In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Scott Evans. Scott is the General Manager of Edelman, Toronto.

Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Edelman's signature piece of IP is called the "Edelman Trust Barometer". This annual trust and credibility survey remains the most robust exploration of trust across business, government, NGOs and media, gathering perspectives from more than 34,000 respondents in 28 markets.

Listen in to learn how trust can be built as a leader, specifically in this uncertain and challenging time.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

What is Edelman - 02:38.0

Research on "Trust" - 03:54.5

Edelman Trust Barometer - 04:04.1

Trust around the world - 05:03.4

2017 collapse in trust - 05:15.9

Polarization based on class - 05:34.8

Canada has a huge class gap - 06:06.3

Worries of the general population - 06:31.7

Leader's role in building trust - 07:01.4

People are actively craving leadership - 07:13.7

Signing on to more than shareholder value - 08:12.0

Are business leaders truly committed to this? - 08:43.9

Technical experts more trusted than CEO - 09:29.1

Setting the vision - 09:56.7

Leadership team needs to lead by example to make vision work - 10:04.1

Bridging connections with leadership and employees - 10:42.3

How to start building trust in an organization - 11:11.6

A good CEO - 12:03.0

Edelman's values - 12:35.0

Scott's personal values - 13:10.2

Example of CEO with clarity of values - 14:04.8

STARBUCKS EXAMPLE - 14:14.7

What do leaders do with their values? - 16:40.2

PAYPAL example - 17:03.8

NBA EXAMPLE - 18:12.0

Risks of value-based leadership - 19:17.6

Misalignment with values - 20:30.0

Crucial to align action with values - 20:59.5

Pressure of transparency - 21:41.2

Edelman's role for CEOs - 22:04.7

Building community trust - 23:23.0

Interactions - 23:31.5

UNILEVER EXAMPLE - 23:51.3

Affordable housing initiative EXAMPLE - 25:32.6

What can employees do? - 28:03.2

Speaking up internally - 28:22.1

bringing up issues where value = action don't match - 29:40.8

Parting thoughts - 31:06.9

In today's special episode of the Inspire Podcast Bart Egnal sits down with leaders from CN, to share experiences and insights that will help advance the goals of gender equity.

Bart, and the CN panel discuss the barriers to equity that exist today, what women can do to speak up, be heard and be recognized, the role of men as allies, and what organizations should do to create inclusive environments.

The panel:

Janet Drysdale - Vice President, Financial Planning

Diane Lewis - Senior Manager

Mohit Bhat - Head of Enterprise and Digital Architecture, Tech strategy, R&D

Rachelle Glazier - Chief Mechanical Officer

Here are some moments from the conversation:

Introducing Bart - 05:47.9

Bart begins discussion - 07:06.0

Introductions - 08:19.7

Some stats on gender equity - 12:00.4

CN's stats on gender equity - 13:33.7

Comparing CN to other Canadian Companies - 15:09.7

Why improve gender equity? - 15:39.6

Stats on the benefits of inclusion - 16:30.6

Why is progress so slow in the industry? - 17:10.6

Barriers for women - 18:59.4

Women of colour - barriers - 21:32.9

Advice from successful women at CN - 23:03.9

Mistakes for women to avoid - 29:42.5

The role of the organization in promoting inclusion/diversity - 33:19.7

"Diversity Debt" - 34:16.7

Setting targets - 38:11.5

Competing for talent - 39:56.6

Tipping point -- 30% - 40:29.4

Tangible things that need to change for women to thrive - 41:20.9

How to be a great ally - 45:55.8

Hiring outside of your comfort zone - 51:20.8

Closing thoughts - 53:28.1

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #eachforequal, and in today's podcast episode we're talking about what it takes to push for a more gender equal world. To get the dialogue going we are proud to present a panel discussion about this years IWD theme with employees of The Humphrey Group.

On the panel are: Cynthia Ward, Vice-President, Shalyma Cambridge, Associate, John Wright, Senior Associate and Kanchan Prinsloo, Consultant.

