Bio

My next book, WORK-LIFE BLOOM 🌸, will publish in October 2023. I'm a leadership strategist, author, keynote speaker & trusted advisor. Award-winning books include LEAD. CARE. WIN., OPEN TO THINK, THE PURPOSE EFFECT & FLAT ARMY. I help leaders realize that the future of work is now. Extended bio: Including the four books mentioned above, I have presented at four different TED events and also write for Forbes & Harvard Business Review. I'm an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business, on the Thinkers50 Radar, and garnered more than 20 industry awards over my career. My third book, OPEN TO THINK, won the 2019 getAbstract International Book of the Year and the Axiom Business Book silver medal for leadership in 2019. My 4th book, LEAD. CARE. WIN. won the Nautilus Book Awards silver medal in 2022 and was a finalist for the 2021 getAbstract International Book of the Year. I help organizations and leaders become better versions of themselves. In addition to keynotes and workshops, I provide consultative services that assess and recommend how to become more collaborative, productive, engaged and purpose-driven. That can also include organizational design, modelling, coaching and change management. I also support flexible/remote work improvements. In essence, I help struggling cultures and people get better. Previously as Chief Envisioner and Chief Learning Officer at TELUS—a Canadian telecommunications company with revenues of $14 billion and 50,000 global employees—I launched the Transformation Office, the TELUS MBA, and the TELUS Leadership Philosophy, all award-winning initiatives that dramatically helped to increase the company’s employee engagement to record levels of nearly 90%. Prior to TELUS, I held senior roles at SAP, Business Objects and BCIT. My wife, Denise, and I have three children (aka goats) and live in Victoria, Canada. Come visit. I'll buy you a beer brewed on the Island.