April 8, 2020
The pandemic has both restored and shocked my faith in humanity. We’ll get to those shocks in another column. Today I want to focus on those that are demonstrating an … Continue reading “Meet Some Of The Behind-The-Scene Leaders Doing Great Things During The Pandemic”
April 7, 2020
Q: What advice do you have for business and community leaders who are faced with the challenge of leading teams in times of economic uncertainty and uncharted territory like we’re … Continue reading “Ask Dan: Any Advice For Leaders Leading Teams Related To The Pandemic?”
March 23, 2020
In this time of uncertainty, angst and working from home, patterns have changed and new norms are quickly being crafted. One of the norms to have seemingly vanished overnight was … Continue reading “Announcing Speak Aid 2020”
March 20, 2020
You may recall that I launched a REMOTE LEADERSHIP TOOLKIT on March 16. There have been over 3,000 downloads thus far. Glad I could help somehow in this the age … Continue reading “Announcing My Free (or chip in!) Basics On Working From Home Toolkit”
March 16, 2020
Since 2002 I’ve led teams and people located across the globe. Since 2008 I’ve been a mobile worker, which means I work half the time from the comforts of my … Continue reading “Announcing My Free (or by donation) Remote Leadership Toolkit”
March 14, 2020
UPDATE MARCH 20: I’ve released another toolkit, this one focused at the BASICS OF WORKING FROM HOME. Click to visit. UPDATE MARCH 16: I’ve released a comprehensive REMOTE LEADERSHIP TOOLKIT … Continue reading “Since 2008 I’ve Worked From Home. Here Are 5 Helpful Tips.”
March 11, 2020
To the CEOs of companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Oracle, AT&T, Verizon, TELUS, Rogers, Bell, BT and Telstra, I have a request. Gather your c-suite. Ask … Continue reading “An Open Letter To The CEOs Of High Tech And Telecom Regarding COVID-19”
March 7, 2020
UPDATE MARCH 16: I’ve released a comprehensive REMOTE LEADERSHIP TOOLKIT that contains videos, job-aids, how-tos and more. Click to visit. As of this writing, the World Health Organization (WHO) hasn’t … Continue reading “How To Lead Remote Employees In The Wake Of COVID-19”
December 12, 2019
Today in Ottawa I delivered my 33rd and final keynote of 2019. What a thrill it has been to share my thoughts on leadership, purpose, open thinking and employee engagement to roughly … Continue reading “Five Learning Moments After a Year Working For Myself”
September 25, 2019
Shareholder Primacy Is Dead. Long Live Shareholder Primacy! The highly influential US-based Business Roundtable recently announced an update to its “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” Much has been … Continue reading “An Easy Way To Fix The Business Roundtable’s Toothless Purpose Statement”
September 21, 2019
I recently left the corporate world. After working roughly 20 years in mega-large companies with revenues in the billions I am now a company of one. It’s me and only … Continue reading “My Interview With Paul Jarvis, Author Of “Company Of One””
September 20, 2019
Halfway through George Harrison’s song, “For You Blue” from the Abbey Road album, you hear him say, “Elmore James got nothin’ on this, baby.” As a 10-year-old I was intrigued. … Continue reading “Dan Pontefract September 2019 Music Playlist (When You Have The Blues)”
