Recent posts from the collective
Purpose
Finding Your "Why" Purpose. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot these days—I find it exciting when I…
Taking control and making choices
Can you believe it’s been 25 years since we worried that, at the stroke of midnight on January 1st, 2000,…
Cheers to a New Year, and New Possibilities!
It's been a week filled with holiday parties, events, and all the festive buzz — so we’re running a bit…
Spill the Tea with Cara: A New Year, A New
I often get calls, LinkedIn DM’s, texts, or emails asking for coffee chats (note – I’m a tea granny). These…
Leading Through Tough Times: Insights for Authentic Leadership
One of my mentors once told me, “The real leaders come out when things get hard.” This simple statement has…
It’s the Most Stressful Time of the Year…
Ah, budget season—the annual rite of passage for Universities and Colleges coast to coast. Except this year, it’s the financial…
Leveraging Technology to Leverage the Humans
In 2018 (I think), I had the chance to visit Deloitte’s Greenhouse in Waterloo, and it felt like stepping into…
Wine, Why, and Work: Our Weekly Roundup of Career Opportunities
Every week, I dedicate a couple of hours to scrolling through university and college career sites across Canada. Why? Because…
Operations Meets Strategy: This Week’s Round-Up
With all the recent focus on budgets and efficiency reviews in our institutions (especially in Ontario, where efficiency reviews are…
