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Emerging leaders lead by getting down and dirty, enacting the organizations directives, leading and facilitating from a position that is entrenched in the front lines.

But how can emerging leaders be sure they are leading and managing as best as possible?

In this episode, you’ll hear from Gretchen Reid, a Leader Architect, founder and CEO of Integrated Growth, a leadership and organizational development consultant since 1998.  Gretchen will talk about how to lead change from the front lines, using her personal and professional experiences to offer insight and advice to those leaders who are deep in the trenches.

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.

Gretchen’s Episode Links:
1. https://www.integratedgrowth.com/
2. https://www.integratedgrowth.com/resources
 

Gretchen’s Recommended Book/Movie List:
Books:
1. The Little Red Lighthouse, Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward
2. Extreme Ownership – How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
3. Change – How Organizations Achieve Hard-To-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times, John P Kotter
4. Play to Win – Choosing Growth Over Fear in Work and Life, Larry Wilson and Hersch Wilson

Movie: The Sound of Music

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In this special bonus episode, we are joined by Martine Roy, The Regional Director for the 2SLGBTQ+ Business Development Quebec & Eastern Canada for TD Bank and Chair of the LGBT Purge Fund.  You’ll also hear fromCWO (Retired) Necole Belanger, mother, wife, author, mentor, and former Command Chief Warrant Officer for the Canadian Armed Forces Intelligence Branch.  

These brave women will talk about the personal and professional cost to serve, forced to hide in plain sight, all the while living in an environment that didn’t want them. Martine and Necole will share their stories, their pain and anguish, their triumphs and their failures, so todays leaders learn from the mistakes of the past.

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.

Martine’s Episode Links:
1. [email protected]
2. [email protected]

Necole’s Episode Links:
[email protected]

Necole’s Recommended Book/Movie/Podcast List:
Book:
5 levels of leadership by John C. Maxwell 

Movie:
G.I. Jane 

Podcast:
Shame, Perfectionism and Vulnerability by Brené Brown

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When we’re actively learning about our team members’ passions and lives, not only do we connect at a deeper level, but also utilise untapped skills.

In this week’s milestone episode, we learn some practical tools for leading our teams, including accountability, emotional intelligence and cohesion.  With a person-centred approach to leadership, we can discover our team’s passions and drives.

Renée Safrata is the founder and CEO of Vivo Team Development.

Renée joins us for the 75th episode of The Trench Leadership Podcast to discuss how we can benefit from practicing vulnerability and having authentic conversations with our employees. 

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.

Renée’s Episode Links:
1. Website: https://vivoteam.com/
2. Demo: https://train.vivoteam.com/demo
3. Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vivoteamdevelopment/
4. Renée’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneesafrata/
5. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivoteamdevelopment/
6. Twitter: https://twitter.com/vivoteams
7. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vivoteamdevelopment

Renée’s Recommended Book/Movie List:
Book:
The Boutique

Movie:
Stanley Tucci “Searching for Italy” docuseries

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Trench Leadership Website: www.trenchleadership.ca
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Are you looking for a podcast editor/producer? Do you enjoy the quality of the show? The editor of Trench Leadership, Jennifer Lee, is taking new clients. Reach out at https://www.itsalegitbusiness.com.

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How can we lead more effectively? Can smaller, more bite-sized tasks help us achieve more?

In this episode, you’ll hear from Chuck Knabusch, a U.S. military veteran and best-selling author who will offer practical advice to help leaders with the implementation of clear communication and a vision that will dramatically cut operational costs, making you and your team look and feel like the rock stars that you are. 

Chuck outlines how military principles can impact and inform our approach as leaders in order to manage our time and our teams more efficiently.

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.