Highlights include:

Intro 01:36.9

Statistics on women and equity 02:54.0

Shalima Cambridge Introduces herself 04:08.7

Cansha Prinslew Intro 04:44.8

Cynthia Ward Intro 05:05.3

John Wright Intro 05:37.9

Barriers to equity 06:24.6

What has changed in 20 years? 06:58.7

What hasn't changed in 20 years? 09:21.8

Stuck in entry-level management 09:50.6

Shalima talks about her experience with barriers 10:22.1

Intersectionality 11:38.4

Women of colour 12:05.2

Stats on women race income 12:38.5

how taking the stage has changed 13:12.9

New level of complexity - inclusive leadeship 14:22.1

Solutions -- what can women do 14:50.1

Imposter syndrome 15:12.9

Cansha how taking the stage helps 16:03.4

Cynthia on mentoring 16:56.7

Self belief 17:25.2

networking 17:52.2

John - something that on men's involvement in inclusion ved in 18:27.6

The imperative to advance equity 19:05.7

Thoughts on 'allyship' 21:21.3

lead with curiosity and assume best intentions 22:48.3

Organizations role in society 23:11.6

Thoughts on the future.... 25:48.0

The messiness of these topics 30:50.6

Listen in as they talk about gender equity, collective individualism, and how we can push for more inclusive workplaces.

Learn more about The Humphrey Group's Diversity and Inclusion programs here: https://humphreygroup.com/diversity-inclusion-programs

In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Cam Hicks. Cam is Corporate Vice President - Human Resources and Communications at Teleflex.

Listen in to understand the power of values, and how it's integral in crafting your company culture.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

Define "a value"?- 05:48.6

Four key values- 06:53.4

Building core values in your company- 08:50.4

Challenges of getting to the key values- 10:03.2

How to use the values to achieve corporate goals- 11:58.9

Decentralized decision making- 12:27.2

Mergers and Acquisitions- 14:19.8

Finding core values congruence- 15:09.4

Corporate social responsibility- 17:50.1

Join act with purpose- 18:18.7

Values through adversity- 20:21.8

Handling layoffs- 21:34.3

Bart talks about the risk of being hypocritical when being values-based- 24:55.9

Advice about building authentic values-based organization- 27:58.7

Recognize the critical importance of culture- 28:27.1

How to deal with values-mismatch- 30:42.6

In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Nouman Ashraf. Nouman is an Assistant Professor at the Rotman School of Management teaching within the Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management streams. His focus is on enabling innovative and inclusive practices within organization life.

Most organizations understand the importance of a diverse workforce. But diversity without inclusion isn't enough. Listen in to see how you can build a more inclusive workplace.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

Gender in the workplace 03:33.1

Getting identities to intersect 04:36.1

Organizational phenomenology vs Lingo Bingo Game 04:54.8

Just changing language doesn't move the needle on inclusion 05:10.4

Inclusion by design 05:35.9

Leadership work is people work -- if you can't love them, you can't lead them 06:25.9

Seeing others as worthy of growth and development 06:49.8

Difference can get in the way of seeing potential in people 06:58.4

Mere tolerance - not engagement 07:32.8

The power of 'voice' and the space for agency to be real 07:50.7

Inclusive organization -- everyone's story matters 08:16.8

You can't be what you can't see 09:58.3

How inclusive is the current workplace? 12:11.9

How to measure 'inclusiveness' 12:41.6

Who's at the table, in different roles and tasks 13:04.2

What is "talent" 14:07.6

What does a 'leader' look like? 14:40.1

Consulting with companies about inclusiveness 16:21.1

The business case for inclusiveness 17:36.1

Where do you start building inclusiveness in an organization 20:33.3

How to lead on inclusiveness 22:50.8

How does the inclusion imperative intersect with strategy? 24:08.2

Empathy -- not with idea or person, but experience 30:02.1

Grace is excellence performed casually 37:06.6

In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Tom Shepansky. Tom is a co-founder of Rethink - an independent creative agency.

