Beyond the Checkbox
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Beyond the Checkbox is a workplace podcast hosted by Dr. Ryan Todd, a clinical psychiatrist, award-winning filmmaker, and founder/CEO of mental health tech startup, headversity. The goal of the show is to help listeners future-proof their organizations through stories of innovation and progressive leadership that champion mental health at work, where they’ve gone above and beyond checking the box. This is accomplished through Dr. Todd diving into hard-hitting topics of mental wellbeing in the workplace with some of the world’s top business leaders, executives, and technologists that are leading exemplary initiatives.
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Episode 10 | The Mental Side of Sport | with Evan Rand
May 19, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBEvan Rand is the Director of Hockey Operations at the United States Hockey League. His organization has taken a leading stance among amateur and professional sports leagues on a number of social issues including diversity and inclusion, and this past season, mental health. Evan joins the podcast to discuss this shift in preparation as teams, coaches, and players begin to embrace the mental side of the game to improve their overall wellbeing.
Episode 9 | The Importance of Mental Fitness | with Dr. Bill Howatt
May 05, 2020 21:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBDr. Bill Howatt is one of the most influential thought leaders in workplace mental health today. Dr. Howatt is the Chief of Research and Workforce Productivity for the Conference Board of Canada. He also runs Howatt HR Consulting which has worked with leadership groups on addiction and mental health for over 25 years, is the co-creator of the Your Life at Work initiative through the Globe & Mail, and is a multi-book author, including his most recent entry 'Stop Hiding and Start Living'. Dr. ...
Episode 8 | Breaking Down the 'Standard' for Psychological Health & Safety | with Mary Ann Baynton
April 21, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBMary Ann Baynton has been dubbed the 'Godmother' of Psychological Health & Safety. She's formerly Co-Chair, and now member, of the Technical Committee for the National Standard of Canada: Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. Mary Ann breaks down 'The Standard' and helps shed light on how employers today can develop a psychologically safe workplace.
Episode 7 | The Toll of COVID-19 on Physicians' Mental Wellbeing - with Dr. Rahim Kachra
April 07, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBDr. Rahim Kachra is a General Internal Medicine Specialist at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. He is also on a task force of about thirty doctors that are planning for this COVID-19 crisis and what is coming, including: increase in death rates, shortage of ICU beds, limited medical supplies, recommending social distancing measures, and emergency planning around deaths of front-line medical professionals. Dr. Kachra speaks about the crisis at hand, what he terms 'preTSD' about what's ...
Episode 6 | Employer Obligations in COVID Crisis Mode
March 24, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBThe worldwide COVID pandemic has everyone looking for answers. From an employers perspective, what are your obligations during this time of crisis? Benjamin Kormos and Kent Jesse, partners at the law firm Walsh LLP, specialize in employment law and dive into all the burning questions that employers are asking themselves as we navigate this transition to a remote workforce.
Episode 6 | Employer Obligations in COVID Crisis Mode
March 24, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBThe worldwide COVID pandemic has everyone looking for answers. From an employers perspective, what are your obligations during this time of crisis? Benjamin Kormos and Kent Jesse, partners at the law firm Walsh LLP, specialize in employment law and dive into all the burning questions that employers are asking themselves as we navigate this transition to a remote workforce.
Episode 5 | Finding the Right Balance - with Kelly Hrudey
March 10, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBKelly Hrudey is a Canadian hockey icon. From his NHL playing days to his broadcasting career with CBC, Sportsnet, and Hockey Night in Canada, few have touched the game of hockey like Kelly has. In recent years Kelly has also been a vocal advocate for mental health, inspired by challenges his family faced through his daughter's personal experiences. Kelly opens up about his daughter Kaitlin's story, challenges of his own, and how he managed to find the right balance of work, family, and relax...
