Culture and Leadership Connections Podcast
134 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsCulture and Leadership Connections Podcast: where culture, communication, and context meet at work. Discover what cultural influences have formed the careers of noteworthy leaders in a variety of professions, by exploring the groups that shaped who they are today. Learn about the collective context and experiences that affect their worldview, leadership style, workplace communication and behaviour.
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Janine Brisebois – Curious Janine
August 17, 2020 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBBio for Janine Brisebois Janine Brisebois, BSC, RMT, M-NLP, is an MC, speaker, facilitator, author, successful entrepreneur, business professional in sales and training, and a personal consultant with decades of success. Episode highlight Janine Brisebois’ life is defined by her curious nature. Join in to learn how she has unravelled life’s lessons by asking the right questions. Links Email: [email protected] Website: www.7dceo.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-brisebo...
Alex Molden – Further from Football
July 21, 2020 23:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBBio for Alex Molden Alex Molden is a former NFL player, and a leadership and personal development coach and speaker. Episode highlight As an NFL player, Alex Molden had failures and successes, coaches and friends, and most of all, life experiences and stories to treasure. Join him as he talks about life before, during and after football. Links Email: [email protected] Website: www.alexmolden.com Social Media: @alexmolden Quotes “We can cover up so much of who we are with w...
Devon Riel – Santa Claus Lane
June 23, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBBio for Devon Riel Devon Riel is the General Business Manager at Avonlea Group of Companies, where he also does sports photography alongside event photography. Episode highlight Devon Riel comes from an illustrious lineage yet has carved his own way. Listen in on how his job training Santas has helped him illuminate his own and others’ paths with joy. Links Email: [email protected] Website: www.avonleastudio.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AvonleaSEP/ Instagram: https:...
Colin Christopher – Hypnosis & Healing
June 09, 2020 03:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBBio for Colin Christopher Colin Christopher is a keynote speaker, stage hypnotist, clinical hypnotherapist, hypnosis instructor and author. Episode highlight Listen in on how Colin Christopher found himself in odd places – in the middle of the ocean, all alone on the road, and as a hypnotist on stage. Links Email: [email protected] Website: www.colinchristopher.com TV Appearances: www.colinontv.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colinchristopher Twitter: https://twit...
Denise Liebetrau – Suck It Up, Buttercup!
May 17, 2020 22:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBDenise Liebetrau is the Founder and CEO of Prosper Consulting, a Career & Salary Negotiation Coach, an HR Consultant, a Compensation Expert, and a Speaker. Episode highlight Denise Liebetrau was raised with strong values of sincerity and dedication, which she brings into her role as an HR consultant, as well as in her daily life. Listen in to learn how to make a big impact – at work, and at home! Links Email: [email protected] Website: www.ProsperConsultingLLC....
Cycles and Stages in Nature and Work
April 28, 2020 20:00 - 7 minutes - 5.06 MBFinding Purpose In many countries, human activities are organized around the seasons, or where seasons are more continuous, around periods of wet and dry or light and dark. Work which incorporates the rhythm of nature and an understanding of life is healthy and soul-enhancing. Shift Work Needs to Shift Working on 12-hour shifts and varying often between day and night shifts with no adjustment time neglects the body’s natural rhythms. Shift workers live an average of six years less than non...
Understanding Our Spiritual Nature and Its Relationship to Work
April 16, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.34 MBFinding Purpose Human beings are essentially spiritual, and our lives are animated by Divine love. We need to work as an expression of our souls and to establish a sense of purpose. If we don’t learn, grow, develop or contribute to building something bigger and better than ourselves, our souls are at first dissatisfied, then distressed. All Work and All Play It is the nature of children to learn as they grow, even if they have been in difficult situations. One of the secrets to the spirit ...
Cara Bedford – Ask Me Why
April 06, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBBio for Cara Bedford Cara Bedford is the Director of Strategic Marketing for CompuVision, a Canadian core IT service provider which focuses on how disruptive technologies can change traditional businesses. She is also the Managing Editor of Disruption Magazine Canada. Episode highlight As a woman in technology, Cara Bedford brings a unique perspective to the profession. Listen in to learn how disruptive technologies are changing the future of work and how you can keep up. Links Email:...
