Author: alby59

In this time and age of frenetic information downloading and uploading, which is revolutionizing the way we communicate, we seem to have somewhat lost the ability of true learning. Successful individuals and true leaders are teachable people. They are willing to walk the extra mile to learn more skills and new knowledge. However, they also…

If you have not done so yet, I recommend you reading the books of Paulo Coelho. He is a very well-known writer from Rio de Janeiro who has written wonderful novels that are easy to read and yet very profound. The most famous of his novels is “The Alchemist”, which describes one’s desire to pursue…

Some time ago I wrote a blog about Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Tipping Point”. He has written at least another 3 books that I know of but I have not read them yet. The reason why I am mentioning The Tipping Point is because, in the book, Gladwell identifies categories of individuals that make the…

The holy man had a dream or, in other words, he had a vision. In this dream a man appears to him dressed in a white robe and invites him to go with him. He accepts and does so but after a while he finds himself surrounded by a dark and dreary waste. He continues…

Just to explain a bit from my previous blog/press release. watch this video:

In an age of information overloading, strategic thinking and network leadership, augmented by technological improvement, District of Lake Country staff are finding new solution seeking tools to address the complex situation the community is facing these days. Four of Lake Country managers became Cognitive Edge accredited practitioners (see www.cognitive-edge.com) to facilitate solutions for complex issues…

The District of Lake Country is in the middle of budget deliberations and Council received information from staff in a meeting held in December. As I mentioned in a previous blog, we are trying to approve the budget and the 5-Year Financial Plan as early as possible and February is our goal, long before the…

In a book of Holy Scriptures, which I am reading, an ancient prophet and seer begins to tell the story of his people by telling something about himself. As I was reading the first chapter of this book, I felt related to this man and I personalized some of the verses in the first chapter…

Happy New Year and enjoy the following video