It has been a tough new year for you. If you own a vineyard or winery it has been tough. If you are a manager or a leader you have...

Whenever I visit the Fraser Valley, it evokes childhood memories of when, on the first Sunday of every month, my mom and dad would...

After arriving in Maui for a week-long golf trip with some buddies several years ago, our first order of business was to stock up ...

In a previous role, I worked with consultant Duane Knapp to help our organization reshape its brand. Duane is considered to be one...

As the tributes and accolades poured in for Brian Mulroney from all corners of the world last week, I was reminded about my own en...

Within a span of seven days my automatic watch stopped, a major component on the car failed, the motherboard on my laptop blew up,...

35 years ago, I made the decision to leave broadcast journalism to enter the corporate world in a communications capacity. I’ve ...

During a conversation with a professional colleague from Northern BC a couple of weeks ago, the topic of weather came up. I mentio...

Earlier this week I spoke with a long-time Shuswap resident whose large property was severely damaged by fire. He made some strong...

Every year I receive dozens of invitations to attend or participate in conferences, workshops, summits, annual general meetings, g...

While I try not to pay much attention to American politics, one can’t help but hear about Donald Trump being heavily favoured as...

Not long after I told the story about purging my old trophies (see October 27 newsletter), I made a further commitment to get rid ...