. Other times, it's through a course. My most significant learning, though, happens through experience. One of the best ways to build trust with others is to demonstrate that you want to be...

Publishing a blog post on a daily basis is a big commitment. To succeed in my goal, I want to have enough posts queued up that I don’t have to write every day. For more than a year I succeeded in meeting this intention and often had posts queued up two or more weeks...

There’s a lot I’ve learned about myself the past number of years. One of them is just how much I can neglect my body. I eat too much of the wrong thing, spend too much time sitting and don’t get enough exercise. Given we’re still somewhat restricted in our movements,...

I was once asked if the leadership team I was working with was having a communication problem. While communication is one of the most visible symptoms of what's happening in a team, communication is rarely the problem. Communication is when we exchange some...

In the midst of all the racial issues in the world today, it seems there’s a rush to distance ourselves from anything that could be perceived as supporting racism. For example, there’s a movement to rename my city, Kitchener. The objection to the continued use of the...