Founder | 3× CEO | Executive Coach | The Impact Catalyst — Helping Leaders Lead with Vision, Serve with Passion, Advance your Mission.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined October 2008
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The brokenness
of this world
makes me
want
to cry,
to rage,
to revolt,
to rage,
to weep,
to mourn,
to spit,
to cry.
And — somehow — more deeply,
to love.
Jamie McIntosh 🇨🇦 retweeted
2 forces reshape our orgs & lives: drift & drag
Drift is perilous b/c it feels natural & goes unnoticed
Drag is dangerous b/c it feels reasonable & goes unexamined
No one intends to stray. It simply happens
No one invites inertia. It simply arrives
It never simply leaves
Crises multiply. Complexity deepens. Budgets tighten.
The people you serve look to you. It can feel like the whole structure rests on your shoulders.
I’ve carried that weight in boardrooms and in field crises, in moments when…
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2 forces reshape our orgs & lives: drift & drag
Drift is perilous b/c it feels natural & goes unnoticed
Drag is dangerous b/c it feels reasonable & goes unexamined
No one intends to stray. It simply happens
No one invites inertia. It simply arrives
It never simply leaves
Absent governance invites drift.
Intrusive governance imposes drag.
The discipline is navigating between both.
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When due diligence becomes dangerous.
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Communities don’t suffer for lack of data.
They suffer from delayed action.
Institutional drag isn’t neutral.
It causes harm.
When the Hull Begins to Drag linkedin.com/pulse/when-hull…
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Check out the latest article in my The Leader’s Guide | Waypoints newsletter:
Steady Hands in Shifting Seas linkedin.com/pulse/steady-ha… via @LinkedIn
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The Weight of Leadership: Uncovering Hidden Struggles Under the Armour |... youtube.com/shorts/wUvbfdImA… via @YouTube
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My latest video — The Weight of Leadership: Uncovering Hidden Struggles Under the Armour |... youtube.com/shorts/wUvbfdImA… via @YouTube
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Still breathing after getting knocked down? Keep pressing! | #motivation... youtube.com/shorts/IMGPvEY5K… via @YouTube
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Back-to-school brings anxieties. Whether you’re a student or are leading, teaching, or supporting those who are — give yourself grace.
My short reflection on staying grounded when life doesn’t go as planned:
Going Back to School Without Losing Your Mind
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