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Sep 14
1 min

Soft Skills or Power Skills?

I recently stumbled upon an article by Josh Bersin where he challenges the concept of “soft skills” because they aren’t soft at all – “th...

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Stephanie Deschenes

Sep 4
2 min

Leaders influence rather than command

Have you ever worked with a colleague who seemed to get astounding things done and wondered how they manage it? They may not have a big t...

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Northern Leadership Program Now Accepting Applications for Cohort 8

Stephanie Deschenes

Sep 1
2 min

Northern Leadership Program Now Accepting Applications for Cohort 8

Founded by Science North (managing partner), the City of Greater Sudbury, Laurentian University and Health Sciences North in 2012, The No...

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Stephanie Deschenes

Jan 31
4 min

Be a Change Master

There is a plethora of information about change management available - why is it still so hard to do?

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Why does anyone need leadership development?

Stephanie Deschenes

Nov 11, 2019
2 min

Why does anyone need leadership development?

89% of companies say strengthening leadership is “urgent” or “important” but only 13% say they do a good job. Where do you stand?

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Leadership lessons from Bianca Andreescu

Stephanie Deschenes

Sep 10, 2019
4 min

Leadership lessons from Bianca Andreescu

What leadership lessons can we take from Bianca Andreescu's impressive success? Five points come to mind.

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Stephanie Deschenes

Aug 27, 2019
0 min

HBR: 4 Reasons Talented Employees Don’t Reach Their Potential

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Stephanie Deschenes

Aug 26, 2019
2 min

Leader as "Head Cheerleader"

I recently watched a webcast with Ken Blanchard and Simon Sinek where they talked about servant leadership, a term coined by Robert Green...

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