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Mandela’s Way: Lessons on Life, Love and Courage

Posted April 30, 2019 in Latest News & Insights, What We're Reading

By: Richard Stengel and Preface by Nelson Mandela Reviewed by: Shelby Gobbo The Premise: Following a preface from Nelson Mandela, Richard Stengel, former editor of Time magazine has written a compact, yet amazing book on the life and lessons of the infamous Nelson Mandela. One of my favourite quotes from the book, “we long for […]

Mentoring Matters – Chad Aboud

Posted March 26, 2019 in Member Spotlight

Roundtable Mentor, Chad Aboud, General Counsel, AudienceView, shared his strategies on how to deal with even the best-intentioned micromanagement. “Everyone wins when employees are motivated, and managers trust their teams. By empathizing with someone else’s point of view and creating a path forward that supports each of your objectives, you’re setting the foundation for a […]

#leadershiptruth – It’s OK to lean out.

Posted in Latest News & Insights

When I first read Sheryl Sandberg’s book ‘Lean In,’ I felt like I was in the minority of female leaders who didn’t love it. Having spent a career leaning in so far that I’d practically fallen over, I didn’t like her intimation that, by opting out of the corporate track and leaping into entrepreneurship, I’d […]

#leadershiptruth – Embrace pressure.

Posted February 26, 2019 in Latest News & Insights

Did you know that lack of pressure can actually increase your stress? When it comes to performance, we all know the downside of too much pressure, but have you ever thought about the downsides of not enough? Studies show that there is a sweet spot between too much pressure and not enough. In that middle […]

#leadershiptruth – It is what it is, not what it should be.

Posted February 12, 2019 in Latest News & Insights

We can waste a lot of our energy wanting things to be different. That’s especially true about people. How many times do you find yourself wishing that someone you work with would respond differently? Wouldn’t it be great if everyone was a carbon copy of our perfect, infallible selves? Of course not. Because we’re not […]

#leadershiptruth – You’re not that interesting.

Posted January 22, 2019 in Latest News & Insights

How many of us mentally carry around stories about what we think other people are thinking and feeling about us? How much time have you spent ruminating over situations where you felt embarrassed or had a big misstep? Bonus points if that situation happened more than 10 minutes ago. I’ve noticed that many of us […]