
My Lemonade Stand
This podcast helps managers in organizations do their best work. We have interesting guests and provide strategies, tactics and hacks to avoid burnout, improve results and engage our teams at work.
Episodes
17 episodes
A masterclass on innovation and engagement from Mark Williams, CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
I could talk to Mark Williams, CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra all day. His vision and guidance has forged deep connections between our uber talented orchestra and the var...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:26

Gillian Smith keeps her professional options open
Gillian Smith intentionally defined herself broadly as a professional. She focuses on the transferable skills, experience and value that she can offer any organiz...
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23:34

Dr. Marcus Collins encourages us to create meaningful connections with the people in our lives.
Dr. Marcus Collins is the author of the the book "For the Culture". He's brilliant, funny and engaging. There are so many stories and nuggets of information. Check it ou.
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30:07

Managers need to walk the talk to drive employee engagement with Ron Tite
Ron Tite is the best selling author of the incredible book "Think Do Say" and he spent some time with me to share why its so important for Managers to walk the talk in order to create deeper connections with the team member, drive employee enga...
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31:20

We need self care everyday with Jacquie Compton
We don't always have time to go to a week long yoga retreat or to take a 4-hour hike but Jacquie Compton says you still have time for restorative acts of self care. In this episode Jacquie shares bit-sized acts of self care that we can engage i...
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28:06

How networking makes us better managers with Professor Bill McEvily
Networking is about so much more than getting a job. Prof Bill McEvily shares the many ways that networking makes us more effective as managers. This insightful discussion sheds light on the many reasons why we should foster a large, diverse pr...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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35:57

Lisa Bragg teaches us how to confidently promote ourselves
Lisa Bragg is the author of "Bragging Rights: How to talk about your work using purposeful self promotion". So many of us feel uncomfortable talking about our professional successes. If feels like showing off. But its critical to know how to co...
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23:50

Tina Robinet shares wisdom on holding our team members accountable
Tina Robinet SVP, Next Evolution of Work (NEW) TD Bank Group. She's a great people manager but I think she's exceptional at holding herself and others accountable and she models this behaviour with those who have the opportunity to work with he...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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20:05

Brooke Hunter shares great strategies to navigate difficult conversations
Brooke Hunter is the Founder and President of Hunters International Insurance. She is also one of the most genuine people I know whom I can always rely on tell me the truth. Its so important for us to have people like that in our lives that we ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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26:48

Mike Thomson is humanizing the hiring experience
Mike Thomson is the co-founder of Spark Recruiting,. Mike's perspective is that organizations often tell us that their people are their biggest asset, however when it comes to attracting top talent those same organizations invest way more...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:02

Dr. Tanya De Mello shares how managers can embrace the concept of inclusiveness
Dr. Tanya (Toni) De Mello is skilled at taking complex concepts like inclusivity in business and breaking them down so they are easy to understand and, most importantly, easy to action. I really enjoyed my discussion with Toni on the various as...
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25:27

Kurankye Sekyi-Otu introduced me to the phrase "walk strong" which means walking with confidence and believing in yourself
Kurankye Sekyi-Otu is a good friend and Chief Strategy Officer at an Asset Management firm. He's taken bold steps in his career with the mindset that he belongs in any room he finds himself in. When faced with challenges, he reflects, shakes th...
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20:22

Tanya Walker shares how she intentionally creates an environment that allows her to be her best and do her best.
Tanya Walker is a successful lawyer and owner of Walker Law Professional Corporation. Tanya has created an environment for herself to allow her to do her best work. That includes maintaining a supportive network, nurturing mentor relation...
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19:16

Heather Kerr is courageously authentic. She's a retired Corporate Executive turned Creativity Coach whose biggest wins have come from moments when she kept it real even in the face of potential professional backlash.
Heather Kerr is a former economist, tax lawyer and retired partner in a global accounting firm. Her career is a blueprint of corporate success. Heather is unapologetically herself all the time and her biggest professional wins have come f...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:01

Tamara Seales-Knight keeps it real about navigating being President of the pharmaceutical company her father founded 30 years ago,, being the youngest in her family and the mom of three.
With Tamara Seales-Knight, what you see is what you get. She expertly wears many hats. She's the President of the Canadian pharmaceutical company her father founded 30 years ago. She's the youngest in her family, the mother of thre...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:08

Brendan Calder drops some leadership wisdom, advice, anecdotes and observations
There is never a dull moment speaking with Brendan Calder who is a Professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Brendan is also a serial entrepreneur. I had the pleasure of working for one of Brendan's...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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28:01

Talking to Ray Williams about candour in business and other leadership lessons
Ray Williams is always true to who he is in life and especially in business. You always know where you stand with him and he shares how he's been able to be himself throughout his career. Ray is also deeply committed to giving back...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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25:27
