Board Directors and Strategy Development

It is a well-known and excepted fact that boards play a critical role in approving the strategic plans of the organizations they serve.  However, not enough time is spent around the board room table considering strategy development and strategic alternatives. Considering the…

Cultivating entrepreneurial hotbeds within organizations

It's hard for many of us to imagine a business functioning well in the absence of a multi-level organizational structure. Many lament silos, yet organizations continue to try to operate with them intact. Can you imagine a product making it…

From Managing to Leading Part 1: Lesley’s 4 tips

Are you newly appointed to a leadership position? Do you aspire to be seen as a leader? Through the course of my own leadership, advisory and consulting roles, I have seen leaders at all levels of organisations, many without fancy…

Politics of Leadership – A View from the Top

On Wednesday, I had the great pleasure of attending another great event by one of Concordia University's Alumni organizations, a round table session entitled "The Politics of Leadership." The panel included two CEOs, one Brigadier General, and a researcher on…