Three Essentials To Carry Us Authentically Into 2022
/in Articles by David Irvine, Authenticity, Certainty, Clarity, Connection, COVID-19, DavidIrvine, Inspiration, New Year's/by David Irvine“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” The Alchemist Lately, social media reflects how glad people are to see the end of 2021. I get the frustration, but let me ask: What are you going to do differently in 2022 to make this a better year? Remember – […]
Spread The Light
/in Authenticity, Caring, Caring Is Everything, DavidIrvine, Inspiration, Leadership/by David IrvineI love this time of year. When it’s the darkest, we see a festival of lights throughout our communities. I love our family ritual of unpacking Christmas stuff and spreading light throughout the house. And even though I usually spend the time on the couch, I love being a part of the annual decorating of […]
Caring is Everything: Getting to the Heart of Humanity, Leadership and Life
/in Articles by David Irvine, Caring, DavidIrvine, Inspiration/by David IrvineCharles Dickens, author of the famous, A Christmas Carol, said, “I have always thought of Christmas as a good time, a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. It’s the only time in the long calendar of the year when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely and to think of people […]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR HUMANITY?
/in Articles by David Irvine, Compassion, Contribution, DavidIrvine, Gratitude, Inspiration, Remembrance Day, Service/by David IrvineAt the end of WWII, the United Polish Relief Fund appealed to the Canadian government to deliver penicillin to Poland. In October and November of 1945, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) managed to deliver five tons of penicillin to Poland, the only humanitarian flights the RCAF would be able to make into the Soviet […]
THE COURAGE OF VULNERABILITY: Inspiring a More Human Organization
/in Articles by David Irvine, Authenticity, DavidIrvine, Inspiration, Self Awareness, Uncategorised, Vulnerability/by David IrvineThe value of vulnerability and its role in inspiring trust, creating psychological safety, and fostering collaboration and engagement on your team has been underscored in recent years. But a naïve understanding of what it means to be vulnerable can impede your growth, limit your impact, and even blow up in your face. When a senior […]