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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

Posted September 30, 2019 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're Reading

By: Jim Matthis and Bing West Reviewed by: Susan MacKenzie The Premise: At the Roundtable, leaders notice an increase in navigating a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment. This is a military term and who better to share his leadership philosophies and best practices in that VUCA world than Jim Matthis. If his name […]

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation & Growth

Posted August 30, 2019 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're Reading

By: Amy Edmondson Reviewed by: Leah Parkhill-Reilly The Premise: Amy Edmondson is a Harvard researcher and professor who is best-known for coining the phrase “psychological safety” and delivering a phenomenal TED talk on the subject. At the heart of it, being a great leader (and ultimately a great boss) is about how effectively you can […]

Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back

Posted July 31, 2019 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're Reading

By: Gary John Bishop Reviewed by: Liyana Johan The Premise: From the author of Unfuck Yourself, Gary John Bishop is back with his second book Stop Doing That Sh*t which attempts to describe the reasons why we’re stuck in destructive self-sabotaging cycles and how by Stop Doing That Sh*t, we can break through and achieve […]

Quiet Leadership – Six Steps to Transforming Performance

Posted June 28, 2019 in Career Management, Communication, Decision Making, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're Reading

By: David Rock Reviewed by: Susan MacKenzie The Premise: At the Roundtable, we work with some of the brightest leaders around. We coach to change their behaviour which results in better performance. If you are a people leader, how much of your energy gets focused on improving the performance of your team? In today’s work […]

Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business

Posted May 31, 2019 in Career Management, Decision Making, Latest News & Insights, What We're Reading

By: Charles Duhigg Reviewed by: Andy Foley The Premise: Smarter, Faster, Better by author Charles Duhigg delves into the science of productivity by exploring eight critical concepts that are pivotal in increasing productivity. Every chapter takes a deeper dive into each critical concept through compelling storytelling of real-life case studies backed with the scientific data […]

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 […]