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Brenda Bence

Brenda Bence

Global Speaker, Executive Coach & Author As a Certified Global Executive Leadership Coach, Brenda Bence works with leaders at the highest levels of major multinationals across the world.  Known for inspiring long-lasting, positive changes in mindset and behavior, Brenda has coached over 1,000 executives who hail from 60 nationalities and 70 industries. Recognized by Thinkers50 as a World Leader in Coaching, Brenda is also consistently ranked by GlobalGurus as a Top 10 Executive Coach and…

Leadership Habits that may be holding you back

Most leaders are already doing way too much. So, instead of adding one more thing to your ever-growing list, review your current habits and identify what you need to stop doing to make you a better leader : Reference: Marshall Goldsmith, 2007, “What got you here, wont get you there” “Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can” – Emerson

Mary Wheeler

Gail Donner & Mary Wheeler

Partners, donnerwheeler Career Planning Consultants Gail Donner RN, PhD, Professor Emerita and former Dean in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto and Partner in donnerwheeler Career Planning Consultants has had a long and varied career in nursing and health care including Professor and Dean, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Director, Nursing Education and Research, Hospital for Sick Children, Executive Director, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and Chair, Nursing,…

Is coaching for me?

When it comes to coaching, people generally fall into three categories: If you are interested in coaching, reflect on the following traits that will enable a more positive experience for you: If you want to be great, are you willing to be coached? If not, what is holding you back?

Liane Davey

Liane Davey

Co-Founder and Principal, 3Coze Inc., New York Times bestselling author of “You First : Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done.” For the past 25 years, Liane has researched and advised teams on how to achieve high performance. Known as the “teamwork doctor,” she’s worked with teams from the frontlines to the boardroom, across a variety of industries, and around the globe from Boston to Bangkok. In working with hundreds…

Eddie Turner

Eddie Turner

Principal Consultant & Executive Coach Eddie Turner is an in-demand leadership development expert. He is “Changing the Face of Leadership” as a Principal Consultant and Executive Coach at Linkage, Inc—an international leadership development firm. Eddie is a Certified Speaking Professional™ (CSP®) and ranked #9 on the Top 30 list of Motivational Speakers by Global Gurus. Forbes recognized Eddie as the Preeminent Authority on Emerging Leaders. He is ranked #18 on the Top 25 Thought Leaders…

Lydia Lee

Lydia Lee

Global Co-Lead, KPMG Connected Enterprise for Health, KPMG International; Partner and National Leader, Digital Health Transformation As Global Co-Lead, KPMG Connected Enterprise for Health, Lydia collaborates with a global network that supports customer-centric digital transformation in health systems aimed at providing exceptional experiences, creating organizational value and driving sustainability. In Canada, Lydia leads KPMG’s Digital Health Transformation practice. Lydia brings over 25 years of healthcare industry and public sector transformation experience to her role. She…

How well do you know yourself?

Self-awareness is one of the most important qualities for growth, especially for a leader and this quote by Carl Jung is so powerful at conveying this message: “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate” How many of us have said “That’s just the way I am”?What meaning have you given to the events in your life? What image do you hold of yourself?Is it serving…

Dr. Ben Chan

Dr. Ben Chan

Assistant Professor of Global Health, University of Toronto Dr. Ben Chan is a Consultant with the World Bank and Assistant Professor of Global Health at the University of Toronto.  He advises governments in low- and middle-income countries on healthcare quality and health system strengthening.  Over the past decade, he has supported the development of national quality strategies in Colombia, Georgia and Uzbekistan and facilitated the design of quality improvement projects to improve diabetes and hypertension in…

Are you managing your time or is it managing you?

“I feel like a headless chicken running around” and “I don’t have control of my own time and calendar” says a leader. The higher up in the organization one is, the more demands on their time will the organization make. But, it’s the leaders who make an organization successful, and leaders need to own their time. According to Peter Drucker, the father of management thinking – to be effective, one needs to set large chunks…