Communication

Dealing with Micromanagement

Roundtable Mentor, Jennifer Smith, Director of Sales & Marketing Operations, Orthapaedics at Johnson & Johnson, shared her strategies on how to deal with even the best-intentioned micromanagement. “Rather than focusing on reducing the number of questions, change the paradigm to how to make project updates to your boss more targeted and efficient.” READ MORE

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Dealing with Micromanagement

Roundtable Mentor, Chad Aboud, General Counsel, AudienceView, shared his strategies on how to deal with even the best-intentioned micromanagement. “Everyone wins when employees are motivated, and managers trust their teams. By empathizing with someone else’s point of view and creating a path forward that supports each of your objectives, you’re setting the foundation for a

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Getting Through Periods of High Pressure

Roundtable Mentor, Cathy O’Neill, Senior Director of Patient Experience and Community Engagement at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, shares her strategies on how to get through periods of high pressure. “Being grounded in a very clear purpose has propelled me forward in some of the most challenging times in my career.” READ MORE

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No-Drama Leadership: How Enlightened Leaders Transform Culture in the Workplace

By: Marlene Chism Reviewed by: Roundtable Member Nirav Patel The Premise: Let’s face it, we all face drama in our workplace and it can be toxic. Marlene Chism’s book reviews how we can all be “no drama” leaders. Chism takes her readers on a journey to review the key concepts of alignment, clarity, accountability, awareness and responsibility

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Dealing with Difficult Team Members

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

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Keeping Teams Motivated

Roundtable Mentor, Jaspreet Sandhu, Director of Loyalty and Engagement at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), shared her perspective on how to keep a team motivated following layoffs and cost-cutting. “Without a moment to reflect, and connect with a place of your own authentic motivation, you run the risk of being disingenuous in your approach.”

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