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Leaders that Care with Josh Blair
My first meeting with Josh Blair was only about 3 minutes long. At the time he was Group President at Telus, responsible for a collection of cutting edge business unit...
The Accidental Career with Sam Sidhu
Back in the 90's, I remember coming into the lunch room to get my coffee and there was Sam flipping through The Province newspaper sports section. He had such a calm a...
Power of Partnership with Dominic Atkinson
He came to business school with a few years experience as a marketing research associate. Now 20 years after graduating, Dominic Atkinson and his partners have grown a...
The Other Side of Complexity with Philip Styrlund
I met Philip Styrlund at 33 when I worked at Purolator. He had been invited by our VP of Marketing, my boss at the time, to share his thoughts on transforming our go ...
You are Responsible with Neil Zambik
I remember that conversation in May 1993 so clearly. Shortly after graduation from university, I found myself in Neil Zambik's office in what I would realize later was...
Yin & Yang with Amyn Bhimani
In this first episode of 2021, I speak to Amyn Bhimani, President of Hetek Solutions, a 65 year-old company in the industrial commercial leak detection and monitoring ...
Top 5 of 2020 - A Countdown of Insights
In this brief year-end episode I reveal the top 5 downloaded episodes of 2020 and share a quick and impactful segment from each of those episodes. Thank you to all my ...
Honesty and Humour with Danny Kelly
Danny Kelly interviewed me for my first job. It wasn't your typical interview and definitely not the one an optimistic and cheerful new grad was prepared for. You will...
Tables are Turned: (My) Journey to Purpose
After my interview with Dr. Jody Anderson in the episode Journey to Purpose, she asked if she could interview me to get the story of how I found my purpose. So in this...
From Empathy to Action with Riaz Raihan
Since childhood I have been deeply fascinated by the integration of two ideas. The first is how to understand the needs and expectations of others and the second is ho...
Never Forget Your First (Leader) with Jeff Mulock
I started my first corporate job as a sales coordinator in June 1993. I often reflect on how different my life would have been had I not had someone persuade me to rec...
Leader's Search for Clarity with Jennifer Jones
The fact that Jennifer Jones is the President of The Toronto Library Foundation makes so much sense. Almost like it was meant to be. But the truth is that her path to ...
Sparking Resilience with Victoria Porter Cramer
I almost called this episode "Joy" because that is what I feel every time I listen to it. I worked with Victoria on a brief project 8 years ago and realized pretty qui...
Gratitude, Giving and Growth with Zahir Khoja
When I was 21 and in university, I was volunteering at a community centre. There I met a 16-year old that demonstrated incredible leadership skills for someone his age...
Leading with Truth with Randy Buchamer
I was introduced to Randy Buchamer in 1993 when he came from headquarters to visit the sales office where I was working. I still remember his words of welcome to the c...
Humble Start to Global Leadership with Cosimo (Cos) La Porta
When I went to my boss to quit my job in 1998 I was so anxious. The job I was leaving was considered by many as the best job in the company and I didn't want to let hi...
Made to Mentor with Anthony Ostler
My last one-on-one conversation with Anthony Ostler was in a little restaurant in London, Ontario in January 1999. We were discussing an article on corporate strategy ...
On the Edge of Innovation with Francis Pun
He is a man of many cultures. Francis Pun came to Vancouver from Hong Kong as a child. After getting his engineering degree from UBC he traveled from Canadian forest t...
Journey to Purpose with Dr. Jody Anderson
Many people aren’t able to find their purpose in life. For those that are, often the journey is long and winding with many stops along the way. That was certainly the ...
The Merchant of Authenticity with Ruben Dua
In his teens, Ruben Dua watched his Dad watering trees and saw an opportunity. He also observed him taking the time to connect with people in every day interactions in...
Addicted to Impact with Tara Landes
What was a Canadian twenty-something pest control salesperson doing on a Belarussian subway with a backpack full of rubles? Listen to this interview with Tara Landes t...
The Servant Leader of Kabul with Dr. Fawad Akbari
In 1980 a child was born to a healthcare worker and a teacher in war torn Kabul, Afghanistan. That child grew up hearing stories about the "Golden Era"...what life was...
The Collaborative Sales Leader with Dean Mills
When I first met Dean Mills in 2004 he was a strategic account sales professional at Purolator Inc. I watched as he calmly and methodically grew his customer base to b...
The Humbled Genius with Neeraj Monga
In late October 1998, I was walking from my apartment to business school in London Ontario. It was the first snowfall and my first extremely cold day in Ontario. I was...
Never Say Never with Alison James
What do you get when you take a self declared introvert, combined with self confidence, an open mind and strong desire to develop others? You get one of the only femal...
The Values Driven CFO with Christina Cheung
In a mini-series I am calling "Days of Future Past", I am commemorating my 20th anniversary of graduating from the Ivey Business School by interviewing classmates whom...
The Relevance Mindset with Philip Styrlund
Now is the time for customers and suppliers to collaborate and innovate to thrive during this time of disruption. It is not just about their companies' survival, it’s ...
The Resilient Mindset
In the days following the declaration of the pandemic, tens of thousands of small businesses had to make crucial decisions under intense pressure. The most important o...
So now what do I do?
It is a challenging time for all job seekers right now. In this episode, I share a webinar where I gave advice to newly minted university graduates to help them answer...
Nostalgia: a powerful teacher
Leading during times of disruption requires a capacity for ongoing learning, self reflection and self awareness. In this episode I share the power of personal memories...
