Incarnational Leadership
One of my favourite places in the entire world is somewhere many aren’t even aware of. It is the crypt chapel in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel. I’ve had the privilege to visit this church in Israel … Read More
The connection between Nazareth and Leadership
One of my favourite places in the entire world is somewhere many aren’t even aware of. It is the crypt chapel in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel. I’ve had the privilege to visit this church in Israel … Read More
Offer the Very Best of Yourselves to the World
I grew up in Saskatchewan. I was born and raised in Moose Jaw and went to university in Saskatoon. In the summers during my undergrad degree, I worked with the City of Saskatoon in the Horticulture Department. I was taking … Read More
Virtue Discussed in Parliamentary Speech
Canadian Member of Parliament Garnett Genuis brings up the topic of virtue as it relates to society and liberty. He makes some interested and thoughtful comments on the the importance of virtue. Perhaps more leaders in government, business, and all … Read More
Pope Francis invites youth to be magnanimous!
When people hear the word “magnanimous”, their first question is usually: “what is that?” The dictionary describes magnanimous as “generous and noble”. The roots of the word come from the Latin magnanimus – with magnus meaning “great” and animus meaning … Read More
Live Interview with Dr. Andrew Bennett at Rise Up
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
Introduction to Cultivating Virtue and Leadership
I have spent more than 25 years in the personal and professional study of leadership. And believe me there is a lot written about it. When I wrote this introduction, there were over 479 million hits on Google using the … Read More
Growing Leaders: Cultivation or Certification?
How are you growing as a leader? In my study and application of leadership over the past two decades I find that there are two approaches: technical-based and character-based. The technical approach involves skills, tools, frameworks, and templates in … Read More
What is the greatest need of the hour?
I recently attended an event where a presenter relayed a conversation he’d had about leadership. He was in Aman, Jordan where he was invited to meet Prince Ra’ad, last heir to the throne in Iraq and cousin of the former … Read More