I create inspiring leaders, and build organizations of teams that achieve great things.
I believe our global marketplace demands every organization transform and evolve to a new way of working, requiring the new kind of leadership that inspires the best of every employee to achieve profound growth and accomplishments. Incremental growth common with traditional leadership is no longer good enough. I bring a robust set of strategies and techniques that creates real change and the profound improvement in organizational success everyone desires.
I have helped build a billion-dollar business and have led successful, large, and complex IT organizations and programs as big as $250 Million/year in scope to achieve exceptional organizational results.
I have led, consulted, and advised on hundreds of large-scale Agile Transformations, and through experience I have discovered what strategies fail and what strategies work.
Guided over thirty successful Agile transformations, globally.
"Ron is a natural leader who lifts everyone around him, resulting in tremendous growth."Cindy Liang, TD
"Ron uncovers team potential and drives authentic change."Amber Turvey, Sustainalytics
"Ron's innovation and passion engage successful teams."Chris Kirby, IBM
"Ron empowers people and consistently delivers success."Colart Miles, Surge
"Ideas fly when Ron is around. He makes them real."Valerie Fox, The Pivotal Point
"Ron significantly accelerates team goals."Raj Kotecha, KPMG
"Ron always makes people feel valued."Elizabeth Lo Serro, Ryerson University
"Ron provides practical guidance with remarkable perspective."John Mahar, LeadingAgile
"Ron is capable, solution-oriented, and people-focused."May Jim, George Brown College
"Ron is among the most talented in the industry."Michael Miloff, MM&A
"Ron builds teams to exceed their expectations."Karla MacInnis, Rogers Communications
Charities supported financially and pro bono.
Global Agile conferences as speaker.
Professionals mentored. Millions in optimization savings.
Significant productivity improvement in led organizations.
Our birth is an opportunity and invitation to contribute to humanity's long history. When we reflect with gratitude, we recognize that nearly everything in our lives has been gifted to us by countless generations who lived before. These inherited gifts are so abundant and pervasive that there is almost nothing in our daily existence untouched by the generosity and innovation of those who preceded us. Our true purpose in life emerges when we build upon and enrich this extraordinary inheritance, creating something new that benefits the lives of others, both those alive today and those yet to come. In doing so, we become catalysts for progress, shaping possibilities beyond our lifetime, just as others have shaped ours. This understanding imbues our lives with genuine, fulfilling meaning, allowing us to depart peacefully and contentedly at the end of our days, knowing our legacy continues through the gifts we have contributed to humanity's ongoing story.
Each of us is entrusted with unique talents, passions, experiences, and circumstances, gifts inviting us to meaningfully contribute to the greater well-being of humanity. By actively seeking opportunities to apply these gifts in selfless acts that benefit others, we fulfill our deepest aspirations for personal happiness and a meaningful, lasting sense of fulfillment. Life also offers moments of indulgence and enjoyment, which we may occasionally embrace as enriching experiences; yet we clearly recognize these pleasures as fleeting, understanding that a life centred around indulgence detracts from enduring meaning. Even life's greatest challenges or hardships provide powerful insights, becoming profound sources of purpose when harnessed to address meaningful needs and prevent suffering for others. We consciously choose not to follow society's misguided pursuit of wealth, power, prestige, or possessions as life's ultimate purpose, knowing these paths lead only to temporary gratification and eventual emptiness. Although such things may serve as tools to achieve our life's purpose, aspiring to achieve them as ends in themselves results in a life devoid of true meaning. By dedicating ourselves to improving the lives of others, both present and future, we create a legacy of genuine goodness, contentment, and purpose, leaving meaningful contributions that endure beyond our own lifetime.
These individuals actively sought opportunities to apply their unique talents, passions, experiences, and circumstances to meaningfully benefit humanity. Guided by a personal aspiration for deep fulfillment, each consciously committed to selfless acts that enriched the lives of others, both those alive during their time and those yet to come. Though they occasionally embraced moments of personal enjoyment, they clearly recognized these experiences as fleeting, never mistaking them for lasting sources of meaning. They deliberately chose not to subscribe to society's misguided pursuit of wealth, power, prestige, or possessions, fully understanding that such pursuits offer only temporary gratification and ultimately lead to emptiness. Instead, their lives illustrate how we can create enduring legacies by dedicating ourselves to the well-being of humanity. We can look to Marie Curie (1867–1934), Jonas Salk (1914–1995), Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), and Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) as those exemplar individuals. Yet some of our deepest inspiration comes from those whose quieter contributions were equally meaningful. Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Lisette Norman, 1908–1981), who relinquished all possessions and comforts to walk across North America sharing a simple message of peace and compassion, inspired countless others toward kindness and purpose. Paul Farmer (1959–2022), who shunned lucrative opportunities to humbly and tirelessly provide healthcare to impoverished communities, improved countless lives through compassion in action. These examples illuminate that every dedicated life, whether widely recognized or quietly impactful, enriches humanity and fulfills the truest purpose of our existence.
