Ron Carucci helps CEOs and their stakeholders tackle some of the most complicated transformations across food science innovation, biopharma R+D, Silicon Valley tech start-ups and has helped build leadership pipelines for global Fortune 100 companies. From working with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Price Waterhouse Coopers, McDonalds, CitiBank, Starbucks and the CIA, Ron is one of the most accessible,  insightful and practical organizational behaviour leaders I’ve had the pleasure to meet and share my conversation with you.  For the final episode of Season 2, join us whilst we h ..read more

Scott Hawthorn is a Vancouver-based creative entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Native Shoes. Active in his community, Scott is also a co-founder and Board member of the Design Build Research Institute, and sits on the Board at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Join us as Scott Hawthorn shares strategies for transitioning an organization to a purpose-driven one: defining the purpose and building the culture of a great organization.  In today’s episode you will learn: How workplace leaders can lead with a sense of curiosity and possibility How one CEO was motivated to lead ..read more

Meliessa Ogrodowski is a 20-year HR executive and, since 2015, Director of Learning and Development at Craft Brew Alliance, shifting their culture. Join us as Meliessa and her CBA colleague Andy Edmundson share insider take-aways from CBA’s cultural journey; tips and truths guaranteed to benefit any organization looking to embrace and support organizational change. In today’s episode you will learn: How to drive transformation and make organizational culture a top priority – and who holds the key Fundamentals for ensuring successful company-wide engagement in a change strategy Effective ways ..read more

Jennifer Fondrevay is author of Now What? A Survivor’s Guide for Thriving Through Mergers and Acquisitions. Jennifer is an organizational transformation consultant advising business leaders on how to prepare for the human capital challenges of mergers and acquisitions.  Join us as Jennifer Fondrevay shares important strategies for guiding a human-centred approach to business transformation, where employees are at the heart of the change. In today’s episode you will learn: Why 79 percent of mergers and acquisitions fail to meet their financial goals in the first year How forward-thinking ..read more

Nir Eyal, often referred to as “the prophet of habit-forming technology,” writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He is the best-selling author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Join us for this first podcast of the decade, as we discover ways to harness both personal and organizational well-being and productivity, and make 2020 your most indistractable year yet. In today’s episode you will learn: One simple guiding principle for handling distractions The ..read more

Tim Sackett is an HR and talent acquisition specialist, international speaker, and President of HRU Technical Resources, an IT and Engineering staffing firm. He wrote the best-selling book The Talent Fix: A Leader’s Guide to Recruiting Great Talent, and in 2018 was named the #8 global recruitment influencer by Onalytica, and a top 10 global HR influencer by Workforce magazine. Join us as Tim Sackett shares insights on the most important role of HR in any organization, and how to use that role to drive positive corporate culture and build fantastic organizations. In today’s episode you will lea ..read more

Colin Druhan is the Executive Director of Pride at Work Canada, an organization committed to improving workplace inclusiveness and removing employment barriers for LGBTQ2+ people. He has extensive experience building dynamic outreach initiatives to diverse communities and developing new projects in the not-for-profit sector.  Join us as Mr. Druhan looks at ways any organizational culture can learn to encourage and support a diverse collection of people so they may coalesce and thrive. In today’s episode you will learn: How organizations can help create space for people to identify authen ..read more

Yvonne Quahe is a career and program advisor with the World Bank Family Network. A recognized HR leader and coach specializing in dual career management and global mobility, Ms. Quahe has worked in both private and public sectors across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the US. She is the founder of Career Lab, where she develops and delivers programs for managing international talent mobility. Today we discuss ways individuals can effectively manage their globally mobile careers + how organizations can best retain and engage talent in a mobile workforce. In this episode you will learn:  The cri ..read more

Jeanny Chai founded BambooMyth.com providing a curriculum and vision that offers cultural-specific leadership training, inspiring Asian American professionals to face and transform the cultural experiences unique to their community. Join us as Jeanny Chai discusses Asian American cultural priorities, and how to reframe those cultural norms to create a more fulfilling work-life balance. In this episode, we talk about: How cultural expectations can create an unhealthy fear-based paradigm. The transformation that occurs when we learn to stop criticizing, comparing, and deferring and become the d ..read more

Chip Massey is a former FBI special agent and crisis negotiator, and now CEO of Plowshare Communications, where he advises business leaders on strategic negotiations and building strong, powerful, trust-based relationships. Join us as Chip Massey shares an FBI hostage negotiator’s take on the important behaviours and skills that will enable you to forge your most rewarding business—and personal—connections. In this episode, we will learn:  How to build rapport and trust with empathy. The key techniques that deliver positive outcomes for the FBI—and everyone else. The small shift that wil ..read more