Early this week, I attended the 10th Annual John Fisher Dinner in Kingston. The St. John Fisher Dinner is an annual fundraising dinner for Catholic Christian Outreach and its work alongside the Newman House at Queen’s University in Kingston. It draws … Read More
Last year I decided to run a half marathon. That’s 21.1 km – the longest distance I had ever run in my life. But I wanted to challenge myself to try, and maybe even taste the possibility of one day … Read More
I was sitting recently with one of our regional leaders who expressed his desire to be more effective at delegation. He was frustrated by those times when he was burdened by some things he seemed to be unable to delegate. … Read More
I want to invite you to take 5 minutes and do some summer reading that will enrich your leadership development. This past week I have had the pleasure to be teaching a course entitled “Leaders for the Renewal of the … Read More
This article was published by Barbara Kay a little over a year ago, but it remains relevant today. How do these four classic virtues inform and guide your life? A Defence of the Classic Virtues Barbara Kay Wednesday, Jul. 22, … Read More
If you aren’t growing as a leader, you are dying as a leader. So how can a leader assess the areas that they need to grow in? There are many different ways of looking at this, but one tool that … Read More
If you aren’t growing as a leader, you are dying as a leader. So how can a leader assess the areas that they need to grow in? There are many different ways of looking at this, but one tool that … Read More
On December 30th, I interviewed Dr. Andrew Bennett, Subdeacon & Cantor at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian-Catholic Shrine in Ottawa and Canada’s first Ambassador for Religious Freedom. Dr. Bennett is a community leader committed to higher education and actively involved as … Read More
In a previous article I wrote about the need to propose a new definition of balance, in order for leaders to be truly able to achieve it. I proposed that a more valuable definition of balance is “consistently living life … Read More
Recently I attended a fundraising dinner for the Archdiocese of Ottawa. A number of CCO staff members were seated with me at the table and I happened to be beside Annie Flaherty, one of our campus missionaries originally from Toronto, … Read More