In a business defined by turnover Tom and his two co-founders have gone the distance.

Listen in to learn the importance of shared values and beliefs in creating a world class advertising agency

Here are some moments from the conversation:

The success of Rethink- 03:27.6

New Book- 04:02.2

Long partnership at Rethink- Shared leadership model- 05:04.4

3 Principals of leadership at Rethink - People, Product, Profit- 06:19.9

The need for shared values and beliefs with partners -09:09.8

Succession at Rethink- 10:02.0

Getting through tough economic times- 13:38.5

Protecting the core business- 14:33.9

Ownership transition- 18:16.9

The rewards of calculated risk-taking- 19:26.3

Getting the right leaders in place to open new markets- 20:42.4

Letting people go....- 21:08.2

What's most important in leadership?- 22:49.3

The need for authenticity- 23:10.4

Biggest communication mistake?- 24:02.9

How to inspire the next gen?- 24:51.4

A principal is only a principal until it costs you money- 26:04.7

In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Michael Lombardi. Michael is an American Football executive, media analyst, and former assistant on the coaching staff of the New England Patriots.

Michael and Bart talk about leadership lessons from the NFL, and what it takes to build a winner.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

Gridiron Genius -03:30.1

Start with your story from NFL to today -03:46.0

Bill Walsh -04:23.2

Learning leadership -04:46.0

West coast offence -05:09.4

Walsh's foundation: culture and leadership -05:21.9

You can't 'see' culture - but it is crucial -05:55.8

Don't sell hope -- build a strong culture -08:38.0

5 things that need to be at the top of an organization's hierarchy - 09:12.8

1. Common sense, 2: create stability, 3: Believe in people 4. Preserve the pride of building, 5: Care -09:21.2

Working with Patriots - winning 2 more Super Bowls -12:13.1

Bill Belichick -12:18.7

Does Belichick have a negative communication style? -12:57.8

"Chasing something bigger than a win" - 13:32.4

Corrective environment -13:42.9

Descriptive coaching -14:41.0

Very direct truth telling -15:05.3

Can't avoid the tough conversations -15:22.7

What is "common sense"? -17:24.2

The limits of "mission statements" -19:20.0

Patriots - 4 principals -19:43.5

1: do your job -19:51.0

2. Speak for yourself -20:00.6

3. Be attentive -20:15.0

4. Put the team first -20:19.6

Applying football knowledge to business -20:43.7

8 qualities that people need form their leaders -21:03.5

1 Have a plan -21:13.1

2: Speak the truth -21:50.9

3: Push people -22:02.8

4. Make them think -22:17.6

5: Restore faith in the plan -22:27.3

Inspire and be an inspiration -22:34.6

Success: stand behind them, Failure: stand in front -22:45.9

In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Jennifer Reynolds. Jennifer is the President and CEO of Toronto Finance International (TFI). TFI is a public-private partnership between Canada's largest financial services institutions and the government.

Jennifer and Bart talk about why women are still under represented in the Canadian workforce , and what companies need to do in order to fix this.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

How did gender diversity become a cause for you? - 02:53.8

Statistics on representation of women in the workplace not changing much - 04:33.1

