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Perpetual Gratitude is a regular reminder to help you and your people build and maintain an amazing workplace culture rooted in gratitude. The program consists of a weekly 4-7 minute video that contains a story that illustrates a key aspect of Grateful Leadership and concludes with a challenge. The messages and stories convey timeless truths giving you a different weekly message to multiply your efforts in building a culture that attracts and retains awesome people.

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KEEPING LEVEL BLOG

Keeping Level Blog

Leadership Lessons From a Whiskey Distillery in Cape Breton

Most leaders underestimate the impact of what they “go on about.”

During a CEO peer group retreat at North America’s first single malt whiskey distillery, an unexpected voice cut through collective silence. This story explores leadership, group dynamics, and why outsider perspective can be the most powerful force in a room.

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A Frisbee, a Friend, and a Leadership Wake‑Up Call

Most leaders underestimate the impact of what they “go on about.”

This story-driven video reveals how casual negativity can become a leadership reputation—and shape what your team feels safe to suggest or try.

A simple reminder with big implications for culture and communication.

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Leadership Lives Between the Words

Leadership often lives in the space between words—and that’s where things quietly fall apart.
This brief, personal story illustrates why clarity is one of the most underestimated leadership skills.

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A Dinosaur Story Every Leader Needs to Hear

Great leadership isn’t always loud or exciting. Often, it’s the quiet consistency that makes people feel safe. In this post, I share a simple family story that reveals why stability is one of the most underestimated leadership qualities—and why protecting it matters more than ever.

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One Story Every Leader Should Tell This Week

Standing on sacred ground at Vimy Ridge, I realized something essential about leadership: people don’t follow numbers—they follow meaning. This reflection bridges history and modern leadership in a powerful way. 🎥👇

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How Organizations Drift (Without Anyone Noticing)

Organizations rarely “choose” dysfunction. More often, they drift—one copied workaround at a time—until inefficiency becomes the standard operating system. Whether it’s outdated norms, clunky tools, or unnecessary steps, the pattern is the same: when no one questions the default, the default wins.

This video gives you a simple, practical prompt to reset your team: audit one habit they copy from you.

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