Joel StoddartI Asked Kentville’s Municipal Candidates What the Next Council Should be Doing to Support Local…With Nova Scotia’s municipal elections fast approaching (October 19, 2024 is the final voting day), I recently decided to participate in…1d ago1d ago
Joel StoddartWith Canada Digital Adoption Program, Small Business Grant-Seekers’ Ship Comes In(Writer’s note: as of the publishing date, I am currently the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) Grant Coordinator for Nova Scotia. I…Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023
Joel StoddartOn Gender, Children, A Dearth of Leadership, And The Demise Of Compromise (A Search For Truth…If you pay attention to the news (and it’s probably better for you if you don’t), then you’ve probably noticed that nary a week goes by…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Joel StoddartThe 10 Participants Every Seminar Trainer And Facilitator Has MetAs every seminar trainer and facilitator well knows, there are certain recurring characters — archetypes, if you will — you run into when…Jan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023
Joel StoddartWhere Did All The (Canadian) Workers Go?Where did all the workers go?Oct 20, 20221Oct 20, 20221
Joel StoddartConfronting Mental Health’s Sacred Cows: 8 Foundational Ideas Nobody Bothers To Question“When all think alike, then no one is thinking.” ~ Walter LippmanSep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022
Joel StoddartLong Live The 1993 Clark’s Harbour Orioles: An Unrefined, Ragtag, Rural Baseball JuggernautThis essay is dedicated to Dad (Leigh Stoddart), Buddy Newell, Mayor Mike, Tony Penney, Kent Blades, Robert Goodwin, Erskins, Brian…Sep 7, 20221Sep 7, 20221
Joel StoddartIn Politics, Start With WhyA couple of months ago I issued a contrarian screed arguing that — in the vast majority of commercial transactions — Simon Sinek’s famous…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
Joel StoddartWhy Did The Acadia Entrepreneurship Centre Fail?Preface: this essay stands at about 2,000 words, and I could have easily made it 10,000. Probably more. I worked at the Acadia…Aug 26, 2022Aug 26, 2022
Joel StoddartMany Facilitated Strategic Planning Exercises Are A Waste Of Time And Money.Over the past 20 years or so, I have facilitated dozens of strategic planning exercises for non-profit organizations and government…Aug 24, 2022Aug 24, 2022