by Hugh MacPhie | Oct 21, 2026 | Culture
Who Says Learning Needs a Lesson Plan? By: Rory MacLeod As the seasons change and I begin putting away my sporting gear for winter, I have been thinking about the (outsized) role sports play in my life. Growing up, getting better at sports was pretty straightforward....
by Hugh MacPhie | Oct 14, 2026 | Culture
The Skill Nobody Teaches You: How to Learn By: Adya Agarwal For most of my life, learning was pretty straightforward. Every semester, I received a syllabus outlining what I needed to know, what to read, when assignments were due, and how I’d be assessed. There...
by Hugh MacPhie | Sep 18, 2026 | Leadership
Should the Way You Give Feedback Look a Little More Like Sex and the City? By: Poojani Ruwanpura Good friends tend to do something many managers struggle with: say the thing before it becomes a whole thing. They share what they’ve noticed, give us a chance to...
by Hugh MacPhie | Sep 11, 2026 | Leadership
Lake What Now? Reflection on a Renamed Lake, Power, and Leadership By: Elissa Gurman As we all know by now, President Trump recently signed an executive order declaring that Lake Ontario will henceforth be known as “Lake America.” There is a lot to say about this, and...
by Hugh MacPhie | Aug 31, 2026 | Strategy
What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Building a Better Strategy By: Hugh MacPhie I’ll never forget the first time I watched Star Wars. The scale of it. The battles in space. And, of course, the characters. I wanted to be Han Solo. But Han wouldn’t be Han without...