July’s a smart time to check priorities before the fall rush begins. By the third week of July, the year has a different rhythm. Q1 and Q2 are behind us. Q3 is already underway. People are taking vacations, kids are out of school, cottage weekends are in full swing, and the longer days can make everything feel a little more relaxed. But the work hasn’t gone away. In mining, engineering, manufacturing, and energy, summer can be a tricky season. Teams are stretched. Key people

The strongest teams work when everyone plays to their strengths. When my daughters performed in Matilda, they each had a different role to play. Different characters. Different moments. Different ways of showing up. And that was the beauty of it. No one had to be the whole show. No one had to carry every scene. Each child learned their part, supported the people around them, and trusted that when everyone did their job well, the whole production came together. That’s a pretty

Because the way we show up at home shapes the way we lead everywhere else. I’m honoured to be one of the dads featured in REBL Dad: What 100+ Fathers Reveal About Successful Leadership at Home and Work. The book asks a question many of us carry, even if we don’t always say it out loud: Am I the best dad I can be? For those of us leading teams in demanding industries – mining, engineering, construction, manufacturing, energy – that question hits close to home. We spend our day