CD048 Purposeful Leadership with Roger Thompson
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Release Date: 10/15/2019
CD063 Mastering Stress with David Krueger
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Dr. David Krueger joins me today to share how you can rewire your mind to manage stress more efficiently and explains the possible root causes of what can stress a person out. He describes the importance of mindful meditation, breathing techniques, and acknowledging that some stressors aren’t the cause, but the result of trauma. David also discusses his Four-Column Approach and how you can differentiate a mental detour from a mental distraction.
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CD062 Mental Health in Business with Hendrik Nieuwland
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Hendrik joins me today to discuss how mental health should be handled in a business. He shares his opinions on the current coronavirus outbreak and what employers can do to support their employees who are self-quarantining or working from home.
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CD061 Transforming Weaknesses to Strengths with Vanessa Vakharia
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Vanessa joins me today to discuss how she helps beat the stereotype threat around girls who enjoy math. She explains how she plans to innovate the classroom to make it more holistic and less rigid and describes what led her on this journey of becoming The Math Guru.
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CD060 Be Open to Opportunities with Natalie Prychitko
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Natalie joins me to discuss her thoughts on generating positive disruption in the workplace. She shares what her typical day looks like and how she maintains a strict morning routine.
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CD059 Compassionate Leadership with Nancy Shaw
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Nancy joins me today to share her thoughts and ideas regarding gender diversity in executive positions. She describes her role and responsibilities as the CEO of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce.
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Discovering Your Niche Product with Jody Swain
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Jody joins me today to discuss what “Hire and Fire Your Kids” is and how it works. She explains how the app helps children build values and build a stronger bond with their parents.
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CD057 Eliminating Risk in Business with Hendrik Nieuwland
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Hendrik joins me today to share his thoughts on how current activist movements have shaped the way the court system works and treats work-related cases. He describes his specializations and the type of representation he provides.
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CD056 Love is a Universal Language
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Steve joins me today to share his thoughts on music and why music, just like love, is a universal language. He describes what his life was like before he became a professional singer.
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CD055 A Life Well Lived: Intro to Season 3
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In this season’s first episode, I discuss why I went with 21st Century Leadership as the theme of season 3. I share an interesting story about a previous guest and why she wasn’t worried about her legacy.
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Encore Episode: The Confidence Project with Carol Baxter
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Carol joins me today to share how her life changed when she started getting in touch with her inner self through mindful meditation and yoga. She describes what her life was like as a sensitive child and her coping mechanisms throughout adulthood. She explains how she was able to unlock her true potential and the drive that made her want to help others. Carol also discusses how the Confidence Project and Tribal Trance Flow can help empower you to the next level.
info_outlineRoger Thompson is the Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability at First Service. First Service is a company in the essential property services sector and primarily helps manage and grow property service businesses. Roger has been with the company since 2007 and is currently in charge of progressive roles within the organization. He obtained his MBA from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and holds multiple degrees from other schools such as Western University, York University, and D'Youville College in New York.
Roger joins me today to share what it means to have a purposeful leadership and how it ties in with their company philosophy on social purpose. He describes his role in the company and his responsibilities. He discusses the power of human connection, how his company helps the community, and how he gets his family involved. Roger also shares his philosophy on building a strong team at work as well as at home and how he is intentional about spending time with his family.
“Do things with intention.” - Roger Thompson
Today on the Creative Disruption Podcast:
- His journey to becoming the Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability
- What it means to have a culture of service.
- Their unique approach to fulfilling their social responsibility.
- How his family gets involved in their community and provides service.
- The volunteer campaign Roger’s 9-year old son developed on his birthday to support Charity Water.
- The challenges he encountered when working with condominiums and board members.
- How he manages his team and the business.
- The challenges of separating work-life from home-life.
- What he would like to accomplish in the future and the legacy he would like to leave.
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