Monday Morning Minute: 30/June/2025 - this Canada day, fly flags, grit teeth, dig in, dig your foxhole, stand on guard for WE, this is no petty skirmish.
~ 100 words + inspirational quote + reader poll + results from last week's poll
Today’s Monday Morning Minute ~
~ a weekly Monday Morning ‘little nudge’ to start conversations, an ice-breaker for your meeting room table ~ for our growing list of readers to start your week.
Far to go, foes at the gate, how are we doing? Debatable. But we’ve got grit and character. Disunity weakens; focus fuels us. No pause. No rest. All hands, all elbows up - full stop. We need harness urgency, strategy, and shared commitment too. Geopolitical marketplace isn’t tougher; we are. Canada strong isn’t a slogan; it’s essential defense. Offence too. Fiscal-year-halfway, check your gauges. No rest, calendar accelerates: Stampede, vacations, life, holiday fog ~ can’t lose focus, can’t lose, 100 effective business days to hit full-year results. Out-hustle, outwit. We’re no one’s doormat, no one’s pawn. Oh Canada? Oh yeah! ~ Mark Kolke
Quote for today: To pair with today’s 100 words, I chose this one by a non politician, non economist, but unequetionably a genius of the arts without peer.
To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time. – Leonard Bernstein
I would appreciate your input; please take a moment to answer this week’s poll; select the response that best reflects your perspective
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Here are the results of our poll from last week’s poll relating to the MMM June 23rd issue:
Q: In your organization, is everyone's mental health a priority or a platitude?
Here are options we offered, and how readers answered -
Is a priority; leaders get it right - 29 %
A growing focus, not yet culture - 27 %
Great posters, mixed results - 14 %
Optics over outcomes - 18 %
A slogan, yes, but not a strategy - 13 %
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