Powerful with Jeff Couillard
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Helping you understand and use your power for maximum impact.
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049 - Farzin Farzad on Decolonizing the Workplace
March 10, 2021 04:50 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBJoin host Jeff Couillard and guest Farzin Farzad for a rich conversation about diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in our organizations and communities.
048 - Guy Felicella on addiction, recovery and harm reduction
January 18, 2021 19:44 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBJoin host Jeff Couillard and Guy Felicella as we explore his journey through addiction, gangs, homelessness and harm reduction.
047 - Evan Weselake on Finding Focus
December 17, 2020 16:28 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats all things "focus" with Evan Weselake. Evan is a certified executive coach, a member of Forbes' "coaches council" and has more than 14,000 hours of group training and facilitation experience. Enjoy!
046 -Chris Jones on Entrepreneurship, Overcoming Crisis and Finding Purpose
December 14, 2020 04:06 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats with Chris Jones about his journey of entrepreneurship, coaching others and finding purpose.
045 -Jeff Couillard on the 4A's of Getting Unstuck
November 24, 2020 22:17 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this short solo show, Jeff Couillard breaks down his "4A's" of getting unstuck, a simple and effective framework for understanding how to cultivate awareness, alignment, action and accountability in your life.
044 - Regina Smith on Status, Identity and Power
November 18, 2020 04:40 - 55 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard and Regina Smith discuss status power, privilege and identity, digging into her work of helping to transform organizations and foster justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.
043 - Powerful with Ken Wylie
November 11, 2020 04:42 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBIn this episode, Jeff and special guest, author, mountain guide and educator Ken Wylie chat about the learning and growth that transpired after Ken was involved in a skiing tragedy in the mountains. They chat about human development, adventure, risk, nature and connection to self.
042 - Ernest Barbaric on Navigating Uncertainty
November 04, 2020 04:47 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & Ernest Barbaric discuss navigating uncertainty, leading into the future and the power of mindfulness and meditation.
041 - Margo Talbot on Climbing through Addiction and Maximizing Mental Fitness
October 27, 2020 15:13 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBOn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats with author, speaker and climber Margo Talbot on her journey through addiction and depression and the power of adventure to help people overcome their struggles.
040 - Pablo Romero on Human Centred Design
October 24, 2020 17:44 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard talks with Pablo Romero on his journey to human centred design, crafting exceptional employee experiences and harnessing productive tension.
039 - Kelly Waters-Radcliffe on Psychotherapy and How to Fix It
October 20, 2020 04:44 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBIn this conversation with Kelly Waters-Radcliffe, Jeff explores the ins and outs of "therapy", including some meaningful solutions to some of the challenges facing psychotherapy.
038 - Tanya Koshowski on People Centred Leadership
October 16, 2020 23:50 - 51 minutes - 41.1 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff chats all things "people centred leadership" with Tanya Koshowski.
037 - Dana Couillard and The Three Legged Stool
October 08, 2020 04:38 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & his dad, Dana, chat about his new book "The Three Legged Stool". They cover the 4 primary psychological drivers of employee engagement and some practical strategies to improve engagement with your team.
036 - Vince Fowler on Embracing the Suck
September 27, 2020 21:57 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & Vince Fowler discuss the idea of "embracing the suck", what it is and what it isn't, and dig into Vince's history with the military, rugby and business.
035 - Kimberley McAdams on Artificial Harmony and Productive Conflict
September 17, 2020 17:38 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBKimberley McAdams, business and leadership coach, joins Jeff for a conversation about "artificial harmony", and offers a bunch of practical strategies to address it in your life.
034 - Brendan Trinca on Restorative Practice, Inviting Growth and Keeping Your Phone in Your Pocket
September 16, 2020 21:00 - 55 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses restorative practice, inviting growth and being present with Brendan Trinca.
033 - Figments of Imagination
June 28, 2020 03:38 - 19 minutes - 15.9 MBWhat's the difference between "objective" and "subjective" reality? Turns out, quite a bit. And it's in our subjective realities, and the differences in how we experience, interpret, make sense of and communicate those realities that contribute to a lot of the conflict and problems in the world. In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses the most dangerous of the "subjective constructs", the idea of individualism in western society.
032 - Not All Lives Matter
June 11, 2020 03:42 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses the problem with the "all lives matter" movement, and some sobering statistics about the quality of life for Black Americans and Indigenous Canadians.
