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Wisdom Wednesday – 10 Principles of Change Management

I was *very* fortunate that my first job at Regina Public Library was in an HR role dedicated to change management, organizational culture and staff training. RPL was going into two major changes – a move to a provincewide integrated library system and a large staff reorganization to go with it. The lists may differ […]

¶ Posted 29 July 2026 § Jobs § Library § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, language

Shocking! Uncertainty is More Stressful Than Certainty, Even When The Certainty Is Negative and the Uncertainty is Potentially Positive!

I was driving out to Indian Head to see my mom on Sunday and came across some guy named Kyle Buchanan on talk radio. He was talking with a psychologist about an experiment that had a surprising result – stress levels were higher in a group that had a 50-50 chance of getting a painful […]

¶ Posted 16 June 2026 § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

Saturday Snap – Busy Bouncing Library

Had incredibly busy day at the Sherwood Branch on Saturday – getting to know a newly hired Branch Manager who was on site, dealing with some scheduling blips, the launch of a new exhibit in the satellite gallery space for the Dunlop Art Gallery, (I’m usually at the Glen Elm Branch on Saturdays so this […]

¶ Posted 13 June 2026 § Baby § Family § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: philosophy

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – List of People I’ve Reported to at Regina Public Library in 17 Years

I’m going to try to (roughly) put these in order but it’s a long list and so I may not get it perfect…everybody I’ve reported to at RPL in 17 years, either officially or temporarily when I was between managers (which could often be a fairly long stretch as well.) I feel lucky as I […]

¶ Posted 04 June 2026 § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – If The Only Tool You Have Is A Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like A Nail

If The Only Tool You Have Is A Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like A Nail

¶ Posted 27 May 2026 § Humour § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, language

Wisdom Wednesday – Meetings

Running an effective meeting is one of the core skills managers and supervisors need in any organization. (I don’t agree with everything in this picture but I do agree that meetings and how they are run is a reflection of your larger culture.)

¶ Posted 20 May 2026 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Happy to Announce I’ve Accepted The Newly Created Position of Manager, Organizational Development, At RPL!

April Fool’s!

¶ Posted 01 April 2026 § Humour § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

Wisdom Wednesday – At The End of the Day…

I think it was the very first post I made when I started doing these workplace/organizational culture themed “Wisdom Wednesday” posts – the best lesson the best manager I never directly worked for taught me. “At the end of the day, forget all the rules and policies and guidelines because those are just words on […]

¶ Posted 25 March 2026 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – What Constitutes Great Customer Service (and How Far Is Too Far?)

A recent post in a Regina Rant & Rave group on FB got a lot of attention. Basically, a disabled person went to a Co-op gas station to get air in a low tire but couldn’t get it to work. They talked to the manager who didn’t help. But then a sixteen year old gas […]

¶ Posted 11 March 2026 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Wisdom § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics

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 […]