Law + Leadership

Julie Dopko is the founder of People Matters Consulting and a deeply thoughtful leader. After a 25+ year HR career — leading the people function across multiple countries and corporations — she has just gone out on her own, working as a fractional CPO, executive coach, and career-transition advisor. You can find her here: https://www.peoplemattersco.com

In this conversation, Julie makes the case that self-awareness is the single most important quality in a leader — knowing your strengths, naming your weaknesses, and earning your team's trust by being honest about both. We talk about the bad leaders we've both had (and why you might be lucky to have had them), why every leader needs a coach, and the conversations leaders dread most: performance exits and layoffs. Her standard is one I keep thinking about — when it's time to let someone go, there should be no surprises, only honesty about what's best for them. I hope you enjoy it — let me know in the comments what you think.

This podcast is for general information only and is not legal advice.

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Dave Inglis is an entrepreneur turned leadership coach. He is deeply thoughtful and a dear friend. He has written a book on leadership called the "Chief Family Officer: Use Winning Plays from Work to Put Your Family First" and he doesn't just talk the talk but also walks the walk. He is a sauna guru, Substack star and recently moved his family to Valencia, Spain where he lives and works with his wife and kids. You can find him on substack here: @inglisdavid.

I applied some of what I learned from my conversation with Dave to my practice almost immediately and so whoever you are, and wherever you are leading from, I am confident you will find something helpful in this conversation that will help you become a better leader. I hope you enjoy it - let me know in the comments what you think.

This podcast is for general information only and is not legal advice.

Peter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-w-vlaar-66028b21/

Peter on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ingoodcounsel.ca

Contact In Good Counsel - https://www.ingoodcounsel.ca/contact

Watch or listen on all platforms - https://linktr.ee/lawplusleadership