The foundation of this way of being is love; the consequence is happiness.
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From the moment we enter this world, we carry within us the potential to shape the future in ways we may not fully comprehend. Our life is a chance to synthesize what we learn into fresh ideas, perspectives, and compassion into a legacy that stretches far beyond our own lifespan.
Acknowledging the innovations, art, and wisdom we inherit from past lives lived we see our place in a vast human tapestry. Gratitude nurtures our humility, reminding us that our successes are never solely our own, but are the products of others' enduring contributions, and the gifts we pass on to those who live after us.
Each person who preceded us left their contributions to humanity that guide us forward, whether in technology, philosophy, art, or culture. By learning and investing in what gifts they've left us, we discover new ways to enhance and expand upon the foundations they created.
Our meaningful contributions, and compassionate actions ripple forward, influencing the lives lived for centuries to come. In offering our efforts and kindness, we not only honour the gifts we inherited but also seed fresh opportunities for those who live after us, as we leave our gift behind as we pass on.
By providing something of enduring worth to others, we surpass our physical boundaries and continue to be part of humanity's unfolding narrative long after we depart, and this is what gives our lives purpose, meaning, and a feeling of contentment and joy.
As we live this way every day, we contribute to a humanity full of love, gratitude, abundance, fulfillment, happiness, and lives lived to their fullest potential, so that our future as humanity is fuller than the day before. We live a life so fulfilling that as we pass on, our hearts and minds are full of joy, content, and peace of passing on timeless gifts to benefit the millions of lives to be lived.
With gratitude, I invest in my own growth and mastery of the gifts that have been given to me, acknowledging that personal development empowers me to contribute, with humility, as I refine my knowledge and character, ensuring I can uplift those around me. I channel this evolving capacity into meaningful contributions that enrich humanity now and for generations to come.
I openly share my work and insights, acknowledging that nearly everything I am is not my own, but an inheritance from those who came before me; with a sense of giving, I collaborate and unite my efforts to build upon these collective gifts; and I practice selflessness by giving freely, understanding that my true worth is found not in what I claim as mine, but in what I pass on for the benefit of others.
With respect and honour, with a sense of stewardship, I tend to upkeep and protect ideas, resources, and the responsibilities entrusted to me, knowing they are not mine to own or keep. With generosity, I give freely so that by giving, we all become abundant, creating the best foundation for each individual to contribute to collective progress. With humility, I release control, ensuring that these gifts unite us in building a better future for humanity.
When I witness and experience others selflessly giving their time, knowledge, or resources, I am filled with the profound impact giving can have on individuals and entire communities. This inspires and motivates me with the desire to contribute my own gifts, knowing that each act of generosity strengthens the bonds between people and furthers a cycle of abundance. By following through with my own giving, I tap into a deep sense of purpose, creating a ripple effect of kindness that benefits all.
When we are born, we are not blank slates, but rather beings of pure consciousness, free of the ego or identity that culture and society will impose on us later. This original state is fundamentally peaceful and timeless, free of the taught constructs of ego, those complex webs of beliefs, habits, and identifications that root deeply into our mind-body system and defend what we incorrectly believe to be the essence of life itself.
The ego's fear-driven impulses clash sharply with our intrinsic peaceful consciousness, causing both personal and interpersonal suffering. This suffering is amplified by cultural transmissions, consumption, ownership, and control tendencies that are inherited rather than innate social fabrications. From the moment of birth, when children demonstrate a remarkable presence and being in the moment, free of memory or anticipation, society begins to impose the burdens of shame, guilt, and a preoccupation with the past and future on us. These layers hinder our natural state of self-love and present-focused existence.
What if enlightenment isn't something you reach, but rather a state you return to. Instead of building something new, we remove the unnecessary. This viewpoint reframes our journey not as one of acquisition or striving, but of unlearning the various stories and identities, such as "farmer" or "executive," that attach and constrain us to confined roles. By living without claiming ownership, acting as expressions of being rather than assertions of identity, and using objects without possessing them, we can approach a style of life that reflects our original purity.
The challenge before us is immense but fundamentally simple: to live authentically as physical expressions of consciousness. This entails allowing our behaviours to flow from a point of silent awareness, speaking from a state of presence, and holding to no identities. In doing so, we begin the ultimate mission of humanity: to eliminate the imposed myths of the ego and let our inner consciousness guide us, preserving its purity from birth to death. This isn't about constructing or attaining; it's about returning to and remembering what we've always, instinctively been.