031 - The Problem with Privilege
June 05, 2020 16:48 - 19 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode of Powerful we discuss the "problem with privilege", and how referring to 'whiteness' or 'maleness' as privilege doesn't reflect the depth of the benefits or the inequities in the power dynamic that is generated. Jeff plays a clip from Trevor Noah, where he asks some tough questions about what, exactly, is a society? And how can the people in power ensure that it's living up to everyone's expectations?
030 - Patricia Jones, Carlene Donnelly & The Power of Collaboration
May 29, 2020 04:17 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MBIn today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses the power of collaboration with Patricia Jones and Carlene Donnelly, the executive directors of Catholic Family Services and CUPS respectively. They cover a wide range of topics, from outcome and evaluation to client-centred practice and some advice for new leaders.
029 - You Are Not a Robot
April 19, 2020 04:23 - 14 minutes - 11.5 MBIn today's short episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard talks about "locus of control", using examples from raising kids and the idea of having "buttons" or "triggers" that other people can push or pull to cause your emotional or behavioural response.
028 - Liam Law and the Power of Feedback
April 09, 2020 03:55 - 33 minutes - 26.5 MBIn today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard connects with Liam Law, a former youth worker, shift-supervisor and outcomes & evaluation lead at Enviros Base Camp. They discuss the power of "feedback informed practice", and offer practical tools and suggestions for building a culture of feedback in your program, and how to use feedback to both prove and improve the quality of your services.
027 - Scott Schmidt and Truth to Power
April 02, 2020 05:11 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBIn today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard and Scott Schmidt have a wide ranging conversation, centred around the role of media in speaking truth to power and holding government to account for their actions. Scott is the layout editor at the Medicine Hat News, and his Saturday column "Laying It Out" has drawn a great deal of attention lately as he takes aim at government misinformation, propoganda and decisions that are being made in the interest of corporations over citizens. Scott of...
026 - Stephen de Groot and The Hardest Task of Leadership
March 30, 2020 12:08 - 38 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard continues the conversation about all things leadership with Stephen de Groot, author and human behaviour expert. They explore the hardest task of leadership, closing the "intention - impact" gap, getting meaningful feedback and accurately assessing their own performance. Steve introduces the listener to the "Leaderscore", a strengths-based development instrument designed after a decade of thought and research, and available now for leaders every...
025 - Self Care is Impossible
March 26, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 14.7 MBIn today's short episode, Jeff introduces you to the other four of the "7 Essential Strategies" for better self-care. Don't forget to jump on the free webinar, where you get all the strategies in one place, complete with slides and watching Jeff talk through them. Self-care isn't optional, particularly if you're a parent, helping professional or leader. We're at our greatest risk of accidentally and unintentionally misusing our power when we're burnt out, stressed out and generally not at o...
024 - Stephen de Groot and Beating Burnout
March 23, 2020 15:03 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MBIn today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard invites Stephen de Groot, a leadership and human behaviour expert to the show to discuss the epidemic of burnout in our helping service organizations, and what leaders can do about it! Steve and Jeff talk about practical and proven strategies for increasing the "meaning" that employees find in the work, and how it's disconnection from that meaning that makes the work so much harder and leads to burnout.
023 - Self Care in the Chaos
March 19, 2020 15:23 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIn today's short episode, Jeff introduces you to the first three of his "7 Essential Strategies" for better self-care. Self-care isn't optional, particularly if you're a parent, helping professional or leader. We're at our greatest risk of accidentally and unintentionally misusing our power when we're burnt out, stressed out and generally not at our best. In this episode, Jeff will help you see beyond "yoga and green tea", to the deeper underlying priorities, strategies and foundations of ...
022 - Lisa Arsenault and the Power of Values
March 12, 2020 02:53 - 41 minutes - 33 MBIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard invites his friend and highly respected colleague Lisa Arsenault to the show to discuss the power of values in a high functioning community. Lisa and Jeff worked at Enviros Base Camp for a dozen years alongside one another. The program lived and breathed it’s values primarily thanks to Lisa’s intentional character and gift for creating meaning within community. Lisa and Jeff offer tips and examples for leaders hoping to operationalize their missi...
021 - Jessica Mills and the Power of a Campfire
March 05, 2020 05:23 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBIn today’s episode of Powerful, Jeff and his colleague & friend Jessica Mills tackle the first ingredient of building an intentional community, which is that there has to be a problem/challenge for the community to rally behind. Jess is a social worker by trade and a lover of all things outdoors and fitness related. Throughout the show Jess and Jeff discuss the problem/challenge that Base Camp sought to solve and how it was clear that the problem the community was attempting to solve was m...
