In the realm of leadership, performance and impact are often spotlighted, with the belief that training and development will fix things. But how much does well-being suffer when results and performance are the primary focus? With worrying levels of mental health issues impacting people’s lives and workplaces, we need to consider a leadership approach that…
I watched an interesting video by Bernard Marr recently. To save you time and reiterate the need to skill up in an ever-evolving digital world, here are 10 of the 20 critical skills that we all need to focus on. Why is Digital Literacy an important skill? Understanding emerging technologies like AI is crucial, because…
In the ebb and flow of life, we often find ourselves grappling with unexpected challenges and internal turmoil. It’s a shared experience that connects us all in our human journey. In her insightful book “When Things Fall Apart,” Pema Chodron offers a perspective that can transform our understanding of these difficult moments. Chodron suggests that…
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 2020 Since more people are likely to read a list than an article, I made this list highlighting the most inspiring things about last week’s #WEcreateBC event. Have a peek at the video below and you’ll get my motivation for celebrating a decade of volunteering with the Women’s Enterprise Centre: the non-profit…
I am honoured to be included in the list of Top 10 Career Coaches in Vancouver researched by the team at Influence Digest! Influence is an online publication that highlights talent from around the world. They also have their own LinkedIn coaching program, so you know they know what they are looking for when assessing…
Time to update and structure the calendar for September. How is your first week of September going? I’ve heard intense, overwhelming and stressful. Let’s fix that. What are your priorities? Too many priorities in a finite amount of time leads to burnout and this week may have been a little much. So moving forward, how…
In case you missed it, last week was Global Entrepreneurship Week! Last year, Susan and her team won Start Up Canada’s Mentorship Challenge by mentoring the most people in the country! This year, Susan took an active role alongside the Women’s Enterprise Centre and joined the WEC board for lunch to discuss their role in…
“Obstacles are purposely placed in our way to make us understand and express our own capacities.” – Sw. Satchidananda For those of you who follow Susan on Facebook, you may have seen a couple of seemingly unsuspecting questions she posed regarding obstacles. The responses were an abundance of heartwarming and honest wisdom from her friends….
About the Cupcake Girls TV Show Susan coaches The Cupcake Girls because there is a lot going on here! Think running a chain of cupcake stores is a piece of cake? Best friends, Heather White and Lori Joyce find out the recipe for building a cupcake empire doesn’t come easy – especially when the ingredients…