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Ten years ago, we moved into an amazing neighbourhood. Our house sits on an almost two acre lot and there are rolling hills and beautiful scenery. Before I had kids I used to run five kilometres, five times a week [...]

Since the early 2000s, we have been in an incredibly ever-changing transition when it comes to how we work.  My 1st “real” job out of university I had a flip phone, and get this, a Palm Pilot! (yes, I was that [...]

Well, it’s been a scary week! What once felt so distant, on another continent even, is now in our own backyard. I have spent most of the last few days helping clients prepare for impact. We need to start thinking [...]

Some of the world’s most successful people – Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg & Oprah Winfrey. What do they and the rest of the top 1% have in common? They read! Some read 50+ books a year. [...]

I am often asked: “Sarah, why bother checking references? No one is going to provide a reference that won’t say favorable things.” We’ve all seen those list of references most candidates provide at the end of the interview. They include [...]

Recently, I witnessed a passionate debate on a friend’s Facebook newsfeed (where most passion lies these days). There was a discussion about gender equality that lead to a rant from a middle aged white male. He spoke about his experience [...]