Things happen. For writer Sarah Leavitt‘s mother, Alzheimer’s disease happened. The disease transformed her mother, and her family, forever. Tangles: A story about Alzheimer’s, my mother and me, is Sarah’s account of that journey. I loved Tangles. The author writes both prose and comics, and she uses both to advantage in putting forward a compelling […]
Resolution Road
April 12, 2011 by · 2 Comments
Last week I did a presentation for my local Chamber of Commerce. The topic was dispute resolution for small business. You can see it here, on SlideShare. In preparation for the presentation, I was looking to create a simple diagram that conveyed my approach to thinking about, and dealing with conflict, and that I […]
Diversity Reporter: Sharing stories and connecting communities in Victoria and beyond
February 27, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
In late 2010, I attended a Diversity in the Workplace workshop, here in Victoria. It was there that I met Mohsin Abbas, founder and editor of Diversity Reporter, a free, multi-lingual, bi-weekly newspaper, aimed at connecting communities in the Greater Victoria region. Sufficiently impressed with Mohsin, and his collaborative ways, I wanted to learn more […]
