The Inspire Podcast

In this episode of The Inspire Podcast, Bart welcomes Anya Wood, The Humphrey Group's Vice President of Product. Drawing on their combined decades of experience in the leadership training business they explore the evolving demands and priorities of leaders and how those imperatives are redefining the key skills required today. Anya then shares insights into how leaders can respond to these demands while looking at how AI is providing some compelling tools to help them meet the challenge. A great listen for anyone wondering how to rise to this leadership moment with confidence and energy. 0:17 Welcoming Anya 1:00 Learning and development has had seismic shifts 3:46 Her background 4:35 Is it better for learners now? 5:10 Bart talks about the level of knowledge about training options 5:51 Customize and personalize learning 5:58 Boom and result 7:09 Nature of work is becoming more human 8:06 Institution and hierarchical nature of work in the past 9:25 The demands on leaders 9:49 Opportunity of diversity and inclusions 10:28 Communication demands on leaders 12:05 Style changes in communication 13:22 How direct managers change? 14:20 The burden of communication 15:10 Personalized communications 15:33 RTO example from Bart 16:22 Trends in feedback 16:58 People desire regular feedback 18:18 How AI will shape communication... 19:24 Is AI changing how leaders communicate 20:27 The ability for AI to provide immediate feedback 21:24 What advice is Humphrey Group giving to leaders? 22:02 Being an authentic leader... 23:55 EQ matters 24:04 POP 24:46 Bart talks about an example 27:24 Giving feedback 29:08 How to receive feedback from employees? 30:10 Listen and not be reactive 31:32 Bart reinforces professional context 33:47 How can leaders begin to use AI tools? 33:54 PowerPoint rehearse 37:13 Bart summarizes points 37:56 Thank-yous 38:13 Outro

In this episode of The Inspire Podcast Bart speaks with Tony Martignetti, Founder of Inspired Purpose Coaching about why so many leaders reach a career peak only to realize they may have to in fact come down and climb a different mountain. Drawing on his own life experiences where he walked away from a prestigious executive role to reflect on his own journey, Tony shares wisdom he currently uses to coach leaders in many fields. He explains the signs that you may be in crisis, how to know if you're climbing the right mountain, what to do when you come off your first path, and how to start again. In this time of the Great Resignation and career disruption, Tony's advice is helpful when you know something isn't working but don't want to jump at the next thing without knowing where you're headed. 00.32 Teaser 00.12 Inspire music/intro 00.49 Welcome Tony 01:33. Introduction 02:25 Early career 02:49 Biotech 03:08 Something missing 03:54 Internal doubts 04:36 Breaking point 05:05 Lost himself in the process 06:05 Rock bottom 08:11 Golden handcuffs -- how to overcome 09:44 Leaving the room -- change the way leaders "show up" 11:01 Crises on the mountain 12:30 What he wanted to do for his clients 13:48 Signs that you might be stuck 15:00 Finding the balance 15:36 We can control our level of excitement towards work 16:33 You may be in the right job, but your perspective might need to change 18:56 Going back in time - time travelling anthropologist 20:50 How Covid has brought this in focus 24:30 Are there people who can't unstick themselves? 26:07 Biggest hurdles to overcome when making career changes 27:04 Don't box yourself in 28:58 Celebrate your own accomplishments and experiences 30:25 3 places to start journey to career fulfillment 30:47 Pause 31:07 What do I want? 31:34 What am I going to do next? 32:07 Book recommendations

Entrepreneurship is hard. Leaving a stable career to start a firm with uncertain prospects, winning customers, hiring staff, gaining access to capital... the challenges are many for those who aspire to build their own businesses. And if you're a Black entrepreneur you face the additional barriers of unconscious bias, inequity or even racism. In this episode tech entrepreneur Andrew Bromfield joins the pod to share his story of leaving a predictable career to create his own business. He also explores how he deals with the additional obstacles faced by Black entrepreneurs, why some well-intentioned government efforts to help aren't helpful at all, and how he gives back to the next generation. Andrew provides guidance to anyone who wants to be an ally to Black, and the broader group of BIPOC business owners. Timestamps: 00:55 Introducing Andrew and Formative 01:39 Introducing 100 Strong and LinkedIn post Andrew wrote 02:21 Government loan program for Blacks 03:06 Don't need "charity" 04:08 The Entrepreneurial voice 05:08 His story 05:18 Came from entrepreneurial family -- lots of support and confidence 05:56 Entrepreneurial parents 09:11 Price Waterhouse Coopers 10:26 Systemic biases that black people face? 10:56 Educational Streaming 13:23 Advocate for yourself 17:17 Visible representation importance 18:54 Leaving PWC and starting new firm 19:39 Build a foundation 20:28 Startup challenges 21:37 Lessons for new entrepreneurs 22:08 Growth mindset and understanding things change 22:47 Mistakes WILL happen -- accept and learn 22:56 Resilience 23:26 "This is earth, not heaven" 23:47 Do you face racism in Canada today? 24:09 Not for him 24:19 Mindset is key to handling prejudice 25:11 Opening bell for the nasdaq 27:36 You don't make those introductions if you have a problem with race... 28:02 How you perceive things 29:56 Allyship 30:19 Consider a wider range of vendors when putting out a bid 33:32 How to find out more about 100 strong 35:53 Thank yous Links to Formative Innovations Inc. Company: www.formative.ca Foundation: www.100strong.ca

