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Chat with Chicules: What They Couldn’t Teach You in Business School
Chat with Chicules was created to share what they couldn’t teach you in business school, because you have to live it to get it. The intention of the show is to share insights and ideas to be successful in business today. I share my personal experiences, what I have unearthed on my journey to thrive in business. I speak with candor about what it really takes to be successful, challenge preconceived notions, and inspire. This is for those who would rather stand up and be noticed than sit down and be hidden.
Unearthing your Leadership Potential
How can you unearth your leadership potential? Check out the Leadership Check List…How can you lead?
Episode Description
How can you unearth your leadership potential? Check out the Leadership Check List….How can you lead innovation and get people to say yes to your ideas; build high performing teams; understand your innate leadership style and build a plan so you can lead with your whole brain; lead and plan the implementation of change and how to build a culture free from fear so ideas can flourish. This season finale is about providing you with a snap shot of the ideas we have chatted about over the past few months and frame them in a way that they become your Leadership Checklist. Leadership is complex and this is a list but not an exhaustive list. There is always lots to learn. And as leaders we know that leadership comes with a great deal of authority and it also comes with a great deal of responsibility. So, strive to lead with the whole brain and ensure you are leading from an eco-system instead of an ego-system of leadership. What we do matters.
Why organizational design and behaviour should matter to leaders
Leaders can spend a lot of time on developing a vision for their organization, a 5-year strategic plan, but have they?
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Leaders can spend a lot of time on developing a vision for their organization, a 5-year strategic plan, but have they spent the time thinking about how the organization can deliver on the vision or the plan? How different structures and lack of clarify around accountabilities and lateral relationships can get in the way of success. Organizational design and behaviour matter to leaders because it unlocks the potential of the organization and the leader to deliver their vision. Without this step even the best strategy will fail.
Guest: Morley Katz
Morley Katz is Managing Director of Management Matters Inc., a consulting practice focused on helping CEO’s and senior executives solve tough leadership and organizational challenges. He combines a rigorous body of knowledge with a highly-skilled and practical approach to organizational design, organizational effectiveness, and executive leadership. Since founding Management Matters in 1997, Morley has consulted to more than 60 organizations and over a thousand senior executives across the public, corporate and not-for-profit sectors He has worked in Canada, US, Europe and Asia. Morley holds degrees in management sciences (operations research and organizational behavior) from the University of Waterloo, electrical engineering from Queen’s University, and mathematics and philosophy from the University of Toronto.
Leaders: are they born or developed?
Leaders: are they born or developed? What is your inherent leadership style? Is your leadership style pre-determined?
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Leaders: are they born or developed? What is your inherent leadership style? Is your leadership style pre-determined? How can you reach your full potential as a leader? In this episode we are going to chat about uncovering a leader’s inherent leadership style through assessment tools like Myers Briggs, True Colours, Striving Styles, etc. And then take it one step further and discuss how a leader can leverage these insights to reach their full potential. Effective leadership not only requires us to leverage our innate strengths but also learn to use the less developed aspects of our personalities to be completely effective. Otherwise a leader can create dysfunction in an organization.
Guest: Heather Hilliard
Heather Hilliard is the co-founder of Caliber Leadership Systems and the Striving Styles® Personality System. She has over 25 years’ experience working with companies in organizational development and change, leadership and team development, succession and selection, performance management and rewards. Her specialty is in driving behavioural change and facilitating the development of high-performance leadership teams and organizations. She is known for guiding clients out of dysfunction, chaos, apathy and more on the way to achieving higher levels of performance and realizing potential at the personal, team, leader and organizational level. Wanting an answer to the question: why do people behave the way they do, Heather and her business partner created the Striving Styles Personality System and authored, Who Are You Meant to Be? which clearly explain how our brains are organized and how our innate psychological needs drive our behaviour.
Theory U: Illuminating the Leadership Blind Spot
Today we are going to take leadership to the next level and chat about Theory U. How to impact not only the bottom line but also the triple bottom line.
