Why Hire a Funny Canadian Business Speaker?
Canadian Motivational Speaker Michael Kerr So, why should you hire a Canadian professional speaker? Michael Kerr, a Hall of Fame international business speaker, motivational speaker, and trainer who has been listed as one of Canada’s most in-demand professional...
Using Shortcuts to Explain Your Cultural Norms
What “isms” would define or strengthen your culture? The software company Quicken is known for their “Quicken-isms” – catchy sayings that define their cultural norms in a shorthand way. Here are a few of their Quicken-isms: ...
Building a Resilient Workplace Culture For Uncertain Times
You need to be more intentional than ever! I had three calls last week from clients who are experiencing huge levels of anxiety and uncertainty at at work. And this level of uncertainty isn’t going away any time soon. Here are a few thoughts on what you...
Culture-Building in a Hybrid Workplace: Uniting the Home and Away Teams At Work
I know many of you have returned to your physical workplaces. And many of you have shared your approaches to adapting to a hybrid work model, where some employees are working from home while others go into the office. Here are a few thoughts to help you manage...
Three Scientifically Proven Ways to Boost Happiness
According to a study in Harvard Business Review, happy people are 31% more productive, 3 times more creative and produce 37% higher sales. Plus, you know, they’re happy, so there’s that too. (Just sayin’.) Here are three scientifically-proven...
Leading and Laughing During Challenging, Turbulent Times
Leaders need to step up and lead during challenging times. Okay, that sounds like a bit of a “duh” statement, but it’s true! What I mean is that leaders need to be even more intentional about wearing their leadership toques and not just thinking like...
Putting Humor to Work for Less Stress During These Turbulent Times
If you’re having more bad hair days than normal, trust me, you’re not alone. You need to tap into your sense of humor, and your team’s sense of humor, now more than ever! Find out how my three simple R’s of putting humor to work can help...
Conversations for Uncertain Times
During this remarkable time in history, perhaps we need to change the phrase “candid conversations” to “Covid conversations”? Regardless, during this unprecedented time of uncertainty, anxiety and change, you absolutely need to be having candid...


