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Explicitly Defining What You Do Not Believe In
Learn more about the positive impact of not only defining what your organization believes in, but also what it does not.
What Leaders can Learn from Kawhi Leonard
To paraphrase the great sports writer Cathal Kelly, it’s the personalities and drama that make sports truly interesting – often more than the winning or losing of the games themselves. Without great characters, who are often larger than life, watching sports can get...
Having the Freedom to Fail
Did you ever hear about the time that Google broke the Internet? It was a fine January morning in 2009 and as many folks arrived at work on the Eastern Seaboard, fired up their computers, and navigated to their favourite pre-Superbowl commentary, they were met with a...
Ian Robertson
Ian is the Executive Vice-President of Communication Strategy at Kingsdale Advisors, a leading shareholder services and advisory firm. He oversees Kingsdale’s strategic communications division with a focus on proactive communications, crisis management, and winning...
Moving Towards Flexible Work Cultures
A few years ago, I met with a manager at a Canadian telecommunications company. She was almost a year into her role and had not met the majority of her team members in person. Her direct reports were spread across Canada and communicated virtually – yet they...
What Really Motivates Your Employees
Have you ever been so disengaged at work that you completely neglect your underlying responsibility as a professional? Attracting and hiring top talent, explained by Jim Collins as “getting the right people on the bus” is a challenging role for leaders. Retaining the...
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor is a writer, speaker, and the founder of Actionable. His organization aims to reinvent professional learning as we know it. Whether it's supporting organizations or individuals, Actionable believes learning should be collaborative, measureable, and habit...
Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk
Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk have seen it all – together. As the co-founders of Swim – a creative leadership consultancy and training lab – the pair combine their passion for mentorship with their wealth of industry experience to “give ambitious people tools and...
Jean Desgagné
Jean Desgagné is a change, transformation, and innovation leader, with C-suite experience with large multinational financial institutions, exchanges and market infrastructures. Most recently, he was President and CEO of Global Solutions, Insights & Analytics at...
Harnessing my Opportunity for Growth
Srusti Pandya, past Associate Consultant recently has been promoted to the next level within our firm. We asked her a few questions on how she harnessed her opportunity for growth at MacPhie: What was your biggest learning? My biggest learning at MacPhie is the...