Jul 19, 2020Member-onlyThe Empty SpacesWhen I first wake up in the morning and am still lying in bed. While brushing my teeth. While standing in the shower. While sitting in meditation. While eating breakfast. While walking in the neighborhood. While cooking dinner. While doing the dishes. …5 min read5 min read
Jul 12, 2020Like A Sponge[Listen to me read this reflection here, if you prefer audio] For most of my life, I blindly absorbed values from teachers. These teachers included family, friends, culture, society, education, workplaces, media, role models and more. …Reflections6 min readReflections6 min read
Jul 4, 2020A New Declaration[You can listen to me read this reflection here] While I may live in a time when most countries are no longer subject to the rule of law imposed by other countries, I also live at a time when the mainstream belief has been that independence for the individual is…Self Reflection5 min readSelf Reflection5 min read
Jun 28, 2020Member-onlyThe Fourth Crisis[Listen to me read this reflection here if you prefer audio] We live in an ocean of crises, each one building on the last, creating a bigger impact changing the world that once was. It took 3 months for the first one million and 8 days for the next million…Crisis5 min readCrisis5 min read
Jun 25, 2020The Unexpected Failure Of FacebookJust when we thought Facebook might have been turning a corner, it is clear now that this is one dog that does not want to learn new tricks. While 2.8 billion people have an obsession with Facebook’s products, I have a different obsession with Facebook. As a business leader in…Facebook5 min readFacebook5 min read
Jun 21, 2020100 Days Of ClarityI feel in a lighter mood this weekend, as we mark one hundred days in lockdown since the pandemic first began. Perhaps it is because one hundred days ago, I could not have imagined how I would be, or rather who I would be, today. The health crisis, economic crisis…Reflections6 min readReflections6 min read
Jun 14, 2020Member-onlySlipping Through The Cracks[You can listen to me read this reflection here, if you prefer audio] I feel as if I have somehow slipped through the cracks. I am not Black, however I am also not White. I am not an immigrant, however my parents are. I do not identify based on the colour of…BlackLivesMatter7 min readBlackLivesMatter7 min read
Jun 7, 2020Member-onlyThe Destruction Of DiscriminationYou can also listen to this reflection here In recent months, we have referred to the novel Coronavirus as a villain of sorts, one that is conscious and diabolically plotting the destruction of human life. This villain’s form is a virus, that infects one human body at a time, while…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Jun 4, 2020Member-onlyThe Truth About ProductivityWe have an obsession with productivity, not only as a measure of our collective progress as a society, industry or business, but also as a measure of self-worth for the individual professional. There is a difference between working a lot and being productive. We may be working a lot, especially…Leadership7 min readLeadership7 min read
May 31, 2020A Desire For ChangeI feel sadness about the disturbing events unfolding in the US. The murder of a presumably innocent young person by a police officer, and the immediate civic unrest that has erupted in cities across the nation. More is unfortunately likely to come in the days and weeks to follow. I…Reflections7 min readReflections7 min read