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Wisdom Wednesday – Rebuilding The Working Class

Saw the story I’ve copied below online and it made me think of the current Federal NDP Leadership Race where this is a major topic of conversation. It was also in the first provincial NDP Leadership race I was involved in where I got introduced to the term “Granholier Than Thou” as someone who was […]

Wisdom Wednesday – “The Company Hired Me To Lead Their ‘Agile’ Transformation (I Don’t Know What ‘Agile’ Means. Nobody Does.)”

Beware those who use language to hide, not to clarify… The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."I don't know what Agile means.Nobody does.That's why it works. I make $425,000 a year.To move sticky notes.From left to right.On a board.The board is digital now.The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses.… — Peter Girnus […]

¶ Posted 24 December 2025 § Humour § Jobs § Meme § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, language, orgdevl

Wisdom Wednesday – Three Sentences To Disrupt Any Conflict

This is how you can diffuse any conflict instantly???? pic.twitter.com/ApqLRlqPDT — Leaders ? Junction (@LeadersJunction) December 7, 2025 What would you suggest? What would it take for you to agree? Can you live with this if you don’t agree? (If the answer is “no”, go back to question #1.)

¶ Posted 17 December 2025 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Wisdom Wednesday – GenX Is The Bridge Between Old Consciousness and New Consciousness

@kristen1942 Generation X is the bridge between old and new consciousness #genx #genz #consciousness #reality #fyp ? original sound – Kristen

¶ Posted 10 December 2025 § PopCulture § Technology § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history

Wisdom Wednesday – The Greatest Act of Rebellion

¶ Posted 19 November 2025 § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: orgdevl, philosophy

Wisdom Wednesday – Be Nice To Workers

It’s really quite simple…

¶ Posted 12 November 2025 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Wisdom Wednesday – 10 Toxic Work Behaviours We Should Stop Normalizing

One of the many advantages of working in a library over a corporate environment is that you’re generally less likely to see these behaviours. But we still have our fair share – I mean, in terms of “micromanaging” is a profession that attracts people who want to organize all the world’s information from 000 to […]

¶ Posted 29 October 2025 § Infographic § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: orgdevl

Music Monday – “There’s room at the top they are telling you still/But first you must learn how to smile as you kill/If you want to be like the folks on the hill.”

Being told I have a “Working Class Heart” is definitely up there with some of the best compliments I’ve ever received. And if it evokes John Lennon, I’ll take it! “Working Class Hero” – John Lennon

¶ Posted 27 October 2025 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: beatles, economics, education, history

Wisdom Wednesday – How To Lead Different Generations

¶ Posted 22 October 2025 § Infographic § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, orgdevl

Saturday Snap – A Pretty Fun Book Recommendation!

One of the library’s board members is also a regular volunteer for RPL’s Good Food Box Program which is offered in partnership with a local food security agency. During one of our regular chats, we talked about aging parents and, being a librarian to the core, I ended up recommending a book that I had […]