I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.   It’s been a long time, but I’m so excited to have a conversation with Necole Belanger, Retired Command Chief Warrant Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Necole’s book, Pride Amid Prejudice, where Necole offers her story.  This is a story about pride, frustration, happiness, anger, shame, joy, prejudice. Necole and I will talk about how her desire to serve her country, to make an institutional differ ..read more

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.   Every leader chooses the type of leader they want to be. It’s a decision that will set our leadership journeys on a path of personal and professional discovery. The thing about this path is that it’s one we are constantly changing the direction of the path, hopefully being built in such a way to nourish and embolden ourselves and our team members. But throughout the entire journey, it’s our choice to be who we ..read more

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.  Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Creating a culture where everyone is free to express themselves in a safe and respectful space is at the heart of every leader’s top priorities.   But how do we create these safe cultures?  For most leaders, it’s about gut instinct, figuring it out as they go.   What if someone cracked the ‘culture code’?   In thi ..read more

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. We can only lead as fast as we can understand ourselves and our environment.   But how can we understand ourselves?  How can measure our performance? In this episode, you’ll hear from Marty Groover, author, Chief Technology Officer, and partner for C5MI, who will help us learn how to understand our own speed of advance.  Ma ..read more

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.  Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Most leaders want to make a difference. The motivation for this is as varied as the amount of styles of leadership.   One constant among all leaders is the desire for purpose. The reason we lead, the reason we want to make a difference. But desire is only one part of the equation to getting us to leading within our purpose.   ..read more

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.    Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.   Toxic Leadership. It’s a disease that destroys teams with a ruthless efficiency, often happening before anyone even realizes the damage has been done. So how do we avoid toxic leadership? How can we ensure we aren’t the toxic leader? And what do we do if we find ourselves and our teams in an environment where the leader ..read more

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Our leadership journey is ours alone, but the path isn’t a straight line. In fact, your leadership journey will have high and low points. Your journey will have you questioning your abilities and pushing your self-confidence, and you know what? But also, your journey will be filled with moments of pride knowing you helped people, that you made a real, tangible difference in those you are lucky enough to lead.  A ..read more

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.   Emotional intelligence is a popular topic, and that’s because leaders are beginning to understand that we can make leadership decisions without knowing how we will emotionally react to our personal and professional decisions, thereby impacting ourselves, our teams, and our organizations.   But, how can we be emotionally intelligent? Trench Leadership has explored this question in the past, but it’s such a ..read more

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.   Transitions are natural. No matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, there will always be some kind of transition.   The challenge with being the leader is that you are expected to lead your team through these transitional moments, providing a guiding hand that eases the stress of the transition on the team members. But how can we do this? In this episode, you’ll hear from Andrea Singsaas, an e ..read more

It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. Imposter syndrome, perseverance, the self-imposed push to rush, perseverance, and resilience.... these are just a few of the many challenges we face while we are trying to work through organizational goals, all the while continuing to manage our teams and our projects.  The thing is, in the moment, we often didn’t realize the value and learning of challenges we were experiencing, much less ..read more