020 - The Three Essential Ingredients of Powerful Communities
February 27, 2020 10:08 - 18 minutes - 15.2 MBLike your favourite recipe, powerful communities require a list of distinct and special ingredients. Over the next few episodes Jeff will unpack what the essential ingredients are in building high functioning and intentional communities. Enjoy this episode as he kicks off this journey of unpacking these ideas and uses his own experience of working and creating an intentional community at Enviros Base Camp, a wilderness addictions treatment centre. It wasn’t an accident that this community ...
019 - Bob McInnis and The Power of Community
February 20, 2020 04:32 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBIn today's episode Jeff interviews business and community leader and liaison, Bob McInnis, on the power of community. Listeners will hear stories about how our sense of community is being threatened, what the essential ingredients of building community are and some practical strategies for how to go about connecting within your own community. They discuss Bob’s journey to deconstruct his world view, and how he continues to reconstruct it as he asks difficult and awkward questions and cont...
018 - The Pale Blue Dot
February 13, 2020 05:24 - 17 minutes - 13.7 MBIn today's short episode, Jeff reflects on one of his favourite speeches by Carl Sagan...the famous "Pale Blue Dot" speech prompted by a photograph taken by the Voyager spacecraft. Jeff also discusses the idea of "ownership", specifically the importance of owning our values, behaviours and feelings and how they're connected to living our best lives.
017 - Dr. Cathryn van Kessel (aka. Dr. Evil)
February 06, 2020 06:28 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBToday on Powerful Jeff sits down with Dr. Cathryn Van Kessel and together they conceptualize good and evil and societal ideas surrounding death and the impacts on one's life. Cathryn is a professor at the University of Alberta where she teaches and researches all things evil. In this episode Cathryn discusses how as humans we have a natural biological response to death and that we want to feel stable and permanent and don’t want to die. Cathryn introduces listeners to the fascinating concept...
016 - Dr. Muna Saleh & The Danger of a Single Story
January 30, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBShow notes: In this episode of Powerful, Jeff invites professor and activist Dr. Muna Saleh onto the show to discuss racism, the danger of a single story, her experience as a hijab wearing professor and some stories of hope moving forward. Dr. Saleh is a Canadian woman, professor, researcher, author, and mother. Her doctoral research captures the experiences of Canadian Muslim girls and their mothers and her advocacy work is centred around helping refugees across Canada gain support and res...
015 - Colleen Henderson and The Power of Story
January 23, 2020 05:31 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBYou won’t want to miss this episode of Powerful! Jeff invites guest Colleen Henderson onto the show to discuss the power of story and how it relates to everything from business, marketing and politics to video games and freedom of expression. Colleen Henderson talks about her own experience with becoming a storyteller and how it changed her career direction and led to her becoming President and Creative Director of the Calgary based company Perfect Pitch Consulting Group. Listen to this ep...
014 - The Power of Gratitude
January 16, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 13.4 MBGratitude is one of the most important mindsets & practices that we can cultivate in our lives. People who regularly practice gratitude have been shown to enjoy; More positive emotions Better physical and psychological health Feeling more alive and present in the moment. Improved self-esteem Building new relationships and deepened existing relationships Better sleep Stronger immune systems Increased mental strength Grab a copy of the Ultimate Guide to Gratitude and kickstart your gr...
013 - Shelly Qualtieri & The Power of Tools
January 09, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 40.9 MBToday Jeff sits down and chats with registered social worker/counselor Shelly Qualtieri. Shelly has 30 years of experience working in government, and not for profit in North America, and Australia. Her work spans the spectrum of helping services from mental health, to Suicide Prevention Awareness and intervention and private practice. Jeff and Shelly talk about the power of relationship and how to know when you are aligned within a therapeutic alliance. Listeners will enjoy really tangible...
012 - The Most Important Conversation
January 02, 2020 08:32 - 19 minutes - 16 MBAre some conversations more important than others? Jeff thinks so. In this short episode, he'll introduce you to the Most Important Conversation you'll ever have...the one we often shy away from and don't realize we haven't had. The one we ignore to our peril, until it becomes unavoidable.
011 - How to Suffer More in 2020
December 26, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this short tongue-in-cheek episode, Jeff gives you three practical strategies for suffering more in the coming year. Obviously, you could just do the opposite and suffer less...but the choice is yours.
010 - Garth Mullins and the Crackdown
December 19, 2019 14:37 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThe opioid crisis has killed 13,000 people in Canada in the last 3 years. In 2018, someone died of an overdose every two hours, every day, for 365 days. That’s just shy of 4,600 deaths. And the reality is that we’re lagging our feet, at the system level through our healthcare, education and governance institutions, and as a society in the continued stigma and the rather arbitrary criminalization of drug users in this country. Which brings us to today’s guest, who’s been at ground zero of ...