Episode 5 | Lived Experiences with Mental Health - with Kelly Hrudey
March 10, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBKelly Hrudey is a Canadian hockey icon. From his NHL playing days to his broadcasting career with CBC, Sportsnet, and Hockey Night in Canada, few have touched the game of hockey like Kelly has. In recent years Kelly has also been a vocal advocate for mental health, inspired by challenges his family faced through his daughter's personal experiences. Kelly opens up about his daughter Kaitlin's story, challenges of his own, and how he managed to find the right balance of work, family, and relax...
Episode 4 | Pushing Past 'The Way We've Always Done Things' - with Kara Gillespie
February 25, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBKara Gillespie is the VP of People and Culture in one of the largest transport companies in the world - Trimac Transportation. In such an established company it can be hard to break the mold of tradition. Kara takes us through her experience in HR of navigating change in a traditional organization and industry, and why invoking a culture of psychological safety is so critical in the industrial sector.
Episode 3 | Taking Responsibility for Your Mental Health - with Sheldon Kennedy
February 10, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSheldon Kennedy is a former NHL player and has led numerous initiatives that have advocated for children and victims of abuse. Most recently he's founded the Respect Group, which has certified over 1.3 Million people in workplaces across Canada in bullying, harassment, and discrimination training. On this episode, Sheldon shares his remarkable story as an abuse victim and how these experiences have shaped his life, including the revelation where he discovered he was responsible for his menta...
Episode 3 - Taking Responsibility for Your Mental Health - with Sheldon Kennedy
February 10, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBSheldon Kennedy is a former NHL player and has led numerous initiatives that have advocated for children and victims of abuse. Most recently he's founded the Respect Group, which has certified over 1.3 Million people in workplaces across Canada in bullying, harassment, and discrimination training. On this episode, Sheldon shares his remarkable story as an abuse victim and how these experiences have shaped his life, including the revelation where he discovered he was responsible for his menta...
Episode 2 - With Stephanie McDonald
January 29, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBParkland Fuel is one of the fastest growing companies in Canada, expanding from about 300 employees in 2016 to 5,000 in 2019. Stephanie McDonald, Senior VP of People & Culture with Parkland Fuel, talks with Dr. Todd about the challenges this expedited growth brings to an organization's culture, and how it affects their recruitment strategy and talent retention when trying to maintain that culture.
Episode 2 | With Stephanie McDonald
January 29, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBParkland Fuel is one of the fastest growing companies in Canada, expanding from about 300 employees in 2016 to 5,000 in 2019. Stephanie McDonald, Senior VP of People & Culture with Parkland Fuel, talks with Dr. Todd about the challenges this expedited growth brings to an organization's culture, and how it affects their recruitment strategy and talent retention when trying to maintain that culture.
Episode 1 - Why Mental Wellness Makes Good Business Sense - with ATB CEO, Curtis Stange
January 14, 2020 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBCurtis Stange is the President and CEO of ATB Financial, and is highly involved with mental health in the Calgary community and throughout Alberta. Curtis highlights the business case for why mental wellness matters at work and outlines the responsibility leaders have to build a culture of care. He also talks about how he's done this with ATB Financial, and how they’ve laid the foundation for metrics to measure impact of mental health programs.
Episode 1 | Why Mental Wellness Makes Good Business Sense - with ATB CEO, Curtis Stange
January 14, 2020 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBCurtis Stange is the President and CEO of ATB Financial, and is highly involved with mental health in the Calgary community and throughout Alberta. Curtis highlights the business case for why mental wellness matters at work and outlines the responsibility leaders have to build a culture of care. He also talks about how he's done this with ATB Financial, and how they’ve laid the foundation for metrics to measure impact of mental health programs.
Why Mental Wellness Makes Good Business Sense - with ATB CEO, Curtis Stange
January 14, 2020 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBCurtis Stange is the President and CEO of ATB Financial, and is highly involved with mental health in the Calgary community and throughout Alberta. Curtis highlights the business case for why mental wellness matters at work and outlines the responsibility leaders have to build a culture of care. He also talks about how he's done this with ATB Financial, and how they’ve laid the foundation for metrics to measure impact of mental health programs.