We all feel satisfied in our feeling that we have put forth effort. But doing so without consideration of the good of the team is not collaborative.

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With the cororna virus (COVID 19) kicking up no end of media-spurred panic, we are reminded of the need for cooler heads when problem solving.

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Today is the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and while many brands and retailers will blindly lunge at the commercial opportunity, hoping to cash in on the event, Nike does so with a sense of citizenship from which we can all learn.

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Recently, while wearing our consultant hat, Marc Boivin and I worked with local Calgary business, Sprog and Sprocket. We loved just visiting with them, and were inspired by their insatiable need to know more. Curiosity is our competency featured in this episode of The Daily Undoing.

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If design thinking begins with empathy, where we recognized problems that need solving, the define stage helps us validate and clarify the nature of the problem. Skip this step at your peril.

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The coveted skill of critical thinking requires the patience of arranging details and facts into basic categories in order to makes sense of more complex problems.

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Character is a competency that is seen in subtle ways. Today we take a tip from the penguin, in showing how nurturing can be the most noble habit.

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No one is more revered as a public speaker than Dr. Martin Luther King, who's birthday is celebrated today. We celebrate his ability to reach an audience, as we dive into the communications competency.

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We celebrate leaders for leading, but the best ones also know when to follow.

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Hearing Lebron James in a radio ad campaign supporting the meditation and mindfulness app, Calm, tells us many things. New age has come mainstream; audio is growing; and Lebron has something in common with Plato.

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