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Today we are going to take leadership to the next level and chat about Theory U. How to impact not only the bottom line but also the triple bottom line. We are going to illuminate the leadership blind spot and provide tools to unlock the potential of your organization.
Regardless of your business goals, Theory U goes one step beyond the traditional methods of strategic planning and management tools and begins to uncover a leader’s blind spot…the things you cannot see…and the untapped potential for growth….
Guest: Michelle Moore
Michelle Moore is the owner trainer and instructor of Mustang Moon Equine Solutions LLC. Michelle’s passion for horses has inspired many. With 30 years experience her dedication to her horses is profound. Located in Ocala Florida near Dunnellon Michelle does professional trail rides lessons training of most disciplines and Equine Therapy. She has been riding and volunteering with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office mounted unit for 10 years earning her the rank of sergeant. She is also known throughout her community for the numerous Charities she is done with her horses. Born with a speech impediment and a learning disability she tailors each trail ride lesson training and therapy session to each individual’s needs. Creating a partnership and friendship that will last a lifetime. Come join us for an unforgettable experience.
Implementation: Managing the process of change
We have chatted about getting people to say yes to your ideas and keeping your ideas alive… but how?
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We have chatted about getting people to say yes to your ideas and keeping your ideas alive… but how? How do you ensure that the change you are leading will be effective? You have spent all this time on strategy, testing and evaluating your ideas, getting people to say yes, but have you thought about how to actually do it, implement it, lead a team and a company through change so that the final outcome is what you intended. That is what we are going to chat about in this episode. How do you lead a team, an organization, your business through the implementation phase of change? Because having the idea is only one part of it – being able to execute successfully and flawlessly is the other.
Guest: Ruth Henderson
Ruth is one of the founding partners of Whiteboard Consulting Group Inc. Whiteboard is a training & facilitation company that works with organizations that are going through significant change to uncover hidden opportunities to improve business results.
Ruth has more than 25 years of experience in both the private and public sectors, and is a proven leader, mentor, and certified coach. She has an MBA from Queen’s University and her specialized training came later when she was the first person to be certified as a Black Belt in Ford Motor Company’s global roll-out of Six Sigma process methodology.
Ruth also spent more than 5 years in a senior leadership role within the Ontario Public Service. There she built and lead an innovative and ground-breaking team of more than 60 employees focused on business effectiveness and identifying over a $100 M in savings opportunities in innovative modern service delivery.
Culture – unlocking its power in organizations
This episode is about how to unlock the power of culture in organizations. How it can be an incredible enabler to innovation.
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This episode is about how to unlock the power of culture in organizations. How it can be an incredible enabler to innovation, business growth and employee engagement and retention. It can also be a barrier and mean the difference between success and failure. It is not easy to define and even more difficult to document. It is more of a feeling than a strategy. But do not underestimate its power. An organization’s ability to unlock the power of its own culture is critical to its long-term success.
Change Management – Are you a jungle lion or a zoo lion?
Are you a jungle lion or a zoo lion?
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Are you a jungle lion or a zoo lion? Do you anticipate change and carve your own path or are you hoping that things won’t change and waiting for people to show you the way? Last week we chatted about leadership through change and this week is about how you can prepare for change. Today’s business world is ever changing, growing and evolving. It is far from predictable, reliable or safe. And how you anticipate and adapt to change is critical to success. We will chat about these concepts and strategies for success on this weeks’ episode. This is what they couldn’t teach you in business school…. because you have to live it to get it.
Leadership through change – are you ever really prepared?
This episode is about “Leading through Change” – are you ever really prepared? How do you lead through significant change?
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This episode is about “Leading through Change” – are you ever really prepared? How do you lead through significant change? How do you lead through an IPO? How can it impact your business model, your succession planning and your culture? My guest and I are going to chat about these challenges and more through a shared experience. We both worked at an organization that went through significant change and would like to reflect on the impact this transition had on the organization, its business model, culture and staff. The good, the bad and the ugly as they say…. This is what they couldn’t teach you in business school…. because you have to live it to get it.
