by Hugh MacPhie | Aug 26, 2019 | Culture, Leadership
Communicating Across Differences in an Organization In today’s business world, people from all walks of life are coming together to make an impact. Teams are required to work together and achieve productivity, regardless of differences in age, race, class, and...
by Hugh MacPhie | Jul 23, 2019 | Culture
Fail Quickly, Creatively and Right Now The fear of short-term failure often cripples individuals and organizations from pursuing creative endeavours that could lead to long-term success.I think it is safe to say that most organizations and their employees value...
by Hugh MacPhie | Jul 23, 2019 | Culture
How Storytelling Can Make or Break Your Organization’s Culture Once upon a time, there was a CEO who visited a job site. When he noticed that the porta-potties onsite were sourced from a major city, rather than the local town where the work was being conducted, he...
by Hugh MacPhie | Jul 23, 2019 | Culture
Workplace Productivity Tactics In the pre-internet age, productivity was all about good time management. Intelligent planning was often all it took to accomplish everything on your to-do list and more. With the advent of email, social media and other technological...
by Hugh MacPhie | Jul 23, 2019 | Culture
The Surprising Ways Improv Can Impact Your Business Drama, stand-up comedy, jazz music, freestyle rapping and business – what do these all have in common? They free you up to improvise. More often than not, improvisation is associated with things, yet improvisation is...
by Hugh MacPhie | Jul 16, 2019 | Culture
Hear, hear! – The Importance of Being Heard In parliaments across the globe, politicians shout, “hear, hear!”— and, no, it’s not “here, here”— as a form of verbal applause. It is a shortened version of the older “hear him, hear him!” and serves as a way to show...
