One of my favourite scenes from the original Toy Story movie is when Woody assembles the toys for a “staff meeting”, where he intends to inform them that their owner, Andy, has had the date for his birthday party changed. Knowing that this news is likely to evoke a strong reaction, Woody starts by bringing…
A Leadership Lesson from Ice Cream Cake
I did something remarkably stupid the other day. It was so ridiculous I can’t believe I not only did this, but also that I’m about to tell you about it. I had just completed a 10k run along Okanagan Lake, and returned home feeling great. I went to the freezer to get ice to put…
The Power of Trusting Your Pilot
My role with The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada requires a fair amount of travel, and it was on one such trip several years ago that God drove home an important leadership lesson that has never left me. I needed to fly from Kelowna to Regina, and I found out a couple of weeks in…