Guest: Goodwin Gibson
Goodwin Gibson is the principal consultant at Goodwin Gibson Consulting (GGC). GGC is an independent consulting practice focused on making sense of business disruption and opportunities driven by digital technologies. Goodwin’s career began in the advertising and marketing-services industry and spanned over 25 years. Goodwin spent 13 years with Cossette Communications Group where he helped build one of the largest direct marketing firms in Canada. In 2004 Goodwin moved to MacLaren McCann where he oversaw the merger of its direct and digital business units to form MRM Worldwide Canada, one of the largest and most awarded direct and digital agencies in Canada. In 2010, Goodwin created Conversion, an integrated digital agency with top tier client and in 2014 Goodwin sold his shares to begin GGC, his consulting business.
High Performing Teams
How do you build high performing teams? How do you build trust? How do you become corporate athletes?
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How do you build high performing teams? How do you build trust? How can you become corporate athletes? This episode is about teams and what it takes to build them and lead them in today’s business world. This isn’t about authority; it is about influence. This is about the Law of Solid Ground. And understanding that trust is something you must earn as a leader. And knowing when to train, perform, celebrate and rest to be a corporate athlete. And that it is a marathon not a sprint. I will chat about all these concepts in this weeks’ episode and share some of my experiences. What I have learned about building high performing teams. The successes and the failures. This is what they couldn’t teach you in business school…. because you have to live it to get it.
Leadership: What does it take to be an effective leader today?
This episode is about Leadership and what it takes to lead today. Is leadership about authority or influence?
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This episode is about Leadership and what it takes to lead today. Is leadership about authority or influence? Does the real leader hold the position or the power? Are they running the meeting or leading the people? How can you make sure you are truly leading? I will chat about all these concepts in this weeks’ episode and share some of my experiences – what I have learned about true leadership – the successes and the failures. This is what they couldn’t teach you in business school…. because you have to live it to get it.
Innovation: Part 2 of a 2-part series
This is Part 2 of my two-part series on Innovation. In Part 2, I will ask: “How do you keep your idea alive?”
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This is Part 2 of my two-part series on Innovation. In Part 1, I asked: “Can innovation truly flourish in an organization or does: culture, structure and business model get in the way?” And the answer was yes, yes and yes. We explored ways to get around those barriers to innovation and how to get people to say yes to your ideas. In Part 2, I will ask: “How do you keep your idea alive?” Now that you were able to get the organization to say yes to your idea – how do you make sure that your idea reaches the finish line in the way you had envisioned? How do you continue to build your idea? And how do you leave a legacy that can exist without your involvement? I will chat about my own experience in keeping an idea alive, continuing to build support and leaving a legacy. This is what they couldn’t teach you in business school…. because you have to live it to get it.
Innovation: Part 1 of a 2-part series
In this two-part series I am going to chat about Innovation: In Part 1: How do you deliver innovation in an organization?
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In this two-part series I am going to chat about Innovation: In Part 1: How do you deliver innovation in an organization and Part 2: How do you keep it alive. So, in Part 1, I will ask: Can innovation truly flourish in an organization? Or does the: culture, structure, or definition of the current business model get in the way? I will chat about my own experience in delivering innovation in a risk adverse culture, in exploring different structures and what worked and what didn’t and why and how defining a business model too narrowly can get in the way of new thinking…..This is what they couldn’t teach you in business school….because you have to live it to get it.
First Episode: The history of an entrepreneur.
In this first episode I tell you about the show and what led me to be an entrepreneur. Could being an entrepreneur be in your DNA?
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In this first episode I will tell you a bit about the show, my background, and why I have any place at all providing opinions on business today. My passion is to share stories, insights, and ideas about what I have unearthed along my journey in business and how to survive and thrive in business today. I’ll talk to
you about what they couldn’t teach you in business school because you have to live it to get it. For you, I will speak with candor about what it really takes to be successful, challenge preconceived notions, and to inspire. I will share stories about driving innovation in a risk adverse culture, getting people to say yes to your ideas, leading through influence instead of authority, and finding the courage to be a jungle lion instead of a zoo lion in today’s business world. This is for people who would rather stand up and be noticed than sit down and be hidden.