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Les Mottosky

Adaptation Strategist, Human Energy Mechanic & Catalyst. I help organizations turn their creativity in competitive advantage by aligning leadership, culture & strategy to unlock adaptive innovations.

Location Calgary, Alberta
Number of Articles 35
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Adaptation As Innovation   -   Aug 11, 2025 Burn The Manual. Build The Prototype.
Burn The Manual. Build The Prototype.

Start asking: What if I tried this differently? What if I dropped this identity? What if I just said yes for a week? You get to be both subject and scientist. Explorer and experiment.

by Les Mottosky & WBNNewsCalgary & WBN News Winnipeg & WBN News Okanagan & WBN USA Edition & WBN News - Richmond
Aug 07, 2025 Less "Why?", More "Wow!"
Less "Why?", More "Wow!"

Curiosity opens the door. Astonishment walks through it, looks around, and forgets there even was a door. It's too occupied with hushed appreciation.

by Les Mottosky & WBNNewsCalgary & WBN News Winnipeg & WBN News Okanagan & WBN USA Edition
Adaptation As Innovation   -   Aug 05, 2025 The Inconvenience In Convenience
The Inconvenience In Convenience

Convenience breeds comfort. And comfort, while sometimes necessary, is addictive. Extended coziness turns to dependence.

by Les Mottosky & WBNNewsCalgary & WBN News Winnipeg & WBN News Okanagan & WBN USA Edition
Audacious Strategies   -   Aug 03, 2025 The Art of Being a Negative Optimist
The Art of Being a Negative Optimist

We live in a wild time that promises to get even wilder. We're confusing what's on a screen for what's outside our window. It's called cognitive distortion, and it's happening...

by Les Mottosky & WBNNewsCalgary & WBN News Winnipeg & WBN News Global & WBN News Okanagan
Audacious Strategies   -   Jul 31, 2025 Re-Patterning As A Path To Wisdom
Re-Patterning As A Path To Wisdom

Disconnection from nature leaves us unrooted. And hoists upon us the responsibility to re-pattern, bolstering our humanity and rejuvenating our leadership instincts.

by Les Mottosky & WBNNewsCalgary & WBN News Global & WBN USA Edition & WBN News Winnipeg & WBN News Okanagan
Audacious Strategies   -   Jul 29, 2025 Can You Outsmart Your Way Into A Trap?
Can You Outsmart Your Way Into A Trap?

Traps form when short-term solutions create long-term problems.

by Les Mottosky & WBN News Global & WBN News Winnipeg & WBN News Okanagan & WBN USA Edition & WBN News Nashville
Pattern Interrupt   -   Jul 23, 2025 'Normal' Is Not A Religion.
'Normal' Is Not A Religion.

Ten years ago, EVs were novel. Now they're ubiquitous. This is more than just proof that things can change; they are changing. It's just slow and unadvertised.

by Les Mottosky & WBN USA Edition & WBN News Global & WBN News Okanagan & WBN News Vancouver
Strategic Leadership   -   Jul 19, 2025 What If Culture Joined Strategy For Breakfast?
What If Culture Joined Strategy For Breakfast?

Since Drucker's famous quote became a slide in every leadership guru's PowerPoint, the holy grail of the curious leader became: "How do I balance, emphasize, and operationalize the necessity of both?"

by Les Mottosky & WBN News Global & WBN News Okanagan & WBN News Winnipeg
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