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Recap Volume 106 – The ‘B’ List

Posted October 27, 2016 in Career Management, Communication, Decision Making, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, Networking, Resilience, Self-Insight, Teamwork

The ‘B’ List 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. A beginners guide to meditation The app that puts you to sleep An email etiquette update: Brevity is the highest virtue. A […]

Reverse Engineering Managing Up

Posted October 25, 2016 in Latest News & Insights, Leadership, Self-Insight, Teamwork

At The Roundtable, we explore all kinds of interesting topics. One that always gets people engaged is the idea of ‘managing up’. With the #1 reason that people quit jobs being their relationship with their boss, it’s little wonder that leaders in our programs spend time trying to figure out how to manage their leaders. […]

The Myth of the ‘Perfect’ Leader

Posted October 19, 2016 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, Resilience, Self-Insight

Sometimes when I give leadership talks people will come up to me afterwards and tell me that they really appreciated my candour in talking about my short comings. I guess they think that because I am a leadership coach, I must be a perfect leader all the time (or at least pretend to be one […]

Don’t be a Corporate BS Surrogate!

Posted October 17, 2016 in Latest News & Insights, Leadership

In the madness that is the 2016 US election, one has to wonder how far one candidate can actually go before it’s ‘too far’? Yet, as much as Donald Trump is blowing my mind with his narcissism, his surrogates are the ones that are truly making my head shake. They make me continually sit and […]

Recharge 2015: Trust your people, know your purpose and have courage

Posted September 9, 2016 in Alumni Exchange, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, Networking

We’re still buzzing at the Executive Roundtable office from last week’s Recharge conference. So many great ideas, so little time! A tribe of great leaders committed to making a difference, connecting, exchanging ideas, peer coaching — that’s some powerful stuff. Lesson #1 in a day full of great learning: We really need to get the […]

Leadership Week – Final Installment

Posted June 18, 2016 in Latest News & Insights, Leadership

All this week we have been celebrating great leaders who make a difference. Leaders who drive results while focusing on people. Leaders who balance profit with planet and make an impact not just today, but with an eye on the future. As we have each day this week, we encourage you today to tag a leader who inspired […]