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10/13/2026

In a recent session, a conversation about email etiquette turned into one of the liveliest debates of the day. Thumbs up or “okay, thanks”? Email or IM? Reply all or reply to sender?

Most teams never discuss this out loud, so everyone fills in the blanks with whatever worked at their last job. Over time, a small habit starts to read like a message about how someone feels about you.

The conversation that clears this up takes about twenty minutes. Agree on what goes where, write it down, and bring it back out whenever someone new joins the team, since they’ll arrive with a whole set of norms from somewhere else.

This is part 3 of our conversation on what surfaces when executives and middle managers sit in the same room. Parts 1 and 2 are on the grid.

10/09/2026

Asking for input is easy. Following up is what builds trust.

When someone shares an idea, make sure it has a place and people know what happens next. Protecting the answer shows your team that their contributions matter.

Save this for your next team meeting.

I’ve always believed that if you can’t find what you’re looking for, create it.That mindset shaped The Venned Group, the...
10/08/2026

I’ve always believed that if you can’t find what you’re looking for, create it.

That mindset shaped The Venned Group, the events we’ve run, the initiatives we’ve launched and a lot of what I’ve built over the last eight years.

Somehow, it led me here.

I’m honoured to receive this award from SIBF for my volunteer work with the North America Leadership Alliance - NALA leadership team, and to join the SIBF Board in January 2027.

What makes this especially meaningful is the chance for Canada to have a seat at the table.
I get to bring a Canadian perspective into a global network, represent the people and ideas coming out of this country, and keep building relationships across borders.

I also get the privilege of representing people who are building businesses, leading teams, raising families, supporting communities and figuring out this wild world alongside the rest of us.

In all of this, I’m the ultimate beneficiary.

The mentorship, friendships, support, laughter and all-around good times I’ve received from people far, far, FAR smarter than me have meant more than the award itself.

A special thank you to Jon Joel, who introduced me to this community, and to the NALA leadership team I get to work so closely with throughout the year.

There’s a lot happening in the world designed to pull people apart.

I’m proud to play a part in something built around bringing people together.

10/05/2026

This shows up on both sides of the org chart, and neither side sees their part in it until you say it out loud.

Middle managers say their team escalates everything to them. Senior leaders say the same thing about middle managers. Both are describing the exact behaviour they modelled first.

If you want people to bring you fewer things, stop being the fastest way to get an answer.

09/29/2026

The curse of knowledge quietly costs capable people credibility in every update they give.

Once you understand a problem completely, it gets hard to remember what it sounds like to someone hearing it for the first time.

When you’re managing up, remember to lead with the ask and then fill in the blanks with your knowledge. Leading with the ask allows senior leaders to fully process what you need from them.

Save this for the next time you need to influence a decision.

09/28/2026

One pattern I see everywhere: senior leaders hand down a decision, “here’s the project, here’s the plan,” and never signal that pushback is welcome. Their team hears it as final, because nothing about how it was delivered said otherwise.

I have more context than the people I’m delegating to. If I don’t invite the conversation, that gap never closes.

Follow along for part two.

09/24/2026

Just like food that gets forgotten about at the back of the fridge, most feedback gets worse every week it sits there...for everyone in the office.

Everyone knows feedback is important but simply sharing it is one piece, knowing how to make it land as it’s intended is another.

Save this before the conversation you’ve been rehearsing in your head and comment FEEDBACK to get your hands on the resource that has saved thousands of leaders their time, energy and relationships.

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