Leadership

We help organizations grow by developing and nurturing strong, relevant brands. We do this by focusing on fundamental principles and methods that help build a strong foundation for your organization from the inside out.

June 15, 2023 Sherril Matthes

Speaking with one voice.

Download the template   you’re at the board table. after plenty of back-and-forth, a course of action is decided. not everyone agreed, but it’s done. the decision is added to...

April 27, 2023 Sherril Matthes

Leading change: are you a change agent or an integrator?

We’ve seen many personalities in changing organizations over the years – but the two most prominent are the change agents and the integrators. they have very different, yet equally important...

August 31, 2022 Sherril Matthes

Five ways strategic planning has changed – for the better.

The ‘vision, mission, values and pillars’ strategic planning model we all know was originally taken from religious and military doctrine into western business use in 1941. in 1941, people got...

May 27, 2022 Sherril Matthes

Is your brand a toaster oven?

Toaster ovens are great. wait, no they’re not. at best, a toaster oven is a cheap substitute for the tool you really want – the toaster, or the oven (clever...

June 10, 2021 Sherril Matthes

How organizational culture can serve First Nations in the long run.

For over twenty years, we’ve worked with hundreds of organizations, including first nations and first nation organizations, on the common issues of aligning culture, brand, and strategy to support long-term...

March 18, 2021 Callum Beattie

The Manitoba Studio Fund launches to support BIPOC design students.

Do you know a future graphic designer who could use a design scholarship? at honest, we believe that graphic design should reflect the community it stems from, and in our back...

December 9, 2020 Sherril Matthes

Re-invigorate your board and your brand.

Many board members face a frustrating disconnect between the vital governance work they do and the functional impact they seem to have on their organization. yes, they establish the mission, vision and...

December 9, 2020 Sherril Matthes

Be clear, be credible, be strong.

“90% of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.” dianne feinstein remember the telephone game? one simple phrase is whispered from person to person but gets wildly distorted...