Do Good To Lead Well with Craig Dowden

How can business leaders ensure that the culture they build within their organization is not only strong and cohesive, but reflects the values they originally set out to encapsulate? Join us, as Alim Somani answers this question and many more. What You’ll Learn: 1. The importance of asking the best questions rather than having the right answers. 2. Propagating value sets throughout your organizati...

Where is the future of leadership heading? What You’ll Learn: 1. How can entrepreneurial thinking help develop better leadership qualities?  2. How does one operationalize the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion in leadership? 3. What timeless lessons can we learn from Peter Drucker's work on leadership Who is Bruce Rosenstein? When Bruce Rosenstein, Managing Editor of the prestigious...

Jon Rennie is a business leader, author and speaker. He is co-founder, president and CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a global manufacturer of products for electric utilities. He served as a naval officer on nuclear submarines during the Cold War and has been leading industrial business for more than 20 years. Jon is passionate about leadership and employee engagement. His articles and blog posts have bee...

Marilyn Gist is the bestselling author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility. Alan Mulally, the legendary former CEO of Ford Motor Company and Boeing Commercial Airplanes, wrote the Foreword and contributed a guest chapter. Marilyn's career highlights include Professor Emeritus at Seattle University; full professor and academic administrator at University of Washington and Seattle Universi...

Todd Cherches is the CEO and cofounder of BigBlueGumball, an innovative New York City-based leadership development and executive coaching firm. A member of Marshall Goldsmith’s MG 100 Coaches, Todd was nominated in 2021 by Thinkers50 as one of eight global finalists for their Distinguished Achievement Award in Leadership. Todd is a three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU, a...

How can you champion diversity and inclusion while still honoring individual uniqueness? Join us for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Stephanie K. Johnson, the director of the Doer Institute for New Leaders at Rice University and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "Inclusify." Dr. Johnson shares her journey back to Rice and her dedicated efforts to cultivate future leaders th...

This week, Craig sits down with Jim Detert to explore the topic of courage. Jim is a professor at the Darden Graduate School of Business and the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Jim's research focuses on workplace courage, improvement-oriented voice (why people speak up or stay silent at work) and ethical decision-making and behavior. He believes systemi...

Anne Whelan is principal shareholder and CEO of Seafair Capital, a growth-focused company with investments in community, behavioral health services, technology, e-learning and corporate services. Anne also serves as a corporate director of CSA Group and Nova Leap Health. She was appointed to the Bank of Canada’s Board of Directors in June 2018. Anne has been nationally and regionally recognized fo...

Ed Hess is Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, Batten Fellow and Batten Executive-in-Residence Emeritus at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, and the author of Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change.  He spent twenty years in the business world as a Senior Executive and has spent the last 18 years in academia. Ed is the author of 13 books,...

This week, Craig sits down with President and CEO of LifeLabs Medical Laboratory, Charles Brown, to discuss the importance of good leadership during challenging times. Since joining LifeLabs in 2018, Charles has worked to evolve the company into a commercially driven organization that brings customer-centered value to market. By showcasing the possibility of delivering value-based outcomes, Charle...

For 21 years, Howard Behar led Starbuck’s domestic business as President of North America and was the founding President of Starbucks International, opening the first store outside of North America in Japan. He served on the Starbucks Board of Directors for twelve years before retiring. Howard's career in business spans over 50 years, all in consumer-oriented businesses, and most recently as a spe...

This week's guest, Jon Clifton, is CEO of Gallup, the global analytics and advice firm. Mr. Clifton's mission is to help organizations create thriving workplaces; put 1 billion people in touch with their strengths; and help 8 billion citizens be heard on their most pressing issues through the Gallup World Poll, a 100-year initiative spanning over 150 countries. He previously served as Global Manag...

Dr. Barry Schwartz is a Visiting Professor at the Haas School of Management at Berkeley. He is a top TED speaker, with 5 different talks, which have reached an audience of over 25 million views. He has written numerous books, including The Paradox of Choice, Practical Wisdom, and Why We Work. In this episode, Craig speaks with Dr. Schwartz about the psychology of human decision-making and how we c...

Yousry Bissada is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Home Capital Group. He has more than 30 years of financial services experience focused on the mortgage industry and is a member of the Home Capital Group Board of Directors. Mr. Bissada is a CPA, GCA and Accredited Mortgage Professional (AMP) and holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. In this episode, Cra...

Dr. Kim Cameron is the co-founder of the Center for Positive Organizations out of the University of Michigan as well as the William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations at the Ross School of Business. Dr. Cameron is recognized as the foremost expert on positive relational energy, which is generated by virtuous actions and can have a profound impact on an organization’s succ...

A trusted advisor to governments, associations and corporations, Kim Furlong brings people together to enhance value and arrive at win/win scenarios for all. As CEO of Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA), she advocates on behalf of the industry to ensure sound public policy and encourage a favorable environment for investment. Kim offers a unique combination of governm...

In today's episode, Craig Dowden has an engaging dialogue with Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford Motor Company and Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Mulally sheds more light on the "Working Together" management system, the basis of his leadership philosophy which was key in turning around the fortunes of Ford Motor Company. He speaks on his journey from Kansas to how he ended up leading gl...

In this episode, Alan Mulally, the former CEO of Ford and Boeing and Craig Dowden discuss the five-element of the working together management system and how it focuses on emotion, strength, mindset, the nature of leadership, teamwork and ways to bring authentic leadership qualities to life as a cohesive working unit. The discussion highlights the importance of creating an environment conducive to...

Named Ottawa’s CEO of the year in 2017, Kevin Ford is the CEO of the Cailan Group, which offers business management services within Advanced Technologies, Health, Learning and IT & Cyber Solutions. They have a long-standing history of financial stability largely due to Kevin’s amazing leadership throughout over 65 consecutive profitable quarters. He has led the company through several acquisit...

Bryce Hoffman is an author, speaker, and strategic management consultant known for his book Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything, which he wrote as the first ever civilian graduate of the US Army Red Team Leader course. He is an active journalist for Forbes and works as an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley. Bryce speaks with Craig about his beliefs in...

John Sicard is the president and CEO of Kinaxis, a supply chain management software that helps with sales and operations planning. Though he has been working for the company for almost two decades, John started as CEO in 2016 and has been a vital force in the revitalization of their supply chain management solutions and company architecture. He is a strong advocate for inclusivity and diversity in...

Dr. Graham Sher is the CEO of Canadian Blood Services, Canada’s premiere blood, plasma, stem cells, organ and tissues donation service. He has led the company on an amazing multi-year transformational journey. He spearheaded a comprehensive design model redesign to ensure safety, accuracy and modernization of systems. Trained as a physician, Graham has spent the past 23 years in senior administrat...

Michael Garrity is a 15-year veteran of the financial technology industry and the CEO of Financeit, a platform that enables small businesses to offer consumer-financing anytime. It is becoming one of the fastest growing sales finance platforms in North America. As a Goldman Sachs backed leader in the POS industry, Michael is devoted to driving growth in business-innovating services. Craig and Mich...

This week's featured author interview is with the world's premier expert on women's leadership as cited by Forbes, Sally Helgeson. Sally's work has brought the conversation of inclusion to the business space. This conversation dives into the habits and behaviors that are most likely to get in the way of women progressing in their career, unpacking your unconscious bias, and behavio...

This week Doug Contant joins Craig on the Do Good To Lead Well podcast. The two talk through the qualities that make up a resilient leader to build a strong foundation for success in times of crisis. Douglas R. Conant is an internationally renowned business leader, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, and social media influencer with over 40 years of leadersh...