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Gratitude is the positive emotion of being thankful. It includes the capacity to appreciate what we have and thank others for their contributions. This E3 Emotional Quality is such a powerful leadership capability. The rewards of mastering this are exponential – gratitude boosts morale, enhances well-being, and improves productivity within a team. It’s so simple to act upon, but easily forgotten in practice. We all want to express gratitude and know it is the right thing to do, but if it isn’t second nature, an unconscious competency in your leadership toolkit, it will too often fall to the bottom of the priority list.    Unconscious Competence  As leaders,…

Anything a boy can do, a girl can do better For me, gender equality had always been a given. I grew up with the belief, ‘I can do anything a boy can do, and maybe even better’. I was born in an era where women had the right to vote, go to college, run a company and govern a country. Born in 1971, I started playing soccer when I was just 5 years old, coached for years by my father and mother. If I wasn’t playing on an organized team I was playing in the school yard, or even playing hockey in the…

Do you have a book that you read a number of years ago that has stuck with you? Do you remember the name? The story? Or, maybe just the feeling you get when you think of the book? For me, it was a book I read over 10 years ago (thank goodness for the old boarding pass bookmark to remind me of the trip). This is one of the rare books I have packed and unpacked over the years. Something clicked and I decided that it would be worth my time to re-read it. What an experience, it has solidified…