009 - Kevin Powell
December 16, 2019 16:40 - 36 minutes - 29.6 MBIn today’s episode Jeff interviews Pastor Kevin Powell from the First Lutheran Church here in Calgary, Alberta. In this wide ranging conversation Jeff and Kevin discuss; how the pastor found the Church through music, they dissect Canadian politics and misuse of power, the Pastor describes the concept of “non anxious presence” when it comes to leadership, and finally the importance of community. Pastor Kevin describes how the church underwent huge transformational changes when they began invi...
008 - Josh Clarke on Design Thinking & Doing
December 12, 2019 08:10 - 1 hour - 50 MBAbout this episode In today’s episode of Powerful, Jeff and his guest Josh Clarke explore how to design your life through design thinking. Josh is an engineer, a designer, an experiential educator, and now works in the nonprofit sector. Listeners will enjoy this conversation as Josh breaks this fascinating concept down into bite size pieces. Josh explains how the process of engaging your personal power through self expression creates a more useful and meaningful experience. Josh and Jeff ...
007 - Glynnis Lieb
December 05, 2019 08:10 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBIf you find yourself in an advocacy role, and trying to help with diversity and inclusion in society you are going to love this episode. Dr. Glynnis Lieb has spent 20 years in the helping profession. She began her career as a residential youth worker, she has her PhD in personality psychology, and is currently the executive director at the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies & Services (ISMSS) at the University of Alberta. Jeff and Glynnis’ wide ranging conversation touches on how our syst...
006 - Paul Gorski and Equity Detours
November 28, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBOur guest today has spent more than 20 years helping educators in 48 states and a dozen countries strengthen their equity efforts in classrooms, schools, and districts. He’s the founder of the Equity Literacy Institute and EdChange. He’s published more than 70 articles and has written, co-written, or co-edited twelve books on various aspects of educational equity including Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap and Case Studies on Diversit...
005 - Building a Doorway
November 21, 2019 08:00 - 55 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this episode Jeff talks with Marilyn and Kaitlin at the Calgary not-for-profit “The Doorway” about their organization and their unique approach to getting young people off the street. The Doorway talks about culture as a driving force to getting young people off the street. They talk about their human process which was at times considered controversial, and why incentives (CASH), and a business plan approach to getting young people off the street is so effective. To learn more about the...
004 - Kelly Wickham-Hurst on Anti-Racism in Education
November 14, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 37.4 MBOur guest today spent 23 years in the public education system as a teacher, literacy coach, guidance dean, and assistant principal, witnessing first-hand how the system helped white students thrive while continuing to marginalize Black students. In 2016 she left the education system and started Being Black at School, where she serves as the founder and executive director. Being Black at School helps teachers, school boards, and students navigate tough conversations in the classroom, helps ...
003 - The Power of Human Nature
November 07, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this shorter episode, Jeff breaks down some of the core components of his 2016 TEDx talk titled “The Power of Human Nature”. He asks questions like “why does addiction make sense?” and “why do we numb our feelings?” and is addiction a “choice or disease or neither?” Learn more about the spectrum of addiction, and how it helps to explain a lot of our ‘human nature’.
002 - Vince Fowler & The Problem with Grit
October 31, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBWelcome to Episode #2, where we’re going to dig into the topic of personal power and explore it from a few different angles, including a bit of a dissection of the idea of "grit". In the first portion of this show Jeff deconstructs a TED talk by Angela Duckworth that has over 18 000 000 views. Jeff uses examples of how utilizing the argument that “you’re 100% responsible for what happens in your life” is both dangerously wrong and unhelpful. Jeff also speaks to his own experiences working w...
001 - Dr. Cedar Barstow - What is Power?
October 28, 2019 17:15 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this episode we’re going to be breaking down power and having a conversation with author and Right Use of Power founder, Dr. Cedar Barstow. Trying to talk about individual issues like motivation, mental health, addiction, anxiety, depression or systemic issues like oppression, racism, misogyny, marginalization…the common thread that connects everything is power. And yet, power is poorly misunderstood, or at least, not commonly understood. Everyone has a unique power history, and perspec...
000 - Welcome to Powerful!
October 28, 2019 16:49 - 4 minutes - 6.16 MBIn this show we’ll be exploring issues big and small, from addiction, anxiety and depression at the individual level to anti-racism, structural oppression and polarization at the level of society. Not to throw blame or drive a narrow agenda, but to develop a deeper awareness that can foster a desire to improve not only your own use of power, but the right use of power more broadly in the world. We’ll be asking big questions like: What does it mean to be powerful? How do we understand powe...