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    The following is from Robert Glazer from March 12, 2021. As you build an organization or team, you inevitably encounter both hits and misses. Good teams carefully analyze the patterns of these results to understand what may work in the future, and ensure they don’t repeat their mistakes.  In analyzing the outcomes our leaders at Acceleration Partners have seen over the years, one theme consistently comes up as a reliable predictor of success and longevity: good judgment.  People with good judgment consider the...

    Image courtesy of Learn Loft https://learnloft.com/2021/03/09/how-to-lead-when-you-dont-feel-like-a-leader/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How+to+Lead+When+You+Don+t+Feel+Like+a+Leader&utm_campaign=Newsletter+3%2F11&vgo_ee=gleiqJUDlquRWK2oix4YczpxdzkQNl9LgdxZ9pnzLRY%3D Courtesy of the LearLoft March 9, 2021 https://learnloft.com/2021/03/09/how-to-lead-when-you-dont-feel-like-a-leader/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How+to+Lead+When+You+Don+t+Feel+Like+a+Leader&utm_campaign=Newsletter+3%2F11&vgo_ee=gleiqJUDlquRWK2oix4YczpxdzkQNl9LgdxZ9pnzLRY%3D If someone tells you they were born a leader, don’t believe them. No one is born a leader, but people do develop into one. While some of the most outstanding leaders of all time were born with some leadership DNA, they still had to work to develop their skills over their journey. This question of whether leaders are born or made has been debated for decades. Leadership...

    Enrique Domingo - Post Coach Contributor March 11, 2021 As Canadian colleges and universities wait on the resumption of varsity sports, some student-athletes and coaches may believe that suspending varsity sports was not the best choice. Just like in the U.S., where the NCAA did resume their Division l competitions, but not all of them.  When comparing USports and the CCAA to the NCAA, there is a significant difference in almost all aspects, but, regardless of the difference between each...

    This article is courtesy of The Columbia University Athletics #CUBlackExcellence Campaign as it spotlights men's soccer alumnus and current George Brown Women's Head Coach Leslie "Tiger" FItzpatrick https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2021/3/9/mens-soccer-cublackexcellence-leslie-tiger-fitzpatrick-01cc.aspx. Courtesy of Columbia Men's Soccer Men's Soccer star Leslie "Tiger" Fitzpatrick '01CC left a lasting impact at Columbia, one that is still felt today.  Fitzpatrick still holds coveted spots in the Columbia record books including No. 10 in career goals (22), No. 3 in career assists (22), No. 3 for single...

    The following story is courtesy of the Canadian Premier League website originally posted on January 27, 2021 by Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (@CHARLIEJCLARKE) https://canpl.ca/article/cpl-deep-dive-cape-breton-universitys-meteoric-rise-to-u-sports-powerhouse The CPL DEEP DIVE, is a CanPL.ca series that takes an in-depth look at a particular subject matter of interest in the Canadian Premier League, examining it from a variety of angles and perspectives. The latest installment of this web feature takes a look at Cape Breton University, one of the best university programs in Canada, and its...

    The following article is from sirc.ca and was posted on March 7, 2021 for International Women's Day and authored by Allison Sandmeyer-Graves the CEO, Canadian Women and Sport at https://sirc.ca/news/canadian-women-sport-reflects-on-40-years-of-championing-gender-equity-in-sport-on-international-womens-day/. Toronto, ON (March 8, 2021)  Canadian Women & Sport, the country’s voice for gender equity and sport, marks its 40th anniversary this year on International Women’s Day on March 8. Canadian Women & Sport was formed in 1981 as the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity...

    The following contribution was originally posted from Chuck Bruce who is the Board Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. He writes from St. John’s and this piece was posted on March 8, 2020 in the Guardian from Price Edward Island at https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/opinion/regional-perspectives/letter-maintaining-mental-wellness-in-the-age-of-instagram-421046/. Mr. Bruce has been involved with the MHCC since the organization’s inception – first as a member, then Chair, of the Workforce Advisory Committee – and later as a member of the Advisory Council....

    The following article is from Robert Glazer from Friday February 5, 2021. “It’s when you’re acting selflessly that you are at your bravest.” – Veronica Roth I often think back on a presentation I heard years ago by Peter Atwater, a behavioral economist who was speaking to a group of CEOs.  Atwater studies personal preferences in areas such as books, music, architecture, and food, and compares them against social, political, financial and business activities to look for patterns. In his speech, Atwater...