#leadershiptruth – You always have a choice.
When it comes to pressure, we’re all our own worst enemies and often lose sight of the fact that we have choices. Here’s an example from my life: we had
April 28, 2020
Roundtable Talk Blog
Mentoring Matters – Chad Crago
Roundtable Mentor, Chad Crago, Senior Manager, Leadership Development at Walmart, shared his advice for keeping a team motivated and confident after a stressful restructuring. “Being aware and honest with yourself
April 23, 2020
Mentoring Matters – Fiona Ellis
Roundtable Mentor, Fiona Ellis, AVP, Dealer Relations at Canadian Tire, shared her advice for keeping a team motivated and confident after a stressful restructuring. “As leaders, we need to be
April 23, 2020
Mentoring Matters – Sylvie Doré
Roundtable Mentor, Sylvie Doré, Sales Director, Central & Western Canada at Jobillico, shared his advice for keeping a team motivated and confident after a stressful restructuring. “It does not matter
April 23, 2020
#leadershiptruth – Your trait is not your fate
If I had a nickel for every time someone described themselves to me as an ENTJ, a fiery Red, a ‘high D’ or some other personality test label, I’d be
April 21, 2020
#leadershiptruth – Balance is Overrated
When your lives are in complete balance, things are rather still. My talented coaching friend Kim Ades made this observation. I love this challenge to the view of balance. It
April 14, 2020
#leadershiptruth – It is what it is, not what it should be.
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
March 31, 2020
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
By: John Carreyrou Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In Bad Blood, Wall Street Journalist John Carreyrou gives a play-by-play recounting of the rise and fall of Theranos, a media-darling
March 27, 2020
#leadershiptruth – Drive your own agenda.
I was recently talking to a friend of mine who’s been a CEO for multiple businesses. He’s one of the most organized, focused people I know so I asked him
March 24, 2020
Better Together: Equip your leaders to navigate disruption with group coaching
For many organizations, Covid-19 is causing a shift to a virtual workplace that is creating challenges around communication and community, particularly for leaders who are trying to navigate this disruption
March 20, 2020
What Do I Do When Work Takes Over My Life?
Over the past few days, life has unfolded in a way that I think few could’ve predicted when the ball dropped to mark the start of 2020. Who would have
March 20, 2020
My Manager is a Lousy Career Coach. Now What?
I’ll never forget the moment. I was in an alignment meeting with one of our Roundtable group coaching program participants and his direct manager. We were talking about the key
March 4, 2020
How to Own The Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking
By: Viv Groskop Reviewed by: Leah Parkhill Reilly The Premise: Don’t let the title scare you off, if you don’t happen to be a woman. This is a great and
February 28, 2020
The Secrets of Facilitation: The SMART Guide to Getting Results with Groups
By: Michael Wilkinson Reviewed by: Jennifer Hanna The Premise: Michael Wilkinson is the founder and managing director for Leadership Strategies – The Facilitation Company. He is one of the most
January 31, 2020
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
By: Atul Gawande Reviewed by: Shelby Gobbo The Premise: The Checklist Manifesto had been on my reading list for a while. As someone who thrives on process, I was immediately
December 23, 2019