Chuck’s Episode Links:
1. Personal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ctknabusch
2. 13Ten LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/13tenbusiness-solutions-llc/
3. Web-site: https://13ten.com/
4. Book at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Not-Business-Strategy-Control/dp/B0BFVKL9K8/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1EMR35VUP8WAE&keywords=hope+is+not+a+business+strategy&qid=1672843287&sprefix=hope+is+not+a+bu%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-1

Chuck’s Recommended Book/Movie/Podcast List:
- Beers with Max – kind of eclectic interviews with great insights: Max Traylor Marketing Blog
- Win Make Give with Ben Kinney – high energy podcast that covers numerous topics - Home - Win Make Give
- Built to Sell – John Warrilow
- Robert Iger – The Ride of a Lifetime

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Are you looking for a podcast editor/producer? Do you enjoy the quality of the show? The editor of Trench Leadership, Jennifer Lee, is taking new clients. Reach out at https://www.itsalegitbusiness.com.

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If all you care about is being the boss, your leadership journey will fail.

Dr. Nicole Fredricks Jackson is a certified executive leadership coach and career strategist. She brings her expertise to the podcast this week to discuss the merits of leadership as a privilege, engaging emotional intelligence, and how to show up in the workplace. 

Dr. Jackson also offers tips and advice to emerging leaders to help them reach their full potential and lead with purpose. In this conversation with Dr. Jackson, we learn how to take small steps to implement realistic changes in order to benefit the teams we have the privilege of leading.

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.

Nicole’s Episode Links:
1. LEAD’R Method Website: www.nicolefj.com
2. LEAD’R Book & Podcast Discussion Club: https://www.nicolefj.com/bookclub/
3. Instagram: @nicolefredricksjackson
4. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolefredricksjacksonpage
5. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolefredricksjackson/ 

Nicole’s Recommended Book/Movie List:
Books:
1. Think Again by Adam Grant
2. Essentialism by Greg McKeown
3. Presence by Amy Cuddy 

Movies:
It has been such a long time since I’ve gone to a movie! My favorite show is Ted Lasso. And, the most recent movie that I watched, and loved, is The Greatest Showman. I love movies that inspire me – it all started with the movie Dead Poets Society.

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Trench Leadership Website: www.trenchleadership.ca
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In Episode 72, Dawn Whyte joined the show to explore building resilience in ourselves and our teams.

Well, we had so much fun recording, creating amazing content, that we just had to come back together for more!

And so, in this episode, you’ll hear Dawn Whyte, an air traffic controller and aviation career coach, who will dive deeper into resilience, it’s power, it’s strength and weaknesses, all to explain why resilience is so important.  Dawn will also offer some examples of personal and team resilience, offering emerging leaders some more tools for the leadership toolkit.

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.

Dawn’s Episode Links:
1. LinkedIn: (3) Dawn Whyte | LinkedIn
2. Web-site: www.dawnwhyte.ca  
3. Instagram: @dawnwhytecoaching
4. Facebook: dawnwhytecoaching 

Dawn’s Recommended Book/Movie List:
Books:
1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandra Dumas
2. Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
3. In a Sun Burned Country by Bill Bryson

Movies:
1. Top Gun
2. The Sound of Music
3. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
4. Love Actually

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Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #6 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2025.

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Trench Leadership Website: www.trenchleadership.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trench-leadership-a-podcast-from-the-front/?viewAsMember=true


Are you looking for a podcast editor/producer? Do you enjoy the quality of the show? The editor of Trench Leadership, Jennifer Lee, is taking new clients. Reach out at https://www.itsalegitbusiness.com.

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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.

Today we explore building resilience in ourselves and our teams. We are joined by Dawn Whyte, an air traffic controller and aviation career coach. She has spent the past three decades helping leaders in aviation and the broader business world to work on cultivating genuine connection in their teams, and she joins the show to talk about resilience.

In this conversation we explore the link between vulnerability and resilience, what Dawn has learnt from her own journey, and how growing as a leader is a journey, not a destination. 

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.

Dawn’s Episode Links:
1. LinkedIn: (3) Dawn Whyte | LinkedIn
2. Web-site: www.dawnwhyte.ca  
3. Instagram: @dawnwhytecoaching
4. Facebook: dawnwhytecoaching

Dawn’s Recommended Book/Movie List:
Books:
1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandra Dumas
2. Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
3. In a Sun Burned Country by Bill Bryson 

Movies:
1. Top Gun
2. The Sound of Music
3. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
4. Love Actually

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Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #6 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2025.

