A New Government..... A New Workplace with special guest Yvan Baker MP
Release Date: 06/20/2025
Episode 17 - The Invaluable Power of Onboarding with Gary Hepworth & Jim Ellis
WorkPlace Radio
A fascinating show featuring a full hour with our co-hosts Gary Hepworth & Jim Ellis as the discuss The Invaluable Power of Onboarding. Referring to their consulting practice areas, they share what they are seeing in businesses of all sizes as they wrestle with staff retention, turnover, re-recruiting and the costs and impacts on other functions..... and customers. A great learning session on what onboarding programs should include..... and not include.
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Organizational Resilience with special guest Marie-Chantal Cote
WorkPlace Radio
We sat down this week with Marie-Chantal Cote of SunLife for an insightful and educational discussion on the subject of Organizational Resilience. It truly was impactful to understand how most organizations of all sizes are really challenged these days to be resilient in a very uncertain world around us today. But SunLife has taken an impressive lead here.
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Workplace Scams Today with special guest Detective David Coffey
WorkPlace Radio
Another great show at WorkPlace Radio and this time with special guest Detective David Coffey of the Toronto Police Services, Financial Crimes Unit, as we talk about WorkPLace Scams Today. It was a particularly insightful discussion as the problem is far more pervasive than any of us think and it's here to stay and grow!
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Tools Towards A New Workplace with special guest Regan Inkster
WorkPlace Radio
This weeks' show included a deep and fascinating discussion with special guest Regan Inkster, author of the forthcoming book Organizational Phi: Unlocking Conscious Performance. If you take a systems architect, an organizational theorist, an organizational designer and give them the power of AI to research the historical performance of organizations, Regan has arrived at some powerful observations of what maybe has worked in the past and more recently has clearly not. The book also points to his creation of "Phi Scores" that can be used to pinpoint opportunity areas for...
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New Workplaces for Retirees with special guest Ellis Katsof
WorkPlace Radio
This week's show included an insightful interview with Ellis Katsof, author of the popular book, Life 3.0: Protirement NOT Retirement as we talk about New Workplaces for Retirees. It's a brilliant book for anyone approaching retirement or well down the path. With 100 interviews from celebrities to regular folks, with Ellis talking about some of the interviews that really stood out. It's the perfect book for retirees today. You're really doing to join this one!
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Insights for SMB's and Aspiring Entrepreneurs with special guest David Girolami
WorkPlace Radio
This weeks show included included our interview with special guest with David Girolami of the Business Development Bank of Canada, better known as the BDC. It was a particularly interesting discussion as we learned about another arm of the BDC beyond financing.... they have a comprehensive advisory group as well built to support the success of entrepreneurs. Of particular interest was David's ongoing experiences, working with small business and entrepreneurs regarding their challenges in today's changing economic world and the effects on their workplaces. This is a must listen!!
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Generational Wealth: The Entrepreneur's Legacy with special guest Dwayne Rettinger
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In this weeks show we sat down with Dwayne Rettinger of the Rettinger Group to talk about Generational Wealther, often referred to as The Entrepreneur's Legacy. It's a fascinating discussions about a subject that few entrepreneurs tend to ponder until they're close to retirement, and often when family challenges can emerge or opportunities lost by not thinking about it sooner. A great chat and a bit of a wake up call!
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The Value of Authenticity In Business Today with special guest Jeppe Hansgaard
WorkPlace Radio
The best way to describe our special guest this week, Jeppe and his team at Innovisor, is in how they've taken the discipline of change management into the science of change management. An illuminating discussion for practitioners and business leaders who have been following conventional change models for years..... while Innovisor has been mapping and researching their effects in the background. And a perfect lead into the criticality of authenticity in business today.....
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On Reflection - Insights For Today's Entrepreneur
WorkPlace Radio
Co-hosts Jim Ellis and Gary Hepworth reflect on WorkPlace Radio's first 8 episodes and highlight the many learnings from their guest interviews, specific to today's entrepreneur. Some truly insightful nuggets whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned one that you can apply today. Thanks to all of our guests!
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Today's Job Market In Canada with special guest Donna Milton
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A fabulous chat during our show today with Donna Milton, CEO of Catalyst Connections as we talk about the changing job market in Canada today. We discuss the uncertainties that current trade rumblings are causing on the job market, who's hiring, who's not and hiring trends over the past 6 to 12 months. A great snapshot for today for those looking for a job, hiring for a job or just curious about what's going on!
info_outlineAn insightful discussion during our show today with Yvan Baker MP of Etobicoke Centre on the number of new governement initiatives that will have a direct impact on today's workplace. On the opportunities of elmination interprovincial trade barriers to some of the large scale infrastructure projects planned, it's clear that a focus on strengthening Canada will lead to new revenues and jobs for Canada.