Fernando Saldanha

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Barnes Management Group was founded in 2006 by David Barnes and is still shaped by the experiences gained through his career in social work spanning 25 years. In the beginning of his career, David worked in child welfare as a social worker. Through his consistent engagement with families, community agencies and hospitals, David witnessed the…
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Dino Raddocchia

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Barnes Management Group was founded in 2006 by David Barnes and is still shaped by the experiences gained through his career in social work spanning 25 years. In the beginning of his career, David worked in child welfare as a social worker. Through his consistent engagement with families, community agencies and hospitals, David witnessed the…
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David Barnes

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Barnes Management Group was founded in 2006 by David Barnes and is still shaped by the experiences gained through his career in social work spanning 25 years. In the beginning of his career, David worked in child welfare as a social worker. Through his consistent engagement with families, community agencies and hospitals, David witnessed the…
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It is not always easy to do the right thing!

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“Don’t do the right thing for the wrong reasons. It is the “why” that keeps us committed to our choices and defines our character.” ~ Shannon L. Alder “You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness.”…
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Change is in the air!

‘If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.’ ~Anne Bradstreet   I would say that the anticipation of Spring is indeed building.   The end of this week will bring daylight savings, the birds seem to sing louder…
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Spring Blog

Anytime new insight replaces an old assumption or a fossilized perception is the spring.  New understandings sprout, new tolerances appear, and new curiosity draws you to previously dark places.  Just as the sun shines earlier and longer in the spring, changes that seemed impossible appear to be possible with each new insight ~ Gary Zukav…
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Open Space (Technology) In Facilitation

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For the skeptics and type A personalities, Open Space (Technology) seems an impossible fluff process.  But when all is said and done, the process of Open Space (Technology) leaves the nay sayers speechless indeed. A day discussion for City of Toronto Recently, Barnes Management Group (BMG) facilitated a day of discussion and collegial banter for…
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