Professional Development Articles

This article was published in The CanadianLearning Journal, the official publication of the Ontario Society of Training andDevelopment, page 14, December '98.Please contact The CanadianLearning Journal to obtain this article. Louise LeBrun has been changing lives - including her own! - for more than 25 years. In times of uncertainty, ... Continue Reading >>

It's been almost 10 years now, since I first started my own small business. All thoseromantic notions of independence, freedom and great wealth have been overtaken by longhours, hard work and the uncertainties brought by never knowing what tomorrow will bring.Sometimes, I long for the "good ole' days" and the pay cheque, paid holidays andchild-care leave ... Continue Reading >>

It is not by accident that we have become who we are. That's not good orbad, right or wrong ... it's just a fact of life. Great time and effort goes into moldingand shaping who we are ... and who we believe ourselves to be capable of becoming. Withoutthat awareness, we might actually think that what we perceive as our 'limitations' arereal as opposed to the ... Continue Reading >>

Our world is not about to change, it already has changed! We can no longer simply presume that what was, still is; and that what we once held to be true can still be relied on to continue to be true. From the more obvious effects in our physical world of global climate change to the more subtle changes in our thoughts - our beliefs about ourselves, our world ... Continue Reading >>

For many of us, work has become a place where things aren't very funny. Often, the first thing to go is the very thing that helps us go the distance: humour!  What is it about humor that makes life easier to live? Why is it that something can be funny one day and leave you flat the next? What is the connection between humor and health, vitality and the ... Continue Reading >>

This article is published in the Ivey Business Quarterly, Reprint#BQA97210, Winter '97, pp. 35 - 37. Please contact Ivey Business Quarterly for this article Louise LeBrun has been changing lives - including her own! - for more than 25 years. In times of uncertainty, agitation and fear, she believes that what is inside us will shape what unfolds outside of ... Continue Reading >>

I am often asked: "How did you create a successful business that has lasted for more than 20 years?" Like many before me, my business began with an intention, determination and a dream. As a living process unfolding and evolving over the years, it has morphed into ways of expression that have defined and are defined by who I have been willing to become. As a ... Continue Reading >>