Coming out of my cave and I’ve been doing just fine* — [This post was co-authored by Melissa and originally appeared in our free, bi-weekly newsletter. You can subscribe here: worldsbestnewsletter.com] The pandemic isn’t over just because you’re over it. Those of you on TikTok just hummed that line. Back in early pandemic, the upbeat track was everywhere. …

What to do when you’re too overwhelmed to be optimistic — [This post was co-authored by Melissa and originally appeared in our free, bi-weekly newsletter. You can subscribe here: worldsbestnewsletter.com] In five weeks it will be March again. That’s a hell of a thing, isn’t it? If you’re an Aries or later you’re coming up on your second pandemic birthday. …

Life in the shadow of the dam — [This post was co-authored by Melissa and originally appeared in our free, bi-weekly newsletter. You can subscribe to it, here: worldsbestnewsletter.com] At some point every psych student hears about the dam. …

How to lead in a room full of jugglers — [This post was co-authored by Melissa and originally appeared in our free, bi-weekly newsletter. You can subscribe to it, here: worldsbestnewsletter.com] A few weeks ago, we set up an appointment to put the snow tires on the car. We try to do it early. There’s always this giant rush as…

When everything feels scarce, your choices matter more — [This post was co-authored by Melissa and originally appeared in our free, bi-weekly newsletter. You can subscribe to it, here: worldsbestnewsletter.com] Last week, we were on the hunt for sidewalk chalk. It’s one of the few socially distant, city kid activities. After trying local stores and Amazon, we finally found…

Don’t confuse being a tough leader with being an asshole — Co-authored with Melissa Nightingale Last month, after the Verge published an exposé on how Away CEO Steph Korey berates her employees over the company’s public Slack channels, things blew up very quickly. Within four days, Away announced that Korey would step down. Then, earlier this week, Korey abruptly announced via…

On the subject of the well-intentioned CEO who doesn’t know any better — [Content Warning: sexual harassment at work] Two weeks ago, on Friday Sept 27, a woman wrote about her experience being sexually harassed at work. She worked for a company here in Toronto named Planswell, and she wrote it anonymously, as Jane Doe. Medium took down her post. More about that…

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Tastes great, less filling — It sounds so good. When Robert Greenleaf writes about servant leadership, he is describing what we should all want to be. Tell me this doesn’t make you feel just delicious: “A servant-leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong. While traditional…