Latest Beingresilient Podcast Episodes
Counterintuitive Coaching Tips (How to Build a Coaching Habit 6 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - May 02, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutesFinding your bearings as a mentor means learning from others. It’s helpful to have some quick and easy tips to follow, even if the advice surprises you. In this episode, coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier and Liz West discuss effective tips for coaching others that may not be what you expect.
Coaching Question Combinations that Work (How to Build a Coaching Habit 5 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - May 01, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutesCoaching often comes down to understanding when to ask the right questions. Liz West sits down with coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier as they talk about the best coaching questions to ask, when to ask them, and in what combination they should be asked to get quality results.
How to Tame your Advice Monster (How to Build a Coaching Habit 4 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - April 30, 2019 16:00 - 21 minutesThe instinct to jump in and help solve a problem is a good one, but when you’re a mentor, that instinct could hurt more than help. Coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier joins Liz West to talk about why instinctual problem solving can be harmful and how to curb your natural tendencies in order t...
How to Stop Getting Sucked Into the Drama Triangle (How to Build a Coaching Habit 3 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - April 25, 2019 16:00 - 20 minutesConflict isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes it’s unavoidable, even when you’re coaching. The key is to navigate conflict in a productive way and learn to control your own behaviour. Join our host Liz West and coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier as they chat about how to avoid the common role...
The Fast Way to Increase Impact and Engagement with Coaching (How to Build a Coaching Habit 2 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - April 24, 2019 16:00 - 21 minutesWhen you’ve got limited time to spend on coaching, how do you maximize your impact? How do you engage with someone who only has ten minutes to spare? Join our host Liz West as she speaks with coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier about coaching myths, ways to build coaching into everyday intera...
Why You Should Coach (How to Build a Coaching Habit 1 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - April 23, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutesCoaching can be difficult, especially if you’re finding yourself in the coach’s seat for the first time. Join Liz West as she talks to coaching expert Michael Bungay Stanier about the reasons we use to hold ourselves back from fully engaging with those who look to us for guidance.
Outsourcing Decisions When and What (Maximize Your Greatest Asset 6 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - February 28, 2019 17:00 - 16 minutesOrganizations often must determine whether to outsource a service or perform it with in-house resources. Outsourcing makes sense in many situations, but the decision should not be taken lightly. In this episode, Laura Simeoni explains the benefits and risks of outsourcing, and provides some advi...
Understanding Behavioral Styles and the Importance of Communication in the Workplace (Maximize Your Greatest Asset 5 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - February 26, 2019 17:00 - 20 minutesAll employees have their own unique personalities, communication styles, and ways of working. Successful organizations recognize the complementary values of different personality types, and use them to build a better work environment, improve communication, and increase productivity. In this epi...
Staff Want to Feel Valued (Maximize Your Greatest Asset Series 4 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - February 21, 2019 17:00 - 21 minutesMost employers know that employees want to feel valued, and they understand financial rewards alone are not enough. So, what can an organization do to walk the talk and show employees that they are indeed valued? Laura Simeoni answers this question with suggestions related to different types of ...
Staffing Problems and How to Manage the Problems (Maximize Your Greatest Asset Series 3 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - February 20, 2019 17:00 - 20 minutesWhen hiring new staff, organizations must consider “fit” in terms of technical skills and enabling skills. Without the right fit, the staff could have trouble meeting job expectations or integrating into the organization’s culture. In this episode, Laura Simeoni draws on her extensive experience...
Effective Training and Mentoring Methods During the Onboarding Process (Maximize Your Greatest Asset 2 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - February 14, 2019 17:00 - 20 minutesTraining is an important component of onboarding. An effective training program ensures staff understand what they need to do on the job, but just as importantly, why. One-size-fits-all approaches rarely work—each organization must develop a program that meets its own needs through a combination...
Effective Onboarding Practices for New Staff (Maximize Your Greatest Assets 1 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - February 12, 2019 17:00 - 22 minutesEffective onboarding goes beyond an orientation with human resources. It should help employees integrate quickly into the team and understand how they contribute to the organization’s vision. Companies, both big and small, can adopt onboarding practices that ensure new staff feel comfortable and...
CPA Profile - Quoc Hoang's Journey from CPA to Learning Professional (Learning Through Experience 6 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - December 20, 2018 17:00 - 20 minutesA CPA’s career rarely unfolds as a straightforward path. As an educator who helps students transition from higher education to business careers, Quoc Hoang believes it’s important for CPAs to share their stories. Students need to hear these stories to appreciate the range of opportunities and ch...
Beyond the CPA - Developing and Retaining the Next Generation of CPAs (Learning Through Experience 5 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - December 19, 2018 17:00 - 20 minutesFor many aspiring CPAs, the path beyond earning the designation is unclear. As an educator, Quoc Hoang helps his students navigate the possibilities with experiential education. One of his courses, called “Beyond the CPA,” aims to improve students’ ability to anticipate challenges associated wit...
Leveraging Experiential Education to Develop Your Employees (Learning Through Experience 4 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - December 18, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutesInternship programs are one form of experiential education. They can be valuable to companies seeking to build a talent pipeline, but effective programs require significant resources to set up. Fortunately, companies that want to leverage experiential education but find internships impractical h...
