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Leadership presence: your most overlooked energy tool
One of the most underestimated drains on energy at work has nothing to do with…
Constructive feedback: pruning, not cutting down
Our friends recently undertook a major house renovation. As part of the work, the crew…
Team energy: leaders set the tone
One of the easiest things for leaders to underestimate is how quickly energy moves through…
Stretch assignments: What if you’re more ready than you think?
A few months ago, I was speaking with a professional who had been offered the opportunity to lead a high-profile project. It would involve working with people from multiple departments, presenting updates to senior leaders, and taking responsibility for work
Building other people up: avoiding the crab mentality
Dawn was just breaking over the wharf in small-town Nova Scotia as about a dozen fishermen readied their morning’s catch for the journey to local shops and restaurants. What I witnessed that morning became an unexpected lesson in leadership and
Are you getting mixed messages from your boss?
Mixed or conflicting messages in the workplace are not as unusual as you might think. And often, your immediate supervisor is the guilty party. To be clear, bosses don’t (usually) send you conflicting messages intentionally. It’s typically because they’re dealing
When it comes to managing the rumour mill, partial information is better than no information
The ancient philosopher Aristotle said Horror vacui, or “Nature abhors a vacuum.” His point was that if a vacuum exists in the physical world, it is only momentary, as it immediately fills with the material surrounding it, without any regard
Leadership resilience starts with small resets
In this series, I often talk about what you can do to sustain energy in your team. But today, I want to shift focus to someone just as important. You. You the leader. What does it take to be resilient
Results over hours. Reward what really matters
One of the fastest ways to drain energy at work is rewarding the wrong thing. And one of the most common leadership habits that does that is equating time spent with value delivered. Reward what really matters When leaders focus









Merge’s leadership development consultancy has one singular focus – to turn managers into leaders; to help great people become exceptional leaders so that they can turn their people power into real and tangible results. Through her speaking, training, consulting, mentoring and facilitation services, Merge helps leaders in organizations create high-performing workplaces.