conversations with leaders.: Recent Episodes
Mike Desjardins
My name is Mike. I have conversations with leaders as part of my lifelong pursuit of becoming a stronger leader.
Yabome Gilpin-Jackson and I talk about decolonizing and rebuilding, Black Lives Matter, Canadian Residential Schools, Colonial education, and what taking action looks like from an individual perspective today.
Video version here: https://youtu.be/BYJN5uKUekw
Here are the links that we mentioned in the podcast: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad: http://laylafsaad.com/meandwhitesupremacy
Murray Sinclair Podcast on Indigenous Deaths: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1904061507879
NYC 1619 Project: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
U of A Program: https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada?
Indigenous Flag: https://www.canadiannativeflag.ca/; https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/what-i-choose-to-celebrate-on-this-day-called-canada-day-1.3660300
Canada History Through the Lens of Indigenous Women: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
Yabome Gilpin-Jackson: https://sldconsulting.org/quilting-global-futures/
Anti-Black News in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/clive-mensah-black-man-taser-peel-police-1.5967692 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/police-shootings-2020-yer-review-1.5849788 https://globalnews.ca/news/7675321/surrey-rcmp-black-family-complaint/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53141449 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/black-judge-handcuffed-racism-1.6033332
Georgianna and I talk about how to have the mental health conversation at work and how to show-up with empathy as a leader.
Mike and Jay-Ann talk about Vancity Community Investment Bank, the first and only social purpose lending bank in Canada that's also a B Corp. We talk about what it means to be leading a start-up bank that has social and environmental change are part of their financial model. https://vancitycommunityinvestmentbank.ca/about/
Brenda Rigney and I talk about her passion around Three Uniques: her discovery through years of coaching leaders that each person has their unique skillsets that truly create a significant differentiator for them if they decide to focus on them.
Video version available on youtube: https://youtu.be/qnF4MKMMgos
I chat with Curtis Christopherson on what it was like to pivot his chain of personal training gyms, Innovative Fitness, through Covid, and the subsequent genesis and launch of Wrkout.com.
Tana Heminsley (www.leadauthentic.com) and I talk about Authentic Leadership and her third book on the topic. Find all of her books here (non-affiliate link): https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=tana+heminsley&crid=2SO2WWKIRL8PT&sprefix=tana+h%2Caps%2C198&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_6
Mike and Dan talk about his fourth book, Lead Care Win, available Sept 29th, 2020. https://www.danpontefract.com/books/lead-care-win/
Video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xSDFPouzvs8
An engaging conversation with Kristy O'Leary from Decade Impact (www.decadeimpact.com) about all things B Corp and Impact Business.
Dr. Gillian Simonett and I talk about Workplace Burnout (https://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/burn-out/en/): why treating the individual and having them go back into the same system/environment that caused their burnout just doesn't work and what leaders can do about it.
Book: Essentialism by Greg McKweon: https://gregmckeown.com/book/
Book: The Purpose Effect by Dan Pontefract: https://www.danpontefract.com/book/the-purpose-effect/
Muse Brainsensing Meditation Headset: www.choosemuse.com
Spire Belly Breathing Monitor: https://spirehealth.com/pages/stone
Yabome Gilpin-Jackson and I talk about racism, white supremacy, anti-racism, and allyship. Follow Yabome at: https://sldconsulting.org Here is are the two blog posts we refer to in the podcast: 1. https://sldconsulting.org/i-cant-breathe/ 2. https://sldconsulting.org/i-cant-breathe-resources/ Here is the book we speak about: Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad: https://www.amazon.ca/Me-White-Supremacy-Combat-Ancestor/dp/B081G8HNW8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=me+and+white+supremacy&qid=1593194910&sr=8-1 Here is the course that my team and I at ViRTUS are taking: https://adawaygroup.com/rework/
Ken Sim and I talk about entrepreneurship, leadership, city politics, and leading through Covid-19.
http://kensim.ca