Roundtable Mentor, Gabriella O’Rourke, National Director of Practice Management for the Commercial Litigation Group for Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), shared her perspective with our team on what to do about a team member who behaves badly with others, yet delivers great results. “If your other team members interpret your inaction as focusing only on […]
Dealing with Difficult Team Members Read More »
Roundtable Mentor, Jennifer Campbell, Marketing Strategy Leader at United Way Greater Toronto, shared her perspective on how to keep a team motivated following layoffs and cost-cutting. “… consider if you have the messages and information you need to effectively represent the organization’s vision and plans to move forward.” READ MORE
Keeping Teams Motivated Read More »
Written by: Andrea Owen Reviewed by: Sarah Fentum The Premise: The second book by nationally sought-after life coach and author, Andrea Owen, How to Stop Feeling Like Shit examines ‘how life knocks you down, but habits keep you down.’ Each chapter examines behavioural patterns that many women fall into, and Owen doesn’t hold back when she calls
How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t Read More »
Roundtable Mentor Kate Salmon, Communications Consultant, shared her perspective with our team on how to get off on the right foot when you are promoted among your peers. “It’s going to be awkward. There’s no way around that. If you face the awkwardness head-on, you can work through it and arrive at a place of
Dealing with Promotion Among Peers Read More »
Roundtable Mentor Lisa Kimmel, President and CEO of Edelman, shared her perspective with our team on how to get off on the right foot when you are promoted among your peers. “Value your subject matter experts; don’t be afraid to lead; acknowledge that change is difficult; distance yourself from your former position.” READ MORE
Dealing with Promotion Among Peers Read More »
Roundtable Member Shana McEachren, Executive Coach, shared her perspective on how to build a kind culture. “As a leader, you have an opportunity to make a significant impact on your team. Your desire to create a culture of kindness and generosity is inspirational. While there may be some challenges, the potential benefits for you, your team,
Building a Kind Culture Read More »
Roundtable Member Agatha De Santis, VP Human Resources at Indigo Books and Music, shared her perspective with our team on how to build a kind culture. “You owe it to yourself as a leader to be true to yourself, and build the team culture that creates value, grows people and makes people want to come
Building a Kind Culture Read More »
Roundtable Member Gabriella O’Rourke, Group Practice Manager of the Commercial Litigation Group for Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), shared her perspective with our team on how to maintain your network. The key to staying relevant and on other people’s radar is to make sure that when you do reach out to people you are conscious
Maintaining Your Network Read More »
Roundtable Member Elliott Silverstein, Manager of Government Relations at CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO), shared his perspective with our team on how to maintain your network. To be truly successful, networking requires strategy, time investment and ongoing maintenance. READ MORE
Maintaining Your Network Read More »
By: Bill Burnett and Dave Evans Reviewed by: Janey Piroli The Premise: Authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans have both achieved great success working in and around Silicon Valley since the 1970s. Working within the product design space of many businesses, from young start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, they gained ample expertise with the design thinking
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life Read More »
Refer a colleague to a Roundtable Program and we will donate a percentage of any sales to support our Roundtable Bursary with Indspire, a national charity supporting Indigenous youth aspiring to post-secondary education. Our goal is to fund 215 young people in memory of the 215 children found in unmarked graves at the residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Reach out to Glain at groberts@goroundtable.com with your referral suggestions.