In todays episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart interviews Renae Morriseau. Renae's journey has been in working creatively with Indigenous people. She's a writer, theatre director & musician who helps people find their voice through effective storytelling. Here are some moments from the conversation: How did you get to do what you do? -04:23.2 Agusta Buel -05:08.1 Phil Fontane's experience -05:29.2 What was it about Phil's story? -06:33.4 Storytelling to decolonize -08:28.2 Truth and reconciliation commission -11:59.4 Resilience art -12:12.4 Downtown east side of Vancouver -12:47.7 Self care -13:21.3 Reconciling with their own families -14:31.9 What's your approach to working with people on storytelling -16:18.8 Collective stories -21:33.0 Growing global awareness of systemic racism -24:15.1 How do non-indigenous people listen? -25:18.6 Hungry listening = Dylan Robinson -25:58.6 Decolonize our listening -26:16.4 How do you open up to listening -30:48.2 Difficulties in connecting with stories that challenge us -31:25.5 Not knowing what to say is the greatest gift to someone -32:03.1 Silence can be OK -32:23.3 Align mind, heart, gut -33:34.5 Resources? where to go from here? -34:37.0 Renae's Work: THEATRE -Here’s a project called, Home, Homelessness & the Culture In-Between. There is a 5 minute video on this link http://urbanink.ca/sro/ -This is a play she helped to write call Weaving Reconciliation: Our Way. This is about ‘reconciliation’ within Indigenous communities as a family mends their relationship back together because of the impact of Residential School. http://weaving-reconciliation-our-way.ca DIRECTING PROFESSIONAL THEATRE -This is a play White Noise by Taran Kootenayhoo that she will be directing for its Vancouver premiere at the firehall theatre. Here is a little write-up about it. https://www.newwestrecord.ca/entertainment/this-new-west-theatre-production-explores-internalized-racism-1.23630503 HER MUSIC with M’GIRL -Here is an article written about M’Girl Music - A group of Indigenous Women singing hand-drum songs. What’s unique about what they do is that they harmonize to their traditional Cree, Saulteaux, Anishnaabe songs. https://www.straight.com/music/1315931/mgirl-infuses-indigenous-themes-western-vocal-harmonies DIRECTING A TELEVISION SERIES -And finally her film work, she directed 6 episodes of the 12 created for the 3rd Season of Quest Our West - for APTN. This will come out this fall. This link is about Season 1 and 2. https://www.aptn.ca/questoutwest/

In today's episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart interviews Matthew Confer. Matt is VP, Strategy and Business Development at Abilitie. Abilitie develops award-winning corporate leadership development and mini-MBA programs for rising leaders and executives around the world. Their team-based business competitions involve aspiring leaders in an active, learn-by-doing environment. Matt and Bart discuss how simulations can build leadership skills, and what leaders can do to create simulations of their own to foster better team performance. Here are some moments from their conversation: Abilitie- 04:04.6 What is experiential learning?- 05:31.0 Simulations- 06:05.4 Competitive component- 07:29.2 The relationship between experience/practice and learning- 08:34.1 Study on student engagement- 08:47.6 How to manage and develop talent- 11:58.5 Rethinking 'coaching'- 12:26.4 Objections to simulations- 13:59.8 How to get the most out of role plays- 15:38.5 How to do experiential learning in a team context- 17:00.4 Common learning themes- 19:07.4 Look to replicate in-class training experiences like coffee breaks etc.- 20:21.4 How to do leadership in a virtual work world- 21:45.4 Bias towards thinking that our choices will succeed- 23:29.6 Role play worst-case scenarios-24:55.7 Mistakes to avoid- 28:00.2 Where to go for more- 30:52.4 Link to Matt's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_confer_before_you_decide_3_steps_to_better_decision_making