I’ve been writing about leadership effectiveness and the dynamics of workplaces for more than twenty years. Here is my latest thinking on leaders, teams and organizational development. If you want to read specifically about a certain topic, just click one of them below.
- Leadership Development
- Teams
- Organizational Culture
- Change Management
- Personal Development
- Life’s Epiphanies
Jill’s Latest Posts

Generative conversations at work
If you head toward the shoreline of Lake Huron in Bruce County this summer, you’ll notice the quiet and graceful
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Another PIN? Give me a break.
Guess you probably know that the new credit cards have chip technology, and require the user to type in a
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When Leaders Say Trust Me
Anyone who travels the agricultural concessions of Southwestern Ontario is familiar with the honour system for buying corn, tomatoes, maple
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What did your Mom say?
Recently a great friend of mine was in New York City and he snapped a picture of the train station
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Keeping talented employees beyond the first year
Imagine you’ve just come back from a great holiday, only to get one of the most distressing pieces of news
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How much should you work?
Finding the perfect balance between work and life continues to elude us. You don’t have to search far to find
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I love the labyrinth
I first learned about the labyrinth at a Spirituality at Work conference. There was a session where a woman had
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Holding my breath
“Jill, you are holding your breath,” admonishes my personal trainer – and not for the first time. As I am
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Bosses are people too
There has been so much written about how to deal with toxic bosses, that this month I’ve decided to balance
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The magical highway 407
Since so many people spend so much time complaining, I'm going to balance the vibes in the universe and try
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Not enough music
I just got home from a concert. It feels funny to use that word to describe listening to a symphony,
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Embody your life with a year-end retrospective
A few years ago I started a habit that has become very important to me. I'm not one to set
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Saying No with Grace
We are our own worst enemy. No truer statement can be made when it comes to managing our time and
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Recognition at work – costs little and means so much
Today was a great day because I got to witness two leaders saying 'thanks' to the their team mates. I
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Is your team busy enough?
Year-end is typically performance management time in many workplaces. Leaders who are too busy to be in their offices, or
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Within 50 km of the Falls
Within 50 km of the Falls The buttons appear, ready to be pushed My skin gets itchy and stretches to
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