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The High Cost Of Avoiding Conflict: Six Tips For Handling Disharmony

By Anne-Marie Daniel A few years ago, the executive director of a well-known social impact organization called me for a coaching session. This individual had received an email from a loyal volunteer of 20 years who was quite upset about recent…
March 11, 2021 by Roy Group
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Five Rules For Running Big Rapids

By Heather Lehmann You’re paddling the Kicking Horse close to the BC border. Group of 30. Things change quickly up here: Class III, IV rapids around every bend. Sometimes you have to eddy out and discuss how to approach the next set. Now…
February 3, 2021 by Roy Group

Critical Traction In Culture

Leadership development is an investment—and you want to trust that your investment will pay dividends. Knowing that decision-makers are actively engaged in researching their options, Roy Group is producing a series of case studies to share…
January 28, 2021 by Roy Group
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Roy Group Call To Action

Don't Underestimate Just How Much the World Needs Us For everyone at Roy Group, Christmas 2020 feels a bit like the break after a first period of a hockey game. We sense we are 1/3 of our way into this challenge and that there are 2/3 of this…
December 3, 2020 by Roy Group
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What Spaghetti On My Shirt Taught Me About Social Transformation

By Iain Duncan For my last leadership assignment in the charitable sector, I was tasked with leading a small team responsible for community development initiatives in different parts of the world. My first order of business was to gather…
December 2, 2020 by Roy Group
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The Roy Group Evolution: 2020 & Beyond

In an open letter to the Roy Group Team, Chief of Staff Jonny Schwartz shares some personal thoughts... Some of you may know that July 31st was Roy Group's year end. It’s been one interesting year and I’ll leave it at that here in this…
December 2, 2020 by Roy Group
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Being a Guest of ThresholdImpact VMS

By Ian Chisholm This month we are proudly reposting a recent article published in the University of Alberta 2020 Annual Report for its ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring Service (VMS). Read the entire report here. Several years ago, Ted…
October 16, 2020 by Roy Group
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Tech Community to Host RG Leadership Series

It’s September. Six months after the world fell apart from a fast-moving virus. Some tech businesses have been relatively unaffected. Some tech businesses are booming. Some have adapted what they do and now need to move forward. The role…
September 17, 2020 by Roy Group
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A New Start

By Ian Chisholm Begin again. — meditation teachers everywhere What does the future hold? It's really up to you. September 1st has always been a new start for teachers and learners. And January 1 is a new start, too: These are my resolutions...…
September 11, 2020 by Roy Group