The Leader's Chair

Leadership doesn’t always have to mean standing in front of a team making a speech; sometimes, it just means being a good example. This is what  TSN  host  James Duthie  learned in his years as a sports broadcaster for Canadian television. James hosts the NHL coverage at TSN. He is noted for his charisma that draws attention and makes people enjoy the sports coverage. Being exposed to sports for t...

If there is one great area that this pandemic is testing us, it would be leadership. When we are all working all over the place remotely, how do we reorganize ourselves and establish each of our roles and help our team members? In this episode, Jeffrey Edwards has the perfect guest to help you answer this question and more. He interviews  Andrew Neitlich , the founder of the  Center for Executive...

We always hear the quote, "rules are meant to be broken." Consequently, people have been living by that, often breaking the rules and getting into trouble. How, then, can we make them follow instead of disobeying? Jeffrey Edwards invites an expert on this area,  Lewis S. Eisen . As the author of the international bestselling book,  How to Write Rules that People Want to Follow: A Guide to Writing...

Although a popular concept, design thinking is still somewhat of a mystery to a lot of people. Design thinking is defined as an iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. To shed more light on this process, Jeffrey Edwards brings on  Marc Bolick , the leader of the US office of  DesignThinke...

Part of a leader’s role is to identify talent and have a strategic plan or vision for the organization, and that includes developing the people. In this episode, Jeffrey Edwards talks about mentoring and coaching as two essential elements of leadership. He shares how leaders can function as mentors and outlines some specific steps to coaching. Are you a leader? Get enlightened with some vital lear...

The power of asking questions is often overlooked in the leadership sphere. What distinguishes great leaders and visionaries is their ability to ask great questions which bring them to a world of possibility and opportunity. All great ideas start with the question “What if…”? All visionaries had the audacity to break the limits of their imagination and venture into the unknown. In this episode, Je...

A study by LinkedIn shows that one of the top skills required going forward is oral communications. For many leaders taking the stage though, it’s still a challenge to keep people awake and engaged during their presentations. On today’s podcast, Jeffrey Edwards chats with Anthony Lee about discovering your heroic voice in leadership in order to deliver your best presentation and elevate awareness,...

Change, without doubt, is the only constant in this world. It is one of the biggest things that leaders must tackle every day. In this episode, host Jeffrey Edwards talks about leaders, change, and transitions. He explains how leaders must learn how to navigate the phases of transitions with his people as well as understand the layers of change. After all, managing transitions successfully is a tr...

Being true to yourself, to what you represent, makes people clearly understand the way you think and the things you want to achieve with them. But how can authentic leadership be achieved? Today, Jeffrey Edwards welcomes you to the premiere episode of The Leader’s Chair podcast, where he shares his ideas on how to be the right leader to the right people. With the aim of allowing you to establish a...