By: Michael Watkins Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In an homage to the recent US inauguration and the scrutiny being placed on President Obama, we thought we’d revisit Michael Watkins’ guidebook to navigating your first three months in a new leadership role. Watkins is an Associate Professor at Harvard Business School where he specializes […]
By: Howard Schultz Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In 2007, after years of recording record growth and profits, Starbucks Coffee Company started to take a rapid and brutal nose dive. With analysts and critics pronouncing the death of the coffee juggernaut, entrepreneur and founder, Howard Schultz stepped back into the business after moving away
Jim Orban President & CEO University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation For this month’s Leader Spotlight, Glain Roberts-McCabe tracked down her first boss and mentor from her early days at the Ottawa Citizen. Jim Orban left his long-tenured career in publishing six years ago to join the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation as President
Shana McEchren Managing Partner Fifth P What do you do when one of your best people creates bad feelings within your team? Glain Roberts-McCabe sat down with Roundtable member and past Alumni Committee Chair, Shana McEachren, Managing Partner at Fifth P, who shares her advice on what to do when a top performer is a
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Pete Bombaci former Country Head Movember The Mentoring Matters question to our Executive Roundtable community member panel this month: “I have a key performer on my team who delivers great results but who can be rude and abrasive to colleagues. I’ve spoken to them on several occasions about their behaviour but it never changes. What
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Sandy Lee member of the senior leader team Reddin Global Inc. The Mentoring Matters question to our Executive Roundtable community member panel this month: “I have a key performer on my team who delivers great results but who can be rude and abrasive to colleagues. I’ve spoken to them on several occasions about their behaviour
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Carl Kazmierczak Director of Sales, National Accounts PepsiCo Beverages Canada The Mentoring Matters question to our Executive Roundtable community member panel this month: “Our business is under a massive amount of pressure and it’s been going on for a few years. There’s been continuous change in our industry and it’s increasingly tough to hit our
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Simon Jennings President La Presse Group Sales The Mentoring Matters question to our Executive Roundtable community member panel this month: “Our business is under a massive amount of pressure and it’s been going on for a few years. There’s been continuous change in our industry and it’s increasingly tough to hit our targets. How do
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Stacey Allerton Director, U.S. Labor Affairs Ford Motor Company The Mentoring Matters question to our Executive Roundtable community member panel this month: “Our business is under a massive amount of pressure and it’s been going on for a few years. There’s been continuous change in our industry and it’s increasingly tough to hit our targets.
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Glain Roberts-McCabe Founder and President The Roundtable™ Glain Roberts-McCabe talks about her unconventional path into the world of corporate training and share what she’s learned about career transitions, sponsorship, and playing to your strengths along the way. “Most people don’t land their ‘dream job’ right out of school.” Read More
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