Archive for October, 2009
World Vision
Posted by Mark Harrison in Mark Harrison, TrojanOne on October 27th, 2009
I don’t think I realized how small my world is until this week.
Unlike many of you, not much of my work world takes me outside of Canada. But this past week I had the business trip of a lifetime, when fulfilling an invitation to be a speaker at the 29th annual International Fundraising Congress in Holland. An event that attracts nine hundred delegates from over seventy countries. Seventy! That alone is unbelievable. Read the rest of this entry »
Playing Favourites
Posted by Mark Harrison in Mark Harrison, TrojanOne on October 16th, 2009
It’s performance review time at TrojanOne.
I don’t know how it works at your company, but there is something strangely archaic about the whole thing. And I am very guilty of perpetuating the issue.
Every time I do a review, I wonder why I don’t do them more often. Yes, it takes time. But there is something comforting about reflecting on what is working well and what needs improvement in the relationship between my company and my team and, of course, me. Every year I vow to do quarterly reviews… six month reviews… monthly reviews… and I don’t. Read the rest of this entry »
TrojanOne Tweets of the Week
- I uploaded a YouTube video — CP24 News Clip – Toronto Maple Leafs – 10 Days of Spirit – Official Launch. http://bit.ly/11w8Yg #
There is no I in team (But there is in WIN)
Posted by Mark Harrison in Mark Harrison, TrojanOne on October 2nd, 2009
The fall is my favourite time of year. The weather is awesome… especially, on a comparative basis, this fall of 2009. The world is back to work, back to school, back to business. My Steelers are back. Or so their uniforms say. Hockey is upon us.
And I get to coach my high school football team as a volunteer. Read the rest of this entry »