Kate Parker, Vice President, People at Technical Safety BC, shares successful strategies for leading organizational change and cultivating a proactive, agile, accountable, and integrated workforce of over 400 employees. Technical Safety BC is an independent organization that oversees the safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. In addition to issuing permits, licenses, and certificates, they work with the industry to reduce safety risks through assessment, education, outreach, enforcement, and research ..read more

In this episode, we're joined by Radha Curpen, Vancouver Managing Partner and National Leader at Bennett Jones. Radha also co-heads the firm's Environmental Law practice, and with over 30 years of legal and advisory experience, she specializes in providing strategic counsel to clients related to the environment, First Nations, wider ESG matters, gender equity issues, and the handling, transportation, and remediation of hazardous materials. Radha has served on numerous corporate, non-profit, and governmental Boards of Directors, co-authored scholarly work on Indigenous Rights for the American B ..read more

As SFU's Associate Vice-President, External Relations, Sobhana Jaya Madhavan liaises with governments and communities to help facilitate social inclusion and reconciliation initiatives at the university. Born in Malaysia and raised in India, Sobhana immigrated to Canada in 1995 and has worked in the government and non-profit sectors for over two decades. In 2015, Sobhana was nominated for the BC Medal of Good Citizenship award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the well-being of their communities. In this episode, Sobhana discusses how she engages with di ..read more

Bryan Cox is the leading voice and advocate for the LNG industry in Canada. Bryan leads a team actively working with governments, business leaders, Indigenous leaders, communities, and the broader public to realize the opportunity to build a world-leading LNG industry for the benefit of all Canadians.  Bryan says, 'I think the pandemic has really driven a lot of people into their corners. And what I think we need to do and where change leaders really need to operate right now is in providing the space for people ... to come out of their corners and engage again as human beings ... We are ..read more

Leading an organization of more than 25,000 medical and non-medical staff, Kathy MacNeil at the helm of Island Health shares her perspectives on leading change.  Kathy says, 'that change happens through relationships and so sometimes it takes more time than we may believe it needs to take as it takes that time to build trust.' Kathy talks about the power of recognition, building relationships and trust to win the hearts and minds of people ..read more

Kelly-Ann shares change leadership insights from SMS Equipment - a heavy equipment dealer and one of the largest Komatsu dealers in the world with a network of business centres across Canada and Alaska.  ..read more

In this episode, we are honoured to have Dr. Siddall as our guest. Dr. Siddall discusses: How one of the leading art universities in Canada used creativity to transform the university during the pandemic. The university's role in recognizing and addressing systemic racism, social injustice and other social inequities. How to lead change collaboratively in higher education ..read more

How I Lead Change: COVID-19 Special Edition. The first guest of this special series is Ryan Donovan, Chief Technology Officer at Hootsuite.  Ryan will share how Hootsuite's global business has been impacted by COVID-19, how they bridge the digital divide in their workforce, and how they help brighten up their online meetings. (hint: it involves farm animals ..read more

Marni shares valuable lessons from leading change at BlueShore Financial. This financial institution offers a wide range of banking, borrowing, wealth management, insurance and business solutions based out of North Vancouver, British Columbia ..read more

How I Lead Change: COVID-19 Special Edition In this episode, you'll hear from Kevin Desmond, CEO at Translink—the statutory authority responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver. You'll hear how Kevin's led through the disruption caused by #COVID19, how he galvanized his workforce and external stakeholders around a mission, and his antidote to change inertia in public sector environments ..read more