Company-University Learning Collaborations That Create Value for All (Learning Through Experience 3 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - December 13, 2018 17:00 - 20 minutesThroughout his career as a management consultant and educator, Quoc Hoang witnessed a variety of challenges that prevent companies from forging meaningful relationships with colleges and universities. Many companies want to engage with higher education but don’t know how to go about it, and stud...
Experiential Education: Responding to Disruptive Forces in Higher Education (Learning Through Experience 2 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - December 12, 2018 17:00 - 22 minutesFuture business leaders must be able to work across disciplines to solve complex and messy problems. In colleges and universities, educators like Quoc Hoang are constantly looking for ways to prepare students for the world that awaits them after graduation. In this episode, Quoc tells us how exp...
What is Experiential Education (Learning Through Experience 1 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - December 11, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutesAs Director of Experiential Learning at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business, Quoc Hoang creates opportunities for students to connect academic studies to real-world contexts, helping them better understand what it’s like to work in professions such as accounting. In a bro...
Building a Cyber Strategy for Business (Security, Risk, and Strategy in a Cybernetic World 6 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 22, 2018 17:00 - 18 minutesCybersecurity and cyber risk involve many domains, including technology, business, operations and compliance. To protect our business, we need to understand its risk tolerance, build a suitable cyber strategy, and implement a sustainable cybersecurity program. Join Liz West and Bryan Li as they ...
Technology, Compliance, and Cybersecurity (Security, Risk, and Strategy in a Cybernetic World 5 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 21, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutesCybersecurity is a very broad topic which encompasses with many functional areas such as risk management, engineering, networking, operations and governance. It is important to understand how cybersecurity works within two important domains: technology and compliance. In this podcast, Liz West s...
Cyber Controls from Firewalls to Biometrics (Security, Risk, and Strategy in a Cybernetic World 4 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 20, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutesIn today’s digital world, there are all kinds of different cyberattacks that threaten our businesses. To protect them, we need to design and implement suitable cyber controls. Join Liz West and Bryan Li as they discuss the different layers of a cybersecurity framework: technical controls like fi...
Common Cyberattacks (Security, Risk, and Strategy in a Cybernetic World 3 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 15, 2018 17:00 - 21 minutesWith the rapid growth of digital technology, cyberattacks are on the rise as well. Understanding common types of cyberattacks will help you better design and implement corresponding cyber controls to protect your business. In this podcast, Liz West is joined by Bryan Li to explore the most commo...
Defining “Cyber” (Security, Risk, and Strategy in a Cybernetic World 2 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 14, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutesCybersecurity and cyber risk are hot topics in today's business world. Business owners, IT professionals, compliance specialists and end users alike all have varied perspectives. Depending on who you speak with, you often get different definitions of what cybersecurity and cyber risk entail. Whi...
The Importance of Cybersecurity (Security, Risk, and Strategy in a Cybernetic World 1 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 13, 2018 17:00 - 22 minutesCybersecurity is a large and still-growing industry. Join Liz and Bryan Li as they explore the security breaches we hear about in the news, the cost of security breaches to the companies that suffer them, the challenges of cybersecurity for both corporations and individuals, and the manners in w...
You want to volunteer with a not-for-profit board. Now what? (Not-for-Profit Board of Directors 4 of 4)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 08, 2018 17:00 - 21 minutesWith so many options to choose from, it can be confusing deciding which not-for-profit you should dedicate your time and efforts to. This episode provides advice, tips and guidance to help you select which organization is best suited for you and how you can get there.
Not-for-profit sector in Canada and not-for-profit boards (Not-for-Profit Board of Directors 3 of 4)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 07, 2018 17:00 - 23 minutesDid you know that six out of 10 Ontarians volunteer and that one million are employed in the not-for-profit sector? Changes like the shift in demographics and the rise of social media pose both opportunities and challenges for not-for-profits. This jam-packed episode covers both the exciting and...
Not-for-profit board structure, roles and delivering on your role (Not-for-Profit Board of Directors 2 of 4)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 06, 2018 17:00 - 20 minutesA board of directors is critical to the success of a not-for-profit organization — so what are the roles and what do they do? This episode provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of boards of directors. Learn about the much-needed value that you as a CPA can bring to the table.
What’s a board and why volunteer with a not-for-profit board? (Not-for-Profit Board of Directors 1 of 4)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 05, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutesLooking to give back to your community while building your professional skill and expertise? By joining a board of directors, you can help strengthen the contribution of the non-profit sector. Join Liz West and Betty Ferreira as they go over the basics of what a board of directors is, what they’...
Leadership and Alpha Body Language (Body Language Literacy 6 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - November 01, 2018 16:00 - 22 minutesWe’re often told that to get ahead, you need to be an “alpha,” and this has somehow made it into our collective belief about leadership. But, what are the characteristics of an alpha, and are they truly the same characteristics we look for in our leaders? Join Liz West and body language expert M...
Communicating in the Board Room (Body Language Literacy 5 of 6)
CPA Ontario Future Forward - October 31, 2018 16:00 - 22 minutesBody language is useful in both personal and professional spheres, but it’s in the boardroom where you need to be at your most influential and persuasive. Whether you’re a leader or someone with a great idea, join Mark Bowden and Liz West as they discuss the art of persuasion, presentation, and ...
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