In this episode we sit down with some of our guests over the past year to discuss the future of leadership and what it means to be a leader in the coming year. We recorded this episode at the Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment of Canada Library in December. 

Happy Holidays and we wish all of our listeners a wonderful 2020.

Micheline Maillet, Vice-President at Pvisio, is responsible for the firm’s consulting practice in People & Culture.  She has over 20 years of experience in helping companies at all of stages of their business, to start, grow and excel. Micheline helps companies find simple solutions to improve their HR practices by helping management take concrete steps towards positive change. Micheline is a member of the CRHA Order of Quebec and a certified member of the International Coach Federation.

Robert Paris is a management trainer, coach and consultant who focuses on helping organizations attract, retain and increase the productivity of their human resources. Robert’s specific areas of expertise include assisting managers and non-supervisory employees to develop essential leadership and coaching skills; helping organizations achieve their business objectives by developing a culture that supports and encourages bottom line-oriented innovation initiatives; and coaching mangers at all levels to improve their abilities to perform at higher levels.

Robert’s 15 year managerial career was characterized by significant business accomplishments at blue chip companies such as Johnson & Johnson. This valuable experience serves as the foundation of his consulting practice that has helped developed management teams on 5 continents for organizations such as the Cirque du Soleil, IMS Health, FTI, Xstrata Nickel, ICAO, Hypertec, Phi Group, Hitek Logistic, Fednav, Jam Industries, etc.

Robert is recognized as a pioneer in applying fundamental principles of neuroscience to management and leadership. He has a Certificate in the Foundations of Neuroleadership which applies emerging knowledge of the brain to business. He has recently developed ground-breaking programs in leadership, coaching, team-building and innovation that incorporate emerging knowledge of the brain to awaken more of the brain’s resources to enable people to expand perspectives, talk more authentically and create rare moments of insight – with remarkable results.

He has extensive experience and success in designing and implementing:

- Pioneering workshops that teach people how their brains work and how to unlock self-limiting subconscious thoughts

- Personalized coaching and mentoring services for mid-level and senior executives and first time supervisors

-  Cutting edge leadership and management development practices

- Results-oriented coaching skills practices and seminars.

- Innovation practices and cultures that result in competitive advantages

Robert has written manuals on leadership, neuroleadership, coaching and thinking skills. Robert’s training and consulting practice has resulting in helping management teams accomplish their strategic objectives in the entertainment, high technology, information services, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods, retail, non-profit, and mining industries. Robert designed and facilitated the original global leadership training program for the renowned Cirque du Soleil.

Robert graduated with honors with an M.B.A. at the University of Toronto and with great distinction with a B. Comm. At McGill University. He is a distinguished lecturer at the renowned Niagara Institute.

Doug Mow is a 30 year veteran of the tech industry, spanning enterprise software, telecommunications, Internet services, cloud technologies, and professional services. Starting his career in sales and sales management, he has held executive positions in corporate strategy, marketing, partner and channel management, and product management. He is currently a consultant and the acting CEO of a leadership development start up.

Most recently, Mow was Chief Marketing Officer for QuEST Global Services, a $750 million global engineering services company with over 12,000 employees. Prior to QuEST, he held the position of CMO and Sr. VP of Corporate Strategy for Ness Software Engineering Services, a $200 million global professional services organization. Earlier in his career, he was VP of Product Marketing and Strategy at Qwest Communications in Denver, CO.

During his career he has helped organizations achieve maximum corporate valuation through extensive branding and awareness campaigns, and effective demand generation activities to grow revenue. He has recently participated in a number of corporate liquidity transactions that improved shareholder returns by 2X to 3X.

Mow holds a BS in Economics from Cornell University with a concentration in Business Management and Marketing.

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/dougmow

Twitter – dougmow

In this episode, you’ll hear from Justine McIntyre. She was elected to Montreal City Council November 2013, and served until 2017. In 2015, she became leader of the political party Vrai changement pour Montréal. The party had been founded by Mélanie Joly, who is currently the Federal Minister of Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie in Justin Trudeau’s government. 

Justine began her career as a classical musician. After graduating from McGill University in1998 with a bachelor’s in Music, specializing in Piano performance, she went on to perform in and produce numerous concerts and solo recitals, and worked as an accompanist and choral conductor. 

Currently, Justine is completing a DESS in the Management - Sustainable Development program at HEC Montréal, while working in public relations in the field of sustainable mobility. She is a member of the board of Climatable, an NGO focused on climate change literacy. And works with the Last Post Fund, a charity whose mission is to ensure that "no Veteran is denied a dignified funeral and burial, as well as a military gravestone, due to insufficient funds at time of death." 

What you are about to hear is the raw, unedited version of the conversation, which we did in one sitting.  At the 1h19m mark of the episode we do the Learning Sessions with Sean. 

We hope you enjoy this episode and please leave your comments below.

In this episode, I got to interview someone who I know extremely well and my first leadership role model – it’s my father – Jeff Smith. He is someone that has been able to accomplish a lot when it comes to leadership. He is currently the manager for the McGill University Health Center (or MUHC) medical records department for all sites in Montreal (pediatrics and adult sites). In addition, he has been the Quebec Provincial Commissioner for Scouts Canada, a 4 time Deputy National Commissioner for Scouts Canada and has received the Queen's Jubilee and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee awards, just to name a few. He has created and led multiple leadership training courses over the last 30 years and has led complex initiatives in the government sector. Also, he has chaired a number of national and international events through scouting and met with world leaders and European royalty. In this podcast, we discuss his leadership journey, his philosophy on creating a great team and his leadership heroes. At the end of the podcast I asked him a series of questions, questions I ask during a learning session with potential mentors. This episode you are about to hear was done in a single recording, no breaks. 

Welcome to our new podcast channel. This episode is our Call To Action and trailer to our upcoming episodes.