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Right Person, Right Time.
One of the themes that emerged loud and clear in our Sensemaker research project on mentorship is the importance of timing. The right mentors seem to come out of the woodwork at exactly the right time. When we need them, they show up.
This…

Fogo Island – community rooted in place
Photo by Iain Duncan
I have a special assignment coming up on Tuesday.
As part of the Rising Economy Conference hosted by the South Island Prosperity Partnership, we have invited Zita Cobb to headline the gathering. You have…

The Leadership That Might Be Ours
The New Year has certainly shone its spotlight on positions of leadership – the concept is centre stage and drawing our attention. Leaders stepping down. Leaders stepping into the vacuum left behind. Promises of a good future if we follow…

Chiz’s Writing Journey: Decisions, Doubts, and the Heartbeat of Mentorship
Three years ago, I declared to the world that I was writing a book.
So, I started writing. But back then I had no idea how multifaceted a book project is. How much time it demands. How much emotion it unearths. How many decisions…

Ten Takeaways From 2022
Well, we’re still standing! Wasn’t easy.
(Pretty sure easy is long gone in that rearview mirror.)
A few of us at Roy Group dug deep as the year drew to a close, asking ourselves what the most impactful learnings were over the last 12 months.…

Your Top 7 Questions Answered About Team Retreats
Your life is a spinning circus. The bank website wouldn’t let you log in this morning, you lost an hour on the phone troubleshooting the new CRM, and a colleague from way back emailed to say they just saw your teenager on YouTube streaming…

Conversations With Roy: The Three Keys to Unlocking Exponential Impact
Every now and then, a leader’s candid insight makes our hearts skip a beat. This month, we bring you an in-depth conversation with Margo Long, one of the most perceptive and unguarded humans we know. (She’s also ultra-competent, having steered…

4 Reasons Why You Need a Chief of Staff
Back in January, Chiz noticed a red-hot thread running through his conversations with other leaders: burnout.
People were arriving back at their desks feeling even more drained than before the holidays began. Nobody was ready to return. Nobody…

Five Tips For Showing Up As Your Finest Self
It takes practice to occupy the ground well.
Practice underpins our why. When people embed the tools and practices we teach, and commit to learning from their application, they make progress toward mastery of their conduct — a prerequisite…