COVID-19 Helps Us Focus on What Matters
April 01, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 2.94 MBRe-evaluating Our Lives With this pandemic forcing us all into isolation, I have spoken to many people who are re-evaluating their activities in the light of what really matters. Some people want to change their careers and need coaching to reimagine their lives, while others want to spend more time with family or help those in need. Neighbourhood initiatives have sprouted, industries have transformed, artistic creations have been initiated and completed in record time frames, and even the ...
Andy Knight – How To Do Good
March 11, 2020 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBBio for Andy Knight W. Andy Knight is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. He serves as Advisory Board Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Welfare of Children. Episode highlight Andy Knight comes from a family of religious preachers, politicians and musicians. He brings his multi-dimensional personality into his work as a political science researcher and humanitarian. Listen in on how he is unravelling all the wor...
Karlyn Borysenko – Mindfulness Matters
March 11, 2020 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBBio for Karlyn Borysenko Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is the founder of Zen Workplace and is Chief Science Officer of RallyBright. An organizational psychologist and executive/performance coach, she integrates mindfulness strategies at work to increase productivity and creativity, reduce stress, and create better work experiences. Episode highlight As a small-town girl from Vermont, Dr Karlyn Borysenko learned how to be the biggest version of herself as she went through life. Join her as she sha...
Kamal Sinclair – Making A New Reality
February 19, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBBio for Kamal Sinclair Kamal Sinclair is Executive Director of the Guild of Future Architects and supports independent artists as a Senior Consultant for Sundance Institute. Kamal makes art through a family creative practice called Sinclair Futures. Episode highlight Born into the arts, Kamal Sinclair has a goal to create a more equitable and enriched future. Listen in to discover her illustrious journey. Links Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/KamalSinclai...
Leading Without Power – The Power of Unconscious Belief and Reading Your Reality
February 03, 2020 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBUnearthing the Truth Your core beliefs are unconscious – you grew up with them and developed them in response to your environment. So, how can you discover what you believe about yourself? Mindfulness Muse recommends a technique called laddering down. This involves a series of questions to uncover the core belief that affects your leadership and colours how you see the world. It can also help you reclaim power in a situation where you feel powerless. Begin with a strong statement about an...
Leading Without Power – The Power of Unconscious Belief and Reading Your Reality
February 03, 2020 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBUnearthing the Truth Your core beliefs are unconscious – you grew up with them and developed them in response to your environment. So, how can you discover what you believe about yourself? Mindfulness Muse recommends a technique called laddering down. This involves a series of questions to uncover the core belief that affects your leadership and colours how you see the world. It can also help you reclaim power in a situation where you feel powerless. Begin with a strong statement about an...
Steven K. Young – We're All In This Together
January 16, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBBio for Steven K. Young Steven K. Young, B.Ed., MBA PMP, is an educator, consultant, executive, and coach who is passionate about leadership and building high-performance teams. He is currently the CEO of Garnet Instruments, a lecturer at the Alberta School of Business and instructor at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Episode highlight Steven K. Young has always worked from a team mind-set, be it in hockey, the police service, politics or the corporate world. Listen in on h...
Leadership Without Power/Virtuous Coup
December 30, 2019 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.36 MBThe Incident Picture this: you have a manager who is incompetent and wants to be seen as bigger and better than everyone beneath her. She undermines others and strategically points out what she perceives to be mistakes at meetings so that individuals are all afraid of her. The Initial Reaction This was an incident a colleague of mine experienced as a teacher in a school with a domineering and suspicious principal. The staff reaction to her was one of fear and everyone became isolated and...
Myke Macapinlac — Shy to Social in 12 Weeks
December 12, 2019 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBBio for Myke Macapinlac Myke Macapinlac went from being a shy immigrant structural designer to a podcast host, a social skills coach, a lifestyle entrepreneur and author of 4 books. He now teaches shy guys who are technically skilled to improve their social confidence so they can create meaningful connections in their personal, romantic, and professional lives. Episode highlight Myke Macapinlac knows what it is like to be a shy immigrant, and uses his life experience to help everyone li...
Leadership Without Power and Emotional Triggers
November 20, 2019 20:00 - 14 minutes - 9.86 MBRecognizing emotional triggers Racist comment from inside the team from one visible minority to another and from one manager to another (white manager making joke insults to other white manager; white manager making joke insults to visible minority manager) Relationship: I had no power and was under scrutiny and micromanagement from the white boss. I was the only woman on the team. Everyone else was a tech person, I was the curriculum person. Goal: to increase workplace sense of psycholo...
