The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast

ESG in energy: TransAlta's former CEO on transformative leadership


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In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Sean McLean speaks to TransAlta’s former president and CEO, Dawn Farrell, who was instrumental in the development of TransAlta's wind and renewables business through the acquisition of Vision Quest Windelectric and Canadian Hydro Developers. Farrell shares the many lessons she learned in her experience driving technology transformations, which leadership strategies and skills she feels are most imperative to successful transformations, and what Canadian energy industry leaders must do in terms of ESG to win the hearts and minds of key stakeholders. She also discusses what leaders should do to accelerate DE&I in their organizations. 

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