Nobody Wants to Say It Out Loud: The Trust Deficit Is Breaking Communities
Everybody has a villain. Ask a resident of a growing community in the Edmonton Metro Region about the new development going up on the edge of their neighbourhood, and you’ll hear about greedy developers squeezing every square foot for profit. Ask a developer about the same project, and you’ll hear about residents who want affordability […]
The Compass We’ve Ignored: Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics, and the Intelligence Gap in Community Development
A Conversation That Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone I’ve been following Kate Raworth’s work for years. Long before Doughnut Economics became a reference point in policy circles and business schools, her 2012 Oxfam paper landed differently for me than most economic writing did and not because it offered a perfect prescription, but because it asked better […]
The Risk Alignment Advantage: Turning “Gut Feeling” into Strategic Clarity
We’ve all been in that room. A major decision is on the table; a new policy, a significant investment, or a shift in departmental strategy. On the surface, everyone is looking at the same data. But beneath the surface, a completely different conversation is happening. One person sees a “calculated move.” Another sees a “reckless […]
From Commander to Curator: The New Mandate for Systemic Leadership
We are currently witnessing the collapse of the “Hero Leader.” For decades, our businesses, political institutions, and communities have been built on the “Great Man Theory”—the idea that a single, charismatic genius at the top can solve any problem through sheer will and top-down command. But in the face of today’s “polycrisis”—a tangle of interconnected […]
Are Leaders Getting Worse? A Crisis of Leadership in Politics and Business
Someone asked me recently, “Has leadership always been about beating people down, or are leaders getting worse?” My answer: leaders are getting worse. Let me explain. The Decline of Leadership in Politics Leadership, at its core, should be about vision, integrity, and guiding people toward a better future. However, in politics, we are witnessing an unprecedented […]