Blog | Coach David J. Greer

Creative People

Post author:David Greer
Post published:August 30, 2011
Post category:Leadership Strategy
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A recent status update from my friend Becky Robinson from Weaving Influence reminded me of the simplicity of inspiring children to be creative:

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For Want of a Nail

Post author:David Greer
Post published:August 25, 2011
Post category:Strategy
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I once worked with technical writer Barbara Janicki. When things were coming apart, she often quoted this well known proverb:

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One Minute

Post author:David Greer
Post published:August 23, 2011
Post category:Performance
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I exercise every morning before work in order to power up for the day. I recently started a new boot camp at Vancouver’s Vanier Park. Located near Kits Beach, with views of the water and apartments in Vancouver’s West End, it is a beautiful place to exercise. The natural setting helps to energize me.

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Hearing to Listening

Post author:David Greer
Post published:August 18, 2011
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Music is one of my hobbies and something I have had in my life from a very young age. After feeling stagnant with my music for some time, I’ve been looking at more ways to put music back into my life.

I listen to CBC Radio 2 Tonic. My passion is jazz music and Tonic is a nightly program that features two hours of jazz music. A few times lately I have been listening to Tonic when I have heard a musician that I really liked.

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Knowing

Post author:David Greer
Post published:August 16, 2011
Post category:Communication Strategy
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Earlier this year our son Allen and his friend Jasper Kim won a silver medal at the Vancouver Regional Science Fair. Their experiment involved using magnets to see if magnetism affected plant growth. To the surprise of Allen and Jasper magnetism did affect plant growth positively. They called their experiment “Magnetotropism”.

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