According to Jim Collins, if you want to elevate your organization from being good to being great, it’s important to engage people. More specifically, the right people. They are the greatest asset. He likens organizations to buses and offers three strategies to raise the bar. 1. Get the right people on the bus. Hire well. … Continue reading day 23/40: #40shoutouts40days
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day 22/40: #40shoutouts40days
Dear Katie Cotter, Remember when there was that massive push to open a billion showrooms at lululemon and you were the newest addition to the Ops Solutions team? When everything felt like it was spinning violently out of control in our minds? Remember how we got a wee bit vulnerable that day after the … Continue reading day 22/40: #40shoutouts40days
day 17/20: #40shoutouts40days
This is the first of several shout-outs to people whom I've had the pleasure of working with over the years. After all, we spend one third of our waking life at work five days a week. I spent more time with my coworkers than I did with my husband before motherhood happened. I have chosen … Continue reading day 17/20: #40shoutouts40days
day 1: #40shoutouts40days
Lent looks different this year. I started a little something on Facebook and I want a permanent home for it so I'm moving it here. Behold! The first of forty affirmations. Hello, Lent. It's been a year. We still live in the same cluttered apartment but miraculously a pinch of order has been restored, both … Continue reading day 1: #40shoutouts40days
formula won: adventures in breastfeeding part two
Before reflecting on my at-home feeding experience with baby number two, I need to set the stage. Consider this a detour, a reflection on both labour and my feeding stint at the hospital. If you’re just joining the fun now, you may want to read part one first. Here we go. The second installment. THE MOTHER … Continue reading formula won: adventures in breastfeeding part two
marathon mama
Greetings from St Andrews. I'm back. The computer mayhem is over, at least for now. The unwanted writing break translated into time for other endeavours, specifically drinking Hendricks with a friend and some long overdue dates with my running shoes. After discussing how similar writing is to running naked, I decided that if I couldn't … Continue reading marathon mama
my 2015 stop-doing list
It's been over five years since I published this post about setting priorites and writing a stop-doing list for the lululemon blog. The reflection was inspired by the book Good To Great, a fantastic read by Jim Collins. Sleep. Read. Sweat. Shower. Work. Meet. Write. Shop. Clean. Fix. Organize. Here. There. Everywhere. I am a … Continue reading my 2015 stop-doing list
