by Hugh MacPhie | Oct 11, 2024 | Marketing, Strategy
Is the Rutabaga Anyone’s Favourite, Go-To Vegetable? When I worked in government, part of my role was to review and approve government advertising campaigns. One day, a memorable script came across my desk for a 30-second TV ad for Foodland Ontario, encouraging people...
by Hugh MacPhie | Oct 1, 2024 | Leadership, Team Development
Boost Psychological Safety at Your Organization – Using the SCARF Model Psychological safety is a term that many are using with increasing frequency in the workplace – and with good reason. Recent studies have shown that psychological safety leads to a 27% reduction...
by Hugh MacPhie | Sep 17, 2024 | Leadership
How to Live Your Authentic Leadership Style so You Can Win and Be Yourself For many of us, it is awkward and uncomfortable to think of ourselves as leaders. A leader is a big, impressive figure – the President, a Nobel Laureate, the founder of a movement. And yet,...
by Hugh MacPhie | Aug 21, 2024 | Culture, Team Development
Building Resilient Teams in the Face of Resource Constraints: Strategies for Public Sector and Non-Profit Leaders Have you ever been faced with a wave of challenges that impact your team over and over again? Maybe it’s funding cuts, high turnover rates, increased...
by Hugh MacPhie | Aug 8, 2024 | Culture
The Secret Ingredient to High-Performing Teams Ever wonder why some teams seem to work like a well-oiled machine and others not so much? The answer often lies in one key element: Guiding Principles. These principles are the backbone of any high-performing team –...