Barriers to women in leadership - 05:24.4

Why not recruit 50/50? - 06:23.4

Why aren't there more female CEOs? - 06:57.8

How to get women into executive suite - 07:56.2

Mid-career talent pipeline - 09:04.0

What is causing the disconnect? - 09:24.8

Diversity metrics not effective enough - 09:54.4

3 things that can be done? - 10:10.4

Targets -- not Quotas - 10:33.3

Measuring representation and promotion statistics - 10:55.5

Anecdotes vs Real data - 12:37.1

Step up and communicate when you see something - 13:09.9

Kinds of responses to diversity issues - 13:40.2

Can juniors call out seniors on these issues? - 14:27.1

Personal example of young male employee standing up for Jennifer - 15:02.2

Sponsorship - 16:12.9

Broadening the diversity conversation - 17:22.9

Raptors tapped into diverse markets - 19:08.9

Attracting talent is a huge issue for organizations - 19:55.3

How to communicate inclusiveness - 20:49.5

Work at TFI - 24:37.6

Talent is a key element - 24:49.7

Engineering and computer science - skewed towards men - 26:16.7

Focus on values when communicating with young people - 27:49.4

How to get more women into the engineering and technology sectors -29:17.5

Women in teenage years lose confidence - 29:37.7

Moving beyond "bro" culture - 30:20.9

Summing it up.. - 32:09.5

Giving more parental options to men - 33:45.1

Advice to people interested in speaking up... - 34:55.1

In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Richard Rooney. Richard is the President and Chief Investment Officer at Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.

Listen in to learn how Burgundy has been able to create a culture of - responsibility with authority for its employees.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

Building a responsibility culture - 02:57.0

The human mind can't handle capital markets - 03:46.8

Most funds give people a place to hide - 04:06.3

Clarity around decision making - 04:26.3

Delegate responsibility AND authority - 04:35.8

Best investment people like to be generalists - 06:06.0

History of Burgundy - 09:13.1

How did the responsibility doctrine work when you first implemented it? - 10:06.4

Tech bubble -- big test - 11:27.1

Building the Burgundy team - 12:46.0

Concentrate on individual investments and shut out macro stuff - 14:53.3

Dealing with excessive information - 16:18.8

Keep it clear: understand the strategy - 16:47.5

Circle of competence - 17:43.6

Couldn't anticipate the extent of disruption in the economy from '95 till now - 18:01.2

Getting better at avoiding value traps - 20:27.6

Going against mainstream market thinking and sticking to it - 21:23.8

Create a counter-narrative to prevailing financial wisdom - 22:00.3

Communicating culture - 22:22.8

What do the best companies do - 23:08.0

The best companies have a good business at their core and they respect that - 23:29.4

"De-worse-ification" - 23:41.7

Companies that respect their core business - 23:53.7

Can a large company have a 'corporate culture'? - 24:06.6

Putting culture second to profitability - causes problems - 24:20.4

CEO's denying reality of changing market forces - 24:36.1

Tim Hortons - 25:21.4

Public shareholders create conflict of interest with clients - 25:48.3

Authenticity - 26:22.0

Impending retirement - 27:12.1

What guidance would you give around communication - 28:34.6

Advice to his successor around responsibility culture - 29:20.7

Be consistent when giving responsibility and decision making over - 29:56.2

Analyze mistakes - but applaud thoughtful failures - 31:20.6

In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with Billy Anderson. Billy is the Founder of The Courage Crusade. The Courage Crusade helps people define what their version of success looks like and making it a reality.

Here are some moments from the conversation:

What is the Courage Crusade? - 02:45.1

Fear seemed to be the common thread holding people back - 03:05.0

What is "Courage"? - 03:22.0

Being scared and doing it anyway because of a bigger want - 03:26.0

Deloitte study: "Fortune favors the bold" - 04:17.0

How Billy works with clients - 05:22.9

What does success look like when we're done? - 06:22.0

Ask questions until you get to the uncomfortable pause - 09:02.7

What are you aiming for with coaching? - 10:00.7

Fear of being judged - 10:23.8

Uncovering fears -- hard to do... - 11:35.0

Our subconscious wants to keep us in our comfort zone - 11:54.6

Examples of what realizations people come to.... - 12:22.7

What is your biggest fear and how it's affecting you? - 13:06.3

What do you do with your limiting belief? - 13:46.4

The link between life purpose and most limiting belief - 14:29.1

When work just seems "off" - 15:19.3

Billy shares his inner critic - 16:21.8

You've found your limiting beliefs -- now what? - 18:23.6

The courage to be vulnerable - 20:05.3

It's tricky to feel satisfied with work....who are you doing this for? - 22:56.0

Going too far to please parents... - 23:37.1

Self sabotage - 24:39.6

Courageous communication - 25:29.6

There's a part of you that doesn't want clarity--it's scary - 28:17.7

Plugs - 32:24.4