Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front, hosted by Simon Kardynal, is a leadership-themed podcast for emerging leaders across all professions to help navigate those intricate moments while leading from the front. In this podcast, you will hear from guests who have been in your shoes, had the triumphs, and made the mistakes. Each episode offers advice, inspiration, and practical tools to help you lead 'from the trenches'. Throughout the series, Simon uses his personal and professional exp ...
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Developing Leaders to Develop Leaders. If you manage a team, this podcast will give you actionable, practical advice to help you build high performing, effective teams. Each week, I talk to different experts who are leaders in their fields. They share different perspectives on how leaders can empower, influence and gain commitment from their teams.
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Bonus Episode – Pride Amid Prejudice featuring Necole Belanger
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. It’s been a long time, but I’m so excited to have a conversation with Necole Belanger, Retired Command Chief Warrant Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Necole’s boo…
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E100 - Who Do We Choose To Be? featuring Margaret Wheatley
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Every leader chooses the type of leader they want to be. It’s a decision that will set our leadership journeys on a path of personal and professional discovery. The thing…
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E99 - The Culture Equation featuring Jessica Kriegel, PhD
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Creating a culture where everyone is free to express themselves in a safe and respectful spac…
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E98 - What is YOUR Speed of Advance featuring Marty Groover
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. We can only lead as fast as we can understand ourselves and our environment. But how can we u…
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E97 - Purpose and Leadership featuring Eddie L. Johnson
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Most leaders want to make a difference. The motivation for this is as varied as the number of…
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E96 – Toxic Leadership featuring Marika Messager
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Toxic Leadership. It’s a disease that destroys teams with a ruthless efficiency, often happen…
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Bonus Episode - The Leadership Journey featuring Erin O’Toole
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Our leadership journey is ours alone, but the path isn’t a straight line. In fact, your leadership journey will have high and low points. Your journey will have you quest…
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E94 – Emotional Intelligence featuring Ashley Valliére
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Emotional intelligence is a popular topic, and that’s because leaders are beginning to understand that we can make leadership decisions without knowing how we will emotio…
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E93 – Leading Through Transition featuring Andrea Singsaas
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Transitions are natural. No matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, there will always be some kind of transition. The challenge with being the leader is that yo…
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Have you ever had a feeling of being absolutely certain of someone’s emotions, or maybe had a sense of what your team was thinking or feeling? This is your intuition, and it’s a powerful tool to have in your leadership tool box. And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Seth Santoro, an Intuitive Leadership expert, Psychic Medium, Bestseller Coach,…
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The Lightning Round and Mark Bentz, Eh! - E88
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It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. Imposter syndrome, perseverance, the self-imposed push to rush, perseverance, and resilience.... these are just a few of the many challenges we face w…
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E92 – Unconditional Leadership featuring Eric Bauberger
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on in the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Have you ever questioned yourself, wondering if you should be the leader? Have you ever wondered if you even wanted to be the leader? Often, these questions get brushed a…
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E91 – Your Leadership Learning Journey featuring Corina Walsh, Eh!
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast has often spoken about our leadership journey and the importance of authenticall…
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E90 - Be a Happy Leader featuring Simon Kardynal
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishnaabeg Algonquin People. Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Happy leaders equate to happy teams. We’ve all been part of amazing teams, the ones that we …
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E89 - Intuitive Leadership featuring Seth Santoro
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Have you ever had a feeling of being absolutely certain of someone’s emotions, or maybe had a sense of what your team was thinking or feeling? This is your intuition, and…
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E88 - What’s on Your Radar? featuring Mark Bentz, Eh!
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Trench Leadership is heading to YouTube!! Never fear, the usual links are available, we’re adding YouTube to provide more options to find the show! Click the link below t…
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It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. Critical thinking is a skill that comes easier to some people more than others. The good news is that critical thinking skills can be taught. And this…
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The Power of Teamwork - Examining the EA / C-Suite Team
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Don’t forget to subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Partnerships are how we thrive, professionally and personally, allowing for d…
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E87 – How to Hire Someone featuring Mark Herschberg
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. How often have you met a new hire and asked yourself, “Who hired this person, and why?” Well, I have news for you, as the leader, this will be you. You will hire people t…
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E86 - How To Think Critically featuring Dr. Steve Pearlman
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Critical thinking is a skill that comes easier to some people more than others. The good news is that critical thinking skills can be taught. And this is great news becau…
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Dr. Trina Dorrah and The Lightning Round - E84
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It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Trina Dorrah, a practicing physician, a fellow podcaster, certified life coach, and former binge eater, who will…
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E85 - The Value of Teamwork featuring Simon Kardynal
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Welcome to another episode of Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front, a show for emerging leaders. Today we have an important topic to discuss—the significance of te…
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Dr. Will Bralick and The Lightning Round - E82
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It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Will Bralick, the Founding President & CEO of a software consulting practice — Paladin Logic, Ltd — and an educa…
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E84 – Healthy Eating and Leadership featuring Dr. Trina Dorrah
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. We’ve all heard the saying, “You are what you eat”. And it’s well documented that our diets have far-reaching effects on our physiological and physical capabilities and e…
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E83 - How To Effectively Manage Time featuring Rebecca Pearce
