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“What if the single most powerful tool for your career success isn’t a technical skill but how you treat others?”

In today’s fast-paced, AI-driven workplace, soft skills are no longer “nice to have”—they’re essential. Civil@Work is your roadmap to mastering the interpersonal skills that fuel productivity, innovation, and...

Release Date: Winter 2026

From the Introduction

Where the first book in this series, Civil@Work, delineated what is required for health human interaction in the workplace, Human@Work shows why our relational skills--distinctly human capabilities--now matter more than ever in the age of AI. These capabilities are introduced as the ...

Based on a recent bLU Talk given at the University of Alberta in summer 2025, this EPUB is available FREE to anyone who signs up! At only 27 pages, it reflects some of the content of The Mother Ship, my international bestselling book Civil@Work: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Soft Skills for Business Success (268 pages, "July 2025).

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Imagine being a successful solopreneur!

Overwhelmed, frustrated, and just a little bit anxious? Getting into business on your own can be a scary experience. The solopreneur--someone who is the sole proprietor of a small business--often struggles without the support networks found in larger enterprises. That’s where a mentor comes in.

But not...

Dr. Joseph Couture (1930–2007), known affectionately as “Dr. Joe,” stood at the centre of some of the greatest political, social, and intellectual struggles of Aboriginal peoples in contemporary Canada. A profound thinker and writer, as well as a gifted orator, he easily walked two paths, as a respected Elder and traditional healer and as an...

In a beautiful and melodious story by Prince Edward Island (Canada) author Virginia McGowan, a girl and her mother live in harmony with the forest and its creatures. What happens when villagers from a nearby valley destroy their environment and come to the forest for its resources? Filled on every page with original watercolor illustrations by...

When I was writing by book Harness the Power of Mentoring: How to Find and Work With the Right Mentor--A Guide for the Solopreneur (2019; revised edition 2025), I was also giving workshops on the topic to try out the material. The workshop materials included worksheets and exercises intended to encourage participants to delve deeper into the...

So you want to be an author! Congratulations! As one of those mysterious "someones" said, you don't want to die with your book inside you. It's time to get started. But where to begin?

COMPs analysis is the perfect place to start. By examining others' works, you'll develop your writer's eye and deepen your skills in the craft of writing. This...