The Beginning of Something New

Hard to believe but my blog has been popular.  This was originally intended as a way of sharing my experiences with my sons.  When CMC-Canada heard about it, they thought our members might find it interesting.  Then the Richard Ivey School of Business added it to their Olympic blog site.

Bascially, all I did was share my experiences and my thoughts on Vancouver's Games, from the perspective of a volunteer.  A funny thing happened.  I noticed we had readers from farther afield.  Then, we received a call from CBC TV and then, one from Macleans magazine.

As a result, I plan to keep this blog going but the topic will evolve, from the Games, to my thoughts and experiences as the CEO of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants.

I hope this blog will morph into a source for information and a important communication vehicle for our members and firms in our industry.

From today, I will begin posting on issues for management consultants.

Thank you for reading and visiting the Olympic blog.  You are invited and encouraged to keep reading, even if you are not a CMC-Canada member.

For the new readers, welcome.

The Man in Motion

Today, I had the opportunity to meet Rick Hansen, the Man in Motion, who serves as the mayor of the Vancouver Athletes Village.  For those of you who can't remember Rick, he has raised more than $200 million towards spinal cord research.  He is an excellent ambassador and is a perfect choice to serve as the head of our village.

Rick was hosting the BC Minister of Health, Kevin Falcon, as he toured the Polyclinic.

At the Opening Ceremonies, Rick was the torchbearer who brought the Olympic flame into the stadium.  He passed off the flame to Catriona Le May Doan.  There was no more symbolic sillouette than when Hansen entered BC Place with the torch.

Everyone is into the Olympic Spirit

Todd Williams, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) and President of TRW Consultants, had the great opportunity to carry the torch, when it passed through his hometown of Halifax, NS, back in November 2009.

Outside of his consulting practice and leadership role at CMC-Canada, Todd is a great volunteer (President) with the East Hants Minor Hockey Association. It is for this dedication, as a community leader, that he had the opportunity to serve as a torchbearer.

On an association note, Todd and I spent a few days together last week as we were hosting the CMC-Canada National Board of Directors meeting in Toronto.  It was a monumental meeting as we devoted quite a bit of time to strategic planning.  More on this shortly, but I hope, in time, that we will all look back on January 2010 as a key milestone in our development.

Back to the Olympic Games....isn't it neat that we both have had a taste of the Olympic Spirit?

Welcome to CMC-Canada members

I would like to issue a warm welcome to all of the members of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants.

I am proud to serve at the Games....as a CMC.

My initial objective is to write daily and share my experiences in Vancouver.  As it is my first blog, I expect that I'll face a learning curve.  I'm sure my later posts will be better than these first ones (I appreciate your patience!).

Following the Games, I plan to keep the blog active, keeping our members up-to-date with CMC-Canada issues - it will be a source of news, opinions and issues on things affecting CMCs. 

I look forward to hearing from you - let me know what things you like to hear about.

Glenn