Harold Kurlander – Finding the Balance
November 13, 2019 22:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBBio for Harold Kurlander Hal Kurlander has a B.A. in psychology and an M.D. degree from Baylor College of Medicine. After 35 years of clinical neurology, he is now semi-retired and works in the area of facial aesthetics (Botox and dermal fillers). Episode highlight Hal Kurlander went from being a shy child to an outspoken university rebel to a neurologist to a facial aesthetician. Tune into this podcast to learn about his illustrious journey. Links Email: [email protected] Website: w...
Linda Crockett – Authenticity, Humanness and Collaboration
September 10, 2019 21:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBBio for Linda Crockett Linda Crockett is a workplace psychological harassment specialist, trauma therapist and the Founder and CEO of Alberta Bullying Research Resources and Recovery Centre. Her passion for this cause arose after 22 years of social work, when she found herself in a difficult workplace situation, hitting rock bottom, as she describes it. Episode highlight As a Scottish-Canadian, Linda Crockett didn’t know where she belonged. Listen in on how she grew to help people asser...
Karla Briones – From Candy to Coaching
September 04, 2019 18:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBBio for Karla Briones Karla Briones is a Mexican-Canadian serial entrepreneur with a passion to helping others succeed in their business journey. She uses her 10-year business experience to mentor, coach and help new immigrants become successful entrepreneurs in their adopted country. She is part of the team of independent business advisors at Invest Ottawa, providing strategy services to local aspiring and current entrepreneurs. Episode highlight As a Mexican-Canadian, Karla Briones has...
Lewis Cardinal – It’s All About Relationships
August 07, 2019 21:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBBio for Lewis Cardinal Lewis Cardinal has dedicated his life’s work to creating and maintaining connections and developing relationships which cross cultural divides. Episode highlight Lewis Cardinal, a Woodland Cree First Nation native, has based his career on answering the question, ‘How do we develop relationships?’ Listen to this podcast to unearth insights on building bridges between different worlds. Links Email: [email protected] Website: www.naheyawin.ca Quotes “Good...
Ron Carucci – Within, Between, Among – The Interaction Between Stories
July 09, 2019 00:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBBio for Ron Carucci Ron Carucci is the co-founder and managing partner of Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries, and tackling challenges of strategy, organization and leadership. Episode highlight As an Italian-American, Ron Carucci’s life and career have been defined by the stories of his culture, community, family and the people he has interacted with. Links Email: [email protected] Website: www....
Michael Hagley – Give It A Shot
June 07, 2019 19:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBBio for Michael Hagley Michael has been working as a coach since 2013 and his clients include managers, sales executives, consultants and small business owners. An Adler Trained Coach, he helps his clients develop personal skills, power, grace and a greater capacity to lead. Episode highlight Listen in on how Michael Hagley’s West Indian childhood and global experience have created a more meaningful experience for his own life as well as for his coaching clients. Links Email: michae...
Christian Höferle – The Suspension of Judgment
May 09, 2019 18:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBBio for Christian Höferle Christian Höferle is a cultural consultant and mentor with his company, The Culture Mastery. Based in Atlanta, Christian is German by passport, American by choice, and Bavarian at heart. Episode highlight Tune into this podcast to learn how German Christian Höferle unearthed valuable lessons from Americans to help people develop a deeper understanding of different cultures. Links Email: [email protected] Website: https://theculturemastery.com/#conta...
Catherine Vu – Work Hard, Laugh Harder: A Vietnamese Woman’s Rise in the IT Industry
April 02, 2019 06:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBBio for Catherine Vu Catherine Vu manages Pro-Active IT Management Inc., and supports many social causes. Episode highlight As a Vietnamese woman in IT, Catherine Vu has crossed many barriers to be a successful entrepreneur. In this podcast, she shares how the Vietnamese and Canadian cultures have shaped her. Links Email: [email protected] Twitter: @itCatherine Instagram: CatherineVy Website: www.proactiveit.ca Quotes “What’s important is how connected we can be as a community ...
