Posts made in January, 2015

Go Genie Go Comments Off on Go Genie Go

Go Genie Go

Today folks in #Muskoka, Canadians, and tennis fans around the world, can send our message to #GenieBouchard in #Australia, as she goes to the next level: the quarter finals of the Aussi Open on Tuesday. A tough battle to be sure against #MariaSharapova. Did I know today is Australia Day?  I must confess I did not.  The official national day of Australia is celebrated annually on January 26, marking the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and raising of the Flag of Great Britain at that site, by Governor Arthur Phillip, but I digress… As my family, friends and many of my associates know, I have been working towards being ‘compliant’ as a (UAV) Drone Pilot.  Both my Co-pilot and I took Ground School a few years back, so, that has helped this process – big time.  Recently, #TransportCanada has, rightly so, altered the law(s) to ensure that drone pilots who are utilizing their crafts for business, are certified and insured.  It’s an onerous process, but it’s worth the effort to get certified. Which brings me back to Genie Bouchard.  Last spring and summer a lot of folks sprained their ankles getting on the Genie bandwagon.  All good...

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Better to Ask for Forgiveness Comments Off on Better to Ask for Forgiveness

Better to Ask for Forgiveness

Recently my wife and I have been hooked on the TV series: Suits.  This fast paced, well written Legal based saga on NETFLIX is addictive.  One attribute of the main character and his junior accomplice is that they are decisive. Being decisive in business, particularly as a Leader and a Manager, is crucial.  You cannot be frozen by the fear of making the wrong move.  Ultimately your role, possibly your job, will be jeopardized by uncertainty. Hence the expression: it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission.  An oft-joked-about phrase referenced more to marital spats than employment, I have based many of my work related decisions on this mantra. Fortunate for me, previous direct reports were two of the brightest media moguls in Canadian, and closer to home, Ontario’s history.  Making decisions, I often went where angels feared to tread, but regularly reported to others that: sure, I stick out my neck, but I have not had my head cut off..…yet”. Believe me, I may not have been the brightest light on the tree.  I had no Business degrees.  In fact, some would even say my inter-company relationships were, well, not perfect.  Often marching to my own drummer, I charged along, making decisions I felt, were for the...

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