Between Chapters

Last week, I had breakfast with a room full of remarkable women.

We were there for the PharmaSee mentorship program, getting ready to be paired with pharmacy students. Around the tables were women le...

I was in a meeting recently where we were talking about how to improve something.

It was the kind of conversation I have been part of hundreds of times. Smart people around a table, trying to make so...

This morning, all four of our kids went back to school.

In Toronto, the end of the CNE has always felt like the unofficial end of summer. The rides come down, Labour Day passes, and almost overnight ...

There are qualities we are proud to develop.

Over time, we become dependable. Thoughtful. Calm under pressure. We follow through. We care about doing good work. We become the person people trust.

Th...

One of the things I have been noticing lately is that change is rarely experienced by one person at a time.

We can feel ourselves changing long before the people around us experience us differently. ...

One of the stories we tell about change is that it begins with a dramatic decision.

We leave the job. End the relationship. Move to a new city. Start over.

Those stories are compelling because they ...

One of the things I have noticed about transitions is that we often underestimate how long belonging takes. We imagine that belonging arrives with the new role, the promotion, the degree, or the invit...

I have been thinking a lot lately about productivity.

Not how to become more productive, but rather, what productivity has quietly come to mean.

Like many people, I enjoy meaningful work. I like bui...

One of the most persistent messages we hear is that confidence comes from believing in ourselves. We encourage people to trust their instincts and stop questioning themselves.

There is value in that ...

One of the things that has surprised me most about adulthood is how difficult it is to recognize our own growth.

Perhaps that is because we expect growth to announce itself. We imagine it will arrive...

Some roles come with clear expectations.

Others come with competing ones.

We are expected to lead with confidence but remain approachable. To care deeply without becoming overinvolved. To set bounda...

Reinvention is one of the most powerful stories of modern life.

We hear it everywhere. If something in your life no longer fits, change it. Learn new skills. Adopt a new mindset. Become the person yo...