Teresa Spinelli – One Big Human Family
March 15, 2019 06:00 - 13 minutes - 6.29 MBBio for Teresa Spinelli Teresa Spinelli is the President of the Italian Centre Shop, a chain with 4 stores (located in Edmonton and Calgary), over 500 employees and sales exceeding 70 million. Episode highlight As an Italian-Canadian, Teresa Spinelli was raised with strong Italian values of family and community, which she brings into her role as the President of a chain of Italian Food Stores. Links Email: [email protected] Website: www.italiancentre.ca Quotes “You ...
Ada Tai – Don’t Give Up: The Journey From High Power Hierarchy to Personal Power
February 19, 2019 20:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBBio for Ada Ada Tai, a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) and a Chartered Manager (C. Mgr.), has been working as an HR professional in a variety of industries and organizations since 10 years. She instructs at MacEwan University and Metro Continuing Education and mentors MBA Program students at the University of Alberta. Episode highlight Ada Tai’s self-confidence and courage have served her well from mainland China to Canada. In this podcast, she speaks about how her cultur...
Ashif Mawji – Leading From Behind, Even If You Know The Answers!
January 23, 2019 07:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBBio for Ashif Mawji Ashif Mawji is a social entrepreneur and investor and presently serves as a Venture Partner at Rising Tide. Ashif has won numerous awards and serves on the boards of many organizations. He was named a Henry Crown Fellow in 2015. Episode highlights: In this episode, you will find out how Ashif’s rise from poverty to serial entrepreneurial wealth was developed, and the servant leadership style he formed as a result. Links http://www.ashifmawji.com/ @ashifmawji (Twit...
Ashif Mawji – Leading From Behind, Even If You Know The Answers!
January 23, 2019 07:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBBio for Ashif Mawji Ashif Mawji is a social entrepreneur and investor and presently serves as a Venture Partner at Rising Tide. Ashif has won numerous awards and serves on the boards of many organizations. He was named a Henry Crown Fellow in 2015. Episode highlights: In this episode, you will find out how Ashif’s rise from poverty to serial entrepreneurial wealth was developed, and the servant leadership style he formed as a result. Links http://www.ashifmawji.com/ @ashifmawji (Twit...
Yvonne Chu – Leadership for Introverts: Quiet Stories and Hidden Powers
December 11, 2018 21:00 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBBio for Yvonne Chu Yvonne was born in Burma and raised in Hong Kong. She immigrated with her family to Canada at the age of 16. She attended the University of Alberta, and has worked as a Settlement Practitioner and a Health Promotion Practitioner. In 1994, she and 12 others created the Multicultural Health Brokers Workers’ Cooperative Ltd. Yvonne is passionate about finding the true nature of social inclusion and inter-culturalism. Episode highlights: Join Yvonne as she explains how s...
Judy Lynn Archer – If There Was Ever A Time For Women To Come Into Industry, It Is Now.
November 17, 2018 21:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBBio for Judy Lynn For 13 years, Judy Lynn was CEO and founding president of Women Building Futures, an organization dedicated to helping women find employment in careers where women are under-represented. During her career journey, she has collected many accolades and brought together women who were looking for better jobs with employers who were searching for skilled workers. Episode highlights: On women in the trades: “Money doesn’t buy everything, but it certainly brings peace and secu...
Anthony King - Grandmother's Rule: Always Do The Right Thing
October 30, 2018 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBBio for Anthony Anthony D. King is the President and Founder of Associated Konsultants, which provides expert IT & Cyber Security consulting services with a genuine and personal interest in serving the customers’ needs. Episode highlight Anthony King’s grandmother was a pivotal influence in helping him develop into the kind of leader he is today. She told him, “No matter who you are in life and what you do, always do the right thing and try to make a difference.” Links Associated Kons...
Belonging, Culture and Leadership Stories: Why I started Culture and Leadership Connections with Marie Gervais
October 22, 2018 06:00 - 7 minutes - 3.72 MBBio: With her company, Shift Management Inc., Marie Gervais, PhD., brings workplace learning to new heights with online supervisory leadership training for industry, career development coaching and tools to improve workplace communications across cultures. She applies field-based practical tools to workplace problems, builds capacity for systems thinking and problem solving, and facilitates collaborative teamwork for today’s diverse workforce. If you are looking for leadership training with...