Category: leadership
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Do not do to be seen. Do to do.
If no one was reading what you were writing. If no one was seeing what you were doing. If no one was there to welcome you. Would you still? Knowing what is right is hard. Doing what is right is hard. My mind is calm. Do not do to be seen. Do to do.
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Creating a Culture of Success: Lessons in Reality
This is the text of the Tedx GuelphU talk I gave. You can view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25pM0dgiquo It is the spring of 1996, I am about to graduate from university – outdoor recreation – studying to be a camp director. An opportunity opens up to interview to be the camp director at a small non-profit…
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Moving On From Camp – Attempting an Explaination
Each year as a Camp Director we have to make staffing decisions. Some of these decisions are easy, some are not. Here are my thoughts on moving along staff, written as to a staff member: This is the hardest part of our job. Moving someone along from camp when they do not yet think it…
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Remembering Camp
It is the memories of summer camp that lasts. Summer comes and goes each year. And each year summer camp memories are born. I was sitting in a small hole in the wall BBQ joint last night with my brother and the discussion turned to camp memories. We spoke of evening snack and the feeling…
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Consume, Synthesize & Create
If all we do is consume, then we have no way to contribute. Knowledge is important, but unless you use that knowledge to better the world you are wasting it. It is up to us, as leaders, to create a culture where people can bring forward new ideas and new connections from the knowledge that…