Open Spaces Learning

Getting ready for our family meal this weekend. Rinsing the Brussels sprouts with On Guard.

I love it when two of my go-to resources come together. I follow and learn from both Bea Chestnut and Michael Hyatt often. Check out how using the enneagram can make a difference for your leadership and how you manage teams.

How to Break out of Business as Usual - Michael Hyatt Whether we know it or not, we all rely on a few basic strategies for moving through the social world. Different people adopt different strategies. Some try to be helpful and friendly; others aim for perfection. Some try to be attractive and productive, while knowledge is the goal for others. The pro...

Thanks to Mindful Employer Canada for recording this conversation between Mary Ann Baynton and myself. It’s a free recorded webinar on organizational culture and how to support employee wellness:

Mindful Employer Canada » Mindful Employer Canada is a not-for-profit social enterprise launched by Mary Ann Baynton in appreciation for the employers, union reps, and managers across Canada who strive to support employees with mental health concerns. It provides a way to show their commitment to supporting employee and work...

Join us to learn more about how our love of plastic is killing our oceans. July 26 Toronto Arts and Letters Club. Toronto
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/save-our-oceans-tickets-35508929163?aff=eiosprexshreclip&ref=eiosprexshreclip

Save our Oceans Save our Oceans is an evening of discovery and understanding.  The feature part of the evening will be a viewing of A Plastic Ocean - A Plastic Ocean begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be a pristine ocean. In this adventu...

Value based conversions and decisions are the bedrock of organizational culture. Get this right and impleming a new strategy like a mental health initiative can be easy. Neglect to do this and your strategy is unlikely to be successful.

How Values-Based Leadership Transforms Organizational Cultures Navigating organizational change requires a different kind of leadership. Values-based leadership is a core fundamental aspect for communicating a powerful change vision and engaging the team in the entire effort.

Develop a new relationship to your work and newfound inner peace with my free new ebook http://www.lesliebennett.ca/7-best-kept-secrets-of-thriving-professionals/

Ebook Develop Inner Peace and Confidence With Your Career—Without Ignoring Your Mental Health You’ve gotten your mental health diagnosis and you’re under the care of a professional with a treatment plan. But you’re not satisfied with simply surviving. If you’re honest with yourself, what you really wish f...

Well said Officevibe! "it’s important that you understand that cool perks, fancy offices, and casual Fridays aren’t what make a great culture. - Ambitious goals, powerful core values, lots of trust and respect are what make a good company culture. "

Building Culture On Remote Teams Company culture isn’t about having a fancy office. It's about having a team that works well together. Here are some tips to build culture on remote teams.

There is nothing like starting with culture to attract the right employees - great Canadian example here:

How to retain great employees? Make sure they know their purpose When employees know that their work matters, job satisfaction and productivity soar. Here’s how one company forges a meaningful connection.

Start the conversation and make it sustainable. Embedding mental health into your culture takes focus, courage and leadership.

Here's What Companies Lose By Skimping On Mental Health Wellness U.S. adults stand a nearly 50 chance of developing a mental health issue in their lifetimes, yet employers spend little on mental wellness.

http://m.thespec.com/opinion-story/6524616-shkimba-workplace-culture-contributes-to-good-and-bad-mental-health

Could you do it - Going offline for 1 week?

Addicted to Distraction How I lost, and found, my focus.