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When Work Feels Like Game 7: Mental Health Lessons from the NHL Playoffs
By: Francesco Colosimo The NHL playoffs are a test of sustained pressure, not just peak performance. Teams are expected to perform at a high level, night after night, with little margin for error. The same dynamic exists in many workplaces. When organizations operate...
What NASA Gets Right About Employee Wellbeing
By: Rory MacLeod Employee wellbeing is not just about individual resilience, it is shaped by how work is designed. Organizations like NASA embed mental health into team structure, leadership, and communication, especially in high-pressure environments. The lesson is...
Everything Everywhere All at Once: How Leaders Can Manage and Prioritize in an Increasingly Chaotic World
By: Hugh MacPhie In the Academy-award winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once, our heroine Evelyn is very stressed out. She has lots going on in her business and personal life, and none of it is going right. As viewers, we take comfort and find inspiration as...
How Generative AI Can Help Leaders Anticipate Resistance to Change
By: Jessica Harrison Change resistance is one of the most predictable human reactions in organizations. Yet many change management approaches still treat it as something leaders discover only after it appears. Traditional change management frameworks give leaders a...
Navigating Return to Office Across Generations
By: Emma Rowland Return to office mandates continue to ramp up, but the shift is not landing the same way for everyone. What feels manageable for some can feel disruptive for others, depending on life stage, responsibilities, and what people need from work right now....
Return to Office is Back. Is Your Employee Value Proposition Ready?
By: Elissa Gurman Return to office is back and, for many employees, it’s not exactly a welcome change. As organizations roll out RTO mandates, leaders are facing a tough question: how do you keep people engaged when flexibility feels like it’s moving in the wrong...
The Strategy Behind The Life of a Showgirl: What Taylor Swift’s Latest Era Teaches Us About Strategic Storytelling
By: Jessica Harrison “Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet / You’re sweeter than a peach / But you don’t know the life of a showgirl, babe.” — “The Life of a Showgirl”, Taylor Swift (feat. Sabrina Carpenter) When Taylor Swift released The Life of a Showgirl, she...
From Chaos to Capability: What ‘The Bear’ Teaches Us About Leadership and Learning
By: Francesco Colosimo If you’ve watched 'The Bear', you know it’s not just a show about food. It’s about chaos, leadership, ego, and the relentless pursuit of better. Behind every plate of food is a team learning (sometimes painfully) how to trust, communicate, and...
Clubhouse Culture: How the Blue Jays Built a Team That Believes, and Inspired a Nation in the Process
By: Jessica Harrison When the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first World Series berth since 1993, the headlines focused on home runs, pitching stats, and comeback wins. But anyone watching closely could see something deeper at play. This wasn’t just about talent; it...
Silence Isn’t Neutral: Why Leaders Must Speak Up on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
By: Anne Marie Fuda Over the past year, major companies like IBM, Meta, McDonald’s, Walmart, and Amazon have all scaled back elements of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. This trend reflects a broader shift in corporate America, where DEI...