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Trench Leadership Website: www.trenchleadership.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trench-leadership-a-podcast-from-the-front/?viewAsMember=true


Are you looking for a podcast editor/producer? Do you enjoy the quality of the show? The editor of Trench Leadership, Jennifer Lee, is taking new clients. Reach out at https://www.itsalegitbusiness.com.

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How can we use positional leadership techniques to become better leaders for our people?

Anna Marenick is the vice president of people, culture and belonging at Nova Scotia Health. She has also taught classes on strategic communications at the Nova Scotia Community College as well as teaching strategic human resource management at SMU NBA program.

In today’s conversation we look at how the choices we make as leaders influence the people around us, we provide advice to emerging leaders, and how to not become the boss that people can’t stand.

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.
 
Anna's Episode Link:
https://www.leadershipcanada.ca/
 

Anna’s Recommended Book/Movie List:
Books:
1. The Speed of Trust - Stephen M.R.Covey
2. Switch - Dan and Chip Heath
3. The Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown

 Movies:
1. Dumb and Dumber 
2. Anchorman

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Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #6 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2025.

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Trench Leadership Website: www.trenchleadership.ca
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Are you looking for a podcast editor/producer? Do you enjoy the quality of the show? The editor of Trench Leadership, Jennifer Lee, is taking new clients. Reach out at https://www.itsalegitbusiness.com.

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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.

Workplace bullying is a real thing, so how can we as leaders create safe spaces where everyone can feel welcome? Find out how from today’s guest, Bonnie Low-Kramen. She is a TEDx speaker, teacher, and founder and CEO of Be the Ultimate Assistant, a curated training solution for corporate leaders and assistants creating synchronous and thriving work environments. Bonnie is also the author of the forthcoming book, Staff Matters.

In this conversation, we explore what we mean by ‘bullying’, how to foster collaborative environments and safe teams, the impacts of quiet-quitting and toxic behaviour, and the role of training for leaders. 

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.


Bonnie’s Episode Links:
1. National Center Against Bullying: https://www.ncab.org.au/bullying-advice/bullying-for-parents/definition-of-bullying/
2. Staff Matters Endorsements: https://www.bonnielowkramen.com/staff-matters/endorsements/

Bonnie’s Recommended Book List:
- Taming the Abrasive Manager by Dr. Laura Crawshaw
- The Confidence Code by Katty Kay
- Leading from the Front Angie Morgan
- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
- Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.

Welcome to the second half of our conversation with the five leaders as we unpack more stories around failure, dealing with imposter syndrome, working with introverts, extroverts and ambiverts, servant leadership, and so much more.  In this very rich conversation, we also discuss some final thoughts about dropping the mask and helping each other to be our most authentic selves. 

Don’t forget to listen to the previous episode if you haven’t already. We are joined by:

• Andrea Wall, Leadership and Life Coach
• Dr. Elizabeth DuBois, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Public Health at Imperial College London
• Hannah Cremona, Business Strategist, Mindset Mentor, Executive Coach and Trainer
• Mahatma Starseed, Holistic Spiritual Wellness Coach
• Shane Thrapp, Certified #ADHD Life Coach

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #7 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2023.

Episode Links:
Andrea - Her website https://www.andreawallcoaches.com/
Web: www.andreawallcoaches.com/connect
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreawallcoaches/
Coaching Offers: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages?provider_id=21873
Hannah Cremona - https://www.clubhouse.com/club/conscious-leaders-in-businesshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahcremona/
Mahatma Starseed  - Elite Motivation 411  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGaJXqixssQXfcohn-5FZ3w/https://www.instagram.com/elitemotivation411 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahatma-starseed-92b90123/   
Shane Thrapp - https://www.creatingorderfromchaos.com/

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Are you looking for a podcast editor/producer? Do you enjoy the quality of the show? The editor of Trench Leadership, Jennifer Lee, is taking new clients. Reach out at https://www.itsalegitbusiness.com.

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