How Mark Carney Turned a Diplomatic Apology into a Masterclass in Leadership Communication In politics as in management, what you say is rarely as important as how you say it. Tone, timing, and phrasing decide whether you calm a storm or start one. And few recent moments illustrate that better than Prime Minister Mark Carney’s […]
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Our House, Their Circus: Why Canada’s Speaker Election Gets It Right (and Why I’m Staying Canadian)
It’s moments like these that really crystallize why we Canadians operate on a slightly different wavelength than our neighbours south of the border. The recent, dignified election of Francis Scarpaleggia as Speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, especially when contrasted with the… shall we say, memorable… process that gave the U.S. House Mike Johnson in […]
What the Feds Could Indeed Improve—Without DOGE
Having explored in Part 1 how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) represents a fundamentally flawed approach to federal transformation, let’s now turn to the realistic alternatives that could deliver meaningful, sustainable improvement. The Realistic Efficiency Opportunity Based on my extensive experience with organizational transformation across private and public enterprises, federal efficiency can improve dramatically—without […]
The Loyalty-First Leadership Trap
Leadership Lessons from Trump While the controversies surrounding Trump’s cabinet picks made for sensational political theater, there are important management lessons to be learned. The principle of “loyalty trumping expertise” that appeared to guide Trump’s selection process is all too common in corporate hierarchies as well. So if you are a “career manager,” Trump’s cabinet […]
What’s Really Behind the 47:47 Poll for the Choice of the 47th President
Statistics knows everything: there’s a strong correlation between a state’s Democrat-leaning voter percentage and the proportion of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher. And if this correlation holds (spoiler alert: it does), we’re looking at some serious long-term consequences for democracy. I’m sticking to data here, not partisan b/s—this is straight math. A bachelor’s […]
A Tale of Two Maps: Education and Politics in America
If Democrats are Bachelors, and Bachelors are Degree-Holders, are all Degree-Holders Democrats?
How Do I Know If I Like My Job?
Does the term “work-life balance” resonate with you? For many professionals, it represents the elusive goal of finding harmony between their careers and personal lives. However, a more winning approach is to make your work an integrated part of your life, not just something to counterbalance as the traditional view implies. To evaluate if you’ve […]
Tesla Brain Drain is Not “To” OpenAI but rather “From” Musk
Elon Musk’s success and wealth alone do not make him the smartest person alive. While he skillfully reframes Tesla’s brain drain as a sign of the company’s superiority, he fails to grasp that increasing pay is a temporary fix, not a permanent solution: A new baseline is set, which is inevitably followed by escalation. Tesla […]
EXCELLENCE: The Subtle Art of Reframing Your Elephant
If Tom Peters had written Anna Karenina, he would have started the novel with the words: “All struggling companies are alike; each successful organization excels in its own way.” Achieving Excellence means different things to different companies, and therefore their strategies may vary. Except that in many cases, they don’t. Driven by a uniquely American […]
Lessons Learned from Twitter’s Culture Change Process
As we may decide to skip the new episode in the tedious Twitter Transformation serial directed by Elon Musk, let’s not forget the timeless adage: “You can always learn from others.” So grab your popcorn and settle in for the newest episode in the Twitter serial. Enter: Linda Yaccarino, the newly appointed CEO. Will this […]