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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

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By: Bill Burnett and Dave Evans Reviewed by: Janey Piroli The Premise: Authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans have both achieved great success working in and around Silicon Valley since the 1970s. Working within the product design space of many businesses, from young start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, they gained ample expertise with the design thinking […]

#leadershiptruth – Think “B” Plan with “A” execution.

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Over the years of leading teams and building a business I’ve noticed one of the biggest killers of progress is the quest for perfection. I’ve watched teams try to figure out the perfect plan before executing their ideas only to find themselves missing the opportunity. With the world changing at ever increasing speeds, the best […]

#leadershiptruth – Forget your intent. Action rules.

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People don’t see your intentions. They only see your actions. This is particularly important as you think about your leadership behaviours. You may not intend to create a culture where people don’t take accountability but if every time they come to you with a problem and you solve it, your behaviour is doing just that. […]

#leadershiptruth – Don’t let your story derail you.

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I have this tape in my head that continually tells me that I’m not good enough. Most of us have a version of this tape. Our tapes usually get embedded in our brains from an early age as a result of parenting, school teachers or other influencers. Some of the stories we tell ourselves about […]

Mentoring Matters – Elliott Silverstein

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Roundtable Member Elliott Silverstein, Manager of Government Relations at CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO), shared his perspective with our team on how to maintain your network. To be truly successful, networking requires strategy, time investment and ongoing maintenance. READ MORE

Mentoring Matters – Gabriella O’Rourke

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Roundtable Member Gabriella O’Rourke, Group Practice Manager of the Commercial Litigation Group for Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), shared her perspective with our team on how to maintain your network. The key to staying relevant and on other people’s radar is to make sure that when you do reach out to people you are conscious […]

#leadershiptruth – Apologize first.

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One of the worst things about being a leader is that other people can act like assholes but you need to be the ‘grown-up’ in the situation. This is never more true than when you do something at work that is offside. Maybe you lose your cool in a meeting; maybe you overreacted to a […]

#leadershiptruth – Go for respect. Not popularity.

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One of my earliest bosses once told me that the CFO I was working with was a nice guy but that I shouldn’t ‘learn the ropes’ from him. It’s a common refrain ‘it’s better to be respected than liked’ but let’s face it, most of us equate not being liked to being disliked. And, I […]

Recap Volume 119 – The ‘B’ List

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Every month we scour the web for great leadership articles for our popular newsletter The Roundtable RECAP, and we thought you might enjoy some of our favourite articles that didn’t quite make the cut. 7 leadership styles to help tackle any situation. How to check your company’s corporate culture. How the super successful prioritize. The value of mentors. The […]

Up Your Net-Worth Through Networking

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Networking is one of those things that we all know to be important, but that often falls to the bottom of the pile when other more urgent needs come along – a project deadline, an urgent request from a senior leader, an unexpected problem – there are an array of things that come up every […]

#leadershiptruth – We all have baggage.

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One of the greatest things I gained from doing advance coach training was the insight that most problems are simply the tip of the iceberg. What’s below the surface is where the real issues lie. Tip of the iceberg stuff are things like: chronic lateness, working overtime continuously, stress leaves, crying over getting feedback, sloppy […]

Bah Humbug you say? Are you a Scrooge or Santa when it comes to Kindness at work?

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Guest blog post by Spread the Kindness Advocate Steffi Black “We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.”— Mary Kay Ash Yes, we often hear words like kind and caring in relation to charitable work or how you should act […]

Mentoring Matters – Agatha De Santis

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Roundtable Member Agatha De Santis, VP Human Resources at Indigo Books and Music, shared her perspective with our team on how to build a kind culture. “You owe it to yourself as a leader to be true to yourself, and build the team culture that creates value, grows people and makes people want to come […]

Mentoring Matters – Shana McEachren

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Roundtable Member Shana McEachren, Executive Coach, shared her perspective on how to build a kind culture. “As a leader, you have an opportunity to make a significant impact on your team. Your desire to create a culture of kindness and generosity is inspirational. While there may be some challenges, the potential benefits for you, your team, […]

#leadershiptruth – Be a learner, not a judger.

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I loved the book ‘Change your Questions, Change your Life’. It’s structured around the very simple concept that our brains tend to be wired to judge other people’s actions and intentions. We create stories about what they were doing and come up with our own answers and rebuttals prior to connecting with them. We are […]

#leadershiptruth – When others believe in you, believe them.

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Years ago, when I was thinking about starting my own business, I used to ask other people if they thought I could be an entrepreneur. Everyone always said ‘absolutely’ but for some reason, I never believed them. I thought they were just being kind. Several years into my entrepreneurial journey, I saw a meme that […]

#leadershiptruth – Go for the direction, not the destination.

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I once had an ambitious colleague who was very focused on proving to me that they were ready to take on a broader role. They spent a lot of time and energy trying to convince me that they could step up to a bigger leadership position. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being ambitious… the problem […]

Recap Volume 120 – The ‘B’ List

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Every month we scour the web for great leadership articles for our popular newsletter The Roundtable RECAP, and we thought you might enjoy some of our favourite articles that didn’t quite make the cut. Ditch these 7 bad habits for a better 2018. Why you should trade your resolutions for a mantra. 11 expert tips to make 2018 your […]

Braving the Wilderness

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By: Brené Brown Reviewed by: Susan MacKenzie The Premise: Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown is a timely book for today’s increasingly ‘us versus them’ tribal environment.  Social connection has helped us survive as a species but people are increasingly isolated as perspectives are polarized (anything from politics, sexual harassment to child-rearing), many of us feel […]

#leadershiptruth – Sometimes you’ll disappoint yourself.

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We all make mistakes. We all have moments when we feel like we could have done better. In my experience, being a leader is an ongoing lesson on ‘what I could do differently next time.’ What’s important is to not dwell and beat yourself up over your disappointments. Sure… take the time to reflect. See […]
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