Unleashed - Elevate Your Leadership Impact

Do you live a life without regrets, or do you wish you could have a “do over?”  Most people have regrets, according to Dan Pink’s research.  And there is a right and wrong way to deal with them to maximize their benefits for you personally and for your organization.  Listen now as host Jeff Tetz talks to best selling author Dan Pink about The Power of Regret.

We live in a time where work and career achievements often become our identities. If we live our lives for the rat race, says Bob Sutton, we tolerate a lot of stress, friction, “bullshite and clusterfugs.” Having spent his entire life training leaders and managers, he shares his surprising rules for success.   Three reasons to tune in: Learn Bob’s “twelve things I believe in” when it comes to runn...

According to Roger Martin, efficiency has turned into a damaging obsession for business leaders. Instead, we need to seek a productive balance between the pursuit of efficiency and the nurturing of resilience. Three reasons to tune in: Understand how the principles driving 200 years of remarkable economic growth are now casing more harm than good. See how to flip-the-script to a more sustainable a...

We live in an additive time, a time of more - more to-dos, choices, information, change, and options which can quickly overwhelm us. Leidy Klotz believes what we really need to do is subtract. Subtraction helps us to right size our companies, strategies, and lives so we can better surf the waves and achieve better focus and results. Three reasons to tune in: Learn how designers, rock stars, Nobel-...

Problem solvers love to use the word, “but” which unfortunately is one of the most polarizing words in the English language; it can push people away and make them feel like you are against them. Instead, Tim Arnold tells us that great leaders choose to use the word “and” builds a bridge to collaboration, openness, and engagement. Three reasons to tune in: See the power of moving beyond traditional...

In a world of rapid, disruptive change, how can you grow your business with more certainty and confidence? Dr. Ichak Adizes developed a system to build mutual trust and respect in a company so that it can better handle risk, surprises, and change. He spent the last 50 years proving out the system which has now seen remarkable and consistent results in a broad range of organizations, industries, an...

How often do unpopular opinions, information and perspectives go unvoiced and later come back to bite us? Kim Scott took her experiences of working at leading companies like Apple, Google, and others, and unearthed what makes some teams thrive while others struggle. In a phrase, radical candor. Three reasons to tune in: Hear how great teams interact differently than those who struggle, and how the...

Growth and innovation strategy will either make – or break – your business. Tiffany Bova has de-mystified growth in the face of stiff competition and a fast-changing business environment. She has identified 10 simple growth paths, and how to apply them to build the right strategy for you.  Three reasons to tune-in -   Understand how to evaluate your competitive landscape to know which growth path...

We are all expected to think, but how often do we question our own thinking processes? Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people’s minds, and his recent work focuses on unlearning, relearning, and thinking again. Too many of us favor conviction over controversy, status quo over innovation, assumptions over facts, and certainty over doubt. But it is within these very habits that, if we can re...

What do you do when faced with a big decision? Generate a pros and con list? Get caught in analysis paralysis? Only to finally go with your gut? There is a better way to make quality decisions. A way that allows you to think clearly, feel more confident, second-guess yourself less, and ultimately be more decisive and be more productive. Bestselling author and former professional poker player Annie...

As leaders we need to be effective influencers to be productive. But did you know that the specific words you choose can have a significant impact on your ability to influence and motivate others? Shelle Rose Charvet has spent the past three decades helping people leverage The Language and Behavior Profile (LAB Profile®), a tool for understanding how people and groups process information, make dec...

Does your organization embrace a culture of courage? Or do you - or others - bite your tongue in fear of saying something unpopular or facing recrimination? How often do the people in your organization fear speaking up to you? Workplace courage is acting because it feels right and important to stand up despite the potential for serious career, social, psychological, and even physical repercussions...

Human beings are wired for story. From our earliest ancestors, knowledge, culture, and information was passed from one generation to the next through story. Even today, research shows people are persuaded more and learn faster through story than through charts, graphs, and facts. Yet how often do we skillfully leverage storytelling at work? Karen Eber, a top TED speaker and “Leader Whisperer,” bel...

Most women don’t advance in their careers because of their own limiting assumptions. Often, according to the research, women are far less likely than men to take a shot at a new role or opportunity when they feel they aren’t fully qualified. Most women assume that their performance will speak for itself, and opportunities will find them rather than seeking them out. Alison Fragale, a champion for...

September 30th, 2021 marked Canada's first ever Truth & Reconciliation Day. Honour this important initiative by listening to this authentic, raw conversation with Annie Korver. Annie is on a mission to advance indigenous participation and inclusion in Canadian businesses. Grow your understanding of Canadian history, and strengthen your culture of inclusion. More than ever the opportunity exists fo...

We all spend time doing things we don’t want to – low value tasks and priorities that steal our time, energy, and focus. And then we wonder why we don’t achieve the most important outcomes we want in life. Hear Greg McKeown, author of Effortless, debunk the myth that to achieve greater results we need to work harder.

2020 is behind us, vaccine rollout has started, & an economic recovery is coming. Is your business ready to accelerate out of the downturn? We've turned the tables in this episode - our Host Jeff Tetz will be interviewed by Global News Anchor, Quinn Phillips, for this important and timely topic! This conversation explores six important strategies that will help ensure your team is accelerating bef...

Leaders who understand and create psychological safety build high performing organizations. Psychological safety isn't about being nice though, it's about giving candid feedback, openly admitting mistakes, and learning from each other. It's about trust and vulnerability. Amy Edmondson, a Harvard Business School professor and author of the book The Fearless Organization, talks about the concept of...

Tracy Dumas, associate professor of management and human resource at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, talks about how our personal and professional lives interface and benefit one another - and how we should all capitalize on this. When you are engaged at work, you're using a particular set of skills and cognitive resources. When you step away from work, you engage in activiti...

If you can't articulate how your organization is different from competitors clearly and succinctly, what reason does your clientele have to buy from you? There are many good businesses with good people out there, but the businesses that really thrive are the ones that can properly position themselves in the marketplace from their competitors. David C. Baker, the author of The Business of Expertise...

We are all natural born performers! When we improvise and perform in ways we have not done before, we can discover new internal territory and grow. Cathy Salit, bestselling author of Performance Breakthrough: A Radical Approach to Success at Work, talks about how leaders and organizations can use the art and science of performance to become more than they thought they could be!

The problem with the traditional leader-follow model used by most companies in the world, is that it influences people to comply, rather than think and initiate. Former US Navy Captain David Marquet, bestselling author of Turn The Ship Around, talks about intent-based leadership and how to create workplaces where everyone contributes and where followers grow to become leaders. 

When you lead from the heart, your people will follow. Mark C. Crowley, best-selling author of Lead From The Heart, talks about heart-based leadership and how to create employee engagement that moves people to do extraordinary work and achieve remarkable performance.

Innovation is the hottest buzzword in business! But what if the benefits of innovation have been exaggerated and we've put too much faith in technology to solve our problems? Lee Vinsel, co-author of The Innovation Delusion, talks about how our obsession with finding the next big thing has distracted us from the work that matters most. 

Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your group, or strengthen a culture that needs fixing? Digging deeper into his award-winning book “The Culture Code”, Daniel shares specific strategies that trigger learning, spark collaboration, build trust, and drive positive change. Culture is not something you are—it’s something you do.