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Time management is an essential skill for every team member, but as the leader, this skill is absolutely paramount to your team’s success. And so, in this episode, you’ll…
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Rebecca Pearce and The Lightning Round - E83
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It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. Time management is an essential skill for every team member, but as the leader, this skill is absolutely paramount to your team’s success. And so, in …
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E82 - How To Learn What You Don't Know featuring Dr. Will Bralick
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Often, emerging leaders are thrust into leadership roles because of their proven technical skills, but technical prowess does not guarantee leadership skill. This challen…
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E81 – Personal and Professional Decluttering featuring Lisa Zawrotny
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. I don’t like clutter. I don’t like having all kinds of extra things just laying around taking up space in my physical and emotional spaces. Now, that’s not to say I don’t…
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E80 - Systems Thinking featuring Simon Kardynal
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. In this episode, you’ll be hearing from me, and I'll be talking about systems thinking, discussing what systems thinking is, why it's important, and how it can be applied…
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E79 - Make the Mistakes, Be Yourself, Be Tenacious featuring Ron Nussbaum
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Leaders are going to make mistakes. That’s a fact. But mistakes are only the beginning, it’s what we do with our mistakes is what defines us as leaders. And if you’re th…
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Bonus Episode – Staff Matters featuring Bonnie Low-Kramen
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. THE STAFF. They are called the backbone, right arms, eyes, ears, face, lifeblood, heart, and even the soul of their organizations. If these indispensable people are so vi…
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E78 - How We Can Do It All featuring Erica Rooney
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. How often have you heard that you can’t do it all? I’m here to tell you, that’s Bullshit. You CAN do it all. It’s about balance, patience, self-reflection, and honesty. …
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E77 - Leading During a War featuring Dave Blundell
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. History is full of people who rose to the challenges of leadership. And the war in the Ukraine is no different. Time and time again, stories are emerging of ‘average’ peo…
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E76 - Front-line Leadership featuring Gretchen Reid
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Emerging leaders lead by getting down and dirty, enacting the organizations directives, leading and facilitating from a position that is entrenched in the front lines. Bu…
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Bonus Episode – The Cost of Service featuring Martine Roy and CWO (Ret’d) Necole Belanger
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. In this special bonus episode, we are joined by Martine Roy, The Regional Director for the 2SLGBTQ+ Business Development Quebec & Eastern Canada for TD Bank and Chair of …
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E75 - Key Focus Indicators for Leaders featuring Renée Safrata
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. When we’re actively learning about our team members’ passions and lives, not only do we connect at a deeper level, but also utilise untapped skills. In this week’s milest…
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E74 - Solutions-Based Leadership featuring Chuck Knabusch
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. How can we lead more effectively? Can smaller, more bite-sized tasks help us achieve more? In this episode, you’ll hear from Chuck Knabusch, a U.S. military veteran and b…
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E73 – Leadership is not About Being the Leader featuring Dr. Nicole Fredericks Jackson
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. If all you care about is being the boss, your leadership journey will fail. Dr. Nicole Fredricks Jackson is a certified executive leadership coach and career strategist. …
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E72a – Digging Deeper Into Resilience featuring Dawn Whyte
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. In Episode 72, Dawn Whyte joined the show to explore building resilience in ourselves and our teams. Well, we had so much fun recording, creating amazing content, that we…
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E72 – Building Your Resilience featuring Dawn White
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Today we explore building resilience in ourselves and our teams. We are joined by Dawn Whyte, an air traffic controller and aviation career coach. She has spent the past …
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E71 - Positional Leadership and the Scarf Doctrine featuring Anna Marenick
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishnaabeg Algonquin People. How can we use positional leadership techniques to become better leaders for our people? Anna Marenick is the vice president of people, culture and belonging at Nova Scot…
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E70 - Bullying in the Workplace featuring Bonnie Low-Kramen
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Workplace bullying is a real thing, so how can we as leaders create safe spaces where everyone can feel welcome? Find out how from today’s guest, Bonnie Low-Kramen. She i…
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E69 - Leadership Fails Can be Our Leadership Wins Part Two
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Welcome to the second half of our conversation with the five leaders as we unpack more stories around failure, dealing with imposter syndrome, working with introverts, ex…
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Bonus Episode: Home Ownership and ourboro Leading the Way featuring Alex Kjorven
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Is it possible to make money and make a change in society? Today’s guest Alex Kjorven, Chief Product Officer at ourboro, has dedicated her career to working with business…
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E68 - Leadership Failures Can be Our Leadership Wins Part One
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. This conversation has been split into two parts. In this first half, our guests reflect on their first-time leadership roles and they candidly open up about the mistakes …
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E67 - The Three F's featuring Renée Safrata
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Renée Safrata, Founder and CEO of Vivo Team Development, joins the show to share the integral leadership tools that are rarely used properly by the most experienced leade…
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E66 - Emotions and Leadership featuring Jo Wheatley, Emotions Coach
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. How often do you feel you need to ‘take out’ emotion from your work? Today’s guest, Jo Wheatley, a global award-winning Emotions Coach and Co-Founder of In Good Company,…
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E65 - The Paradox of Power featuring Laura Jansen
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is thetraditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. As a leader you are ‘powerful’. Yet, ‘powerful’ is not a word we tend to use. We prefer using words like ‘leadership’, ‘decision-maker’, ‘go-getter’, ‘coordinator’. Why is…
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E64 - Putting Fear Into Perspective featuring Richard Blank
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Fear is the most basic of human instincts. We need it to tell us when to be cognizant of impending danger. The challenge with fear is that it can, and wants to, take ove…
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E63 - Coaching for Leaders featuring John Robertson, Eh!
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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Passio Fidelis, or, passionate faithfulness. The ability to be true to yourself and your goals as you lead. This phrase is the guiding principle that our guest uses as h…
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