When I became a parent, I had a reawakening of my curiosity gene. Watching my kids learn and experiment into the world was a magical moment in my life, one that I brought, whole, to work. It reminded me of … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep. 19: We Become Seekers.
I have been reading far and wide to understand where the (post) COVID times organizational battlelines will be drawn. There have been some generally positive observations as working from home changes our workplace dynamics. Firstly, pretty much everyone has noted … Continue reading COVID Diaries Week 16: Workplace Clash!
You have probably heard of the famous Yogi Berry malapropism: Whenever you come to a fork in the road, take it. Ok, but, y’know, which way? The right way, of course! Ok, but, y’know, which way is that right way? … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep. 18: Fork in the Road.
After the comedown from 3-4 years of pure speculation and numbers picked from the air with a chef’s kiss attached, in 2020 we see a smorgasbord of depressing, angry, and pathetic stats coming from the real world of legal cannabis. … Continue reading Cannabis Diaries Week 38: Numbers Don’t Lie.
When we disorganize our organization, we are rebirthing it, evolving it. Evolution is full of examples of species that die in that act of procreation. Do we want to die in our process, in our commitment to our craft? Hmmm, … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep.17: Creativity as a Renewable Resource
Cindy Gallop has the best twitter bio of all: I like to blow shit up. I am the Michael Bay of business. KaBOOM. Gallop is redefining our collective approach to ageing, sextech, funding female founders, #changetheratio in advertising among other … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep.16: Blow Shit Up.
As COVID-tmes drag on and on, I have been isolating at home, keeping a low profile. I am staying connected to my network, seeing what the word on the street is. I have been working on my shtick – 50 … Continue reading COVID Diaries Week 15: Entrepreneurship
When you are at the edge – of the ocean, of the cliff – you have a long horizon. You can see for miles. You see the weather front rolling in. You see the change in conditions; you call to … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep.15: Move to the Edge.
The B.C. Government wants to solidify the “legendary status” of its cannabis, through legal means. To do so, it has released some funds and some how-to documentation to enable the long-standing legacy market growers to go legit (although really, the … Continue reading Cannabis Diaries Week 37: Legendary.
Consider the organizational view. Maybe even author it, and believe in it. Build and deliver the norms and processes that deliver against that view. That is NORMAL. But! (there is always a but!) Challenge EVERYTHING. Also step outside it, determine … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep.14: Challenge Everything.
Disorganizing is the act of change in your company, releasing new, positive energy. However, if it is done in private, the energy is likely to be misplaced. Change without narrative and community access and engagement generates whispers, gossip. It becomes … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep.13: Work. Out. Loud.
Thinking about “2020” – a term referring to good vision, clarity, a positive sign! Yet here we are: death and destruction; moral, political and economic bankruptcy abounds! In the tumult, a big milestone upcoming, turning 50. I have been reflecting … Continue reading COVID Diaries Week 14: The 50th Edition
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