Enhance Your Business Acumen

Join our live monthly business strategy and leadership topic exploration sessions. Get new ideas, ask your pressing questions, and get perspective on your biggest business blockers.

Enhance Your
Business Acumen

Join our live monthly business strategy and leadership topic exploration sessions. Get new ideas, ask your pressing questions, and get perspective on your biggest business blockers.

Join our Upcoming Learning Events for Leaders

Browse and register for the virtual events below. No cost to attend.
Get the invites right to your inbox: Send us an email at [email protected]. 

Join our upcoming learning events for leaders

Browse and register for the virtual events below.
No cost to attend.
Get the monthly invites to your inbox:
Send us an email at [email protected]. 

Wed, April 9 at 12 noon ET

Building a healthy “bench” builds management depth, improves employee retention and motivation, and reduces organizational risk. Yet why is it so challenging to actually implement?
Join us at this month’s Q&A to explore:

•  How to create a healthy succession planning culture (and why it’s harder than it looks)
•  How to address succession planning roadblocks
•  How to level up the people who are going to backfill key positions
•  Knowledge transfer best practices (and other tactical recommendations)

Tue, May 13 at 12 noon ET

Growing successfully means relying on people – i.e. your staff – to deliver. And behind these people there is always a capable Chief People Officer and CEO with vision.
So this month, let’s talk people:

•  From “Personnel” to “HR” to “People”: What’s next?

•  People strategy, strategic planning, and succession planning.

•  Employee experience and company culture.

•  Team alignment and professional development that fuels the organization.

Digital Transformation

Tue, June 10 at 12 noon ET

Your industry has changed with aggressive new entrants, costs have shot up, and new tech (eg. AI) has opened fascinating new opportunities. Digital transformation to the rescue!
Yes, your organization may have outgrown its current tech stack. And vendors are knocking at the door with fascinating (and “transformative”) new solutions. But will the effects be “transformative”, and how is any of it aligned with your overall strategy? This month, let’s talk about digital transformation:
This month, let’s talk about digital transformation:

•  STRATEGIC digital transformation

•  Digital transformation mistakes to avoid

•  Change management best practices that work, and much more!

Who’s Running Your Company?: Achieving High Employee Engagement

Tue, July 8 at 12 noon ET

Understanding how to develop a loyal, diligent, and high-performing team is a key leadership skill… and yet, all the stats point to the same thing: Employees have become disengaged from their work in record numbers. If this is true at your shop… who’s running your company?
Take an hour to explore this important business growth lever with new insights and practical ideas:

🤔 Why is engaging employees so hard? (Or is it “so hard”?)

🤔 Are we doing something wrong? And how can we do better?

🤔 What are the tools and techniques that leaders can use to build engagement throughout their team - and what is the business impact?

Praise from live Q&A sessions attendees

"You did a good job of highlighting and identifying some different modalities and strengths associated with them. It gives me some added confidence in understanding when to apply them, and gives me the tools and the language to have conversations and make decisions." – Nicklaus Csuzdi, Sr. Manager Strategy and Communications, Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca

"Really insightful. There are things I hadn't considered. I though it was great and I appreciate it." – Darla Wright, American Association of Veterinary State Boards

"I was incredibly impressed how you made the whole thing a constant learning process – so valuable." – Jason Croft, Media Leads

"Great guidance on what's important." – John DiBenedetto, Cmind Inc.

"Brilliant insights, thank you!" – Donald Cooper, The Donald Cooper Corporation

"Thank you for the ideas and tips!" – Kayce Halstead, Association of Clinical Endocrinology

"Great session!" – Nicole Blankenship, Board Member, Well Child Centre

"Thank you SO much. Very thoughtful session. This has given me lots of ideas." – Viviana Urdaneta Melo, Board Member, EMDR International Association

“This was great!” – Bob Lank, Lank Consulting Group

"Thank you so much Randall and Ronja! Such an information rich conversation!" – Aida Benkirane, Burnout Prevention Specialist, 9 Coaching

“This is very valuable.” – Cam Clark, Pattison Media

“Everything was detailed. Thank you for the detail and sharing the thought process.” – Colleen Krebs, Director of Business Solutions at Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba

“This was incredibly helpful, thank you!” – Amy Baryshnik, Founder, Successor Capital

“thank you for your wisdom, Randall and Ronja! I got a lot of value from the meeting and it got me thinking about how I promote my own services and how I might do it differently.” – Denis Boudreau, Chief Inclusion Officer, Inklusiv Communications

“This has been super helpful! The information isn't "brand new" but you are presenting things in a different way. What I appreciate about this is it’s achievable. There is “meat” I can work with, which is really helpful.” – Marita Smith, Marita Smith Sexual Health Education

“I learned a lot. I always learn a lot. That’s why I join these sessions! – Bonnie Zink, CEO

“I loved it. I really really loved it. I am a big fan. Wonderful session and thanks for all the value you provided! Ronja and Randall are doing an amazing job and I can’t wait for the next one! – Ursula Botha, Speaking and Confidence Coach, Confident Voices

“Good points!  I think your webinars are good – Ronja and Randall are a dynamic team! – Cass Bayley, President, Bayley Group Inc.

“I really enjoyed your session. Great conversation! Really good advice. You did a good job providing ideas. You could see the people with their cameras on had heads nodding, a lot of ‘aha’ moments, and feverishly writing down notes. Obviously, you did a good job." – Jacqueline Smith, Founder and Lead Communication Strategist, Smith-Pelly Ink

“This was really cool, and really helpful! It’s been a while since I thought about this. Interesting to get back into it as we get to planning for our next fiscal year and figure out how to make our work better." – Claire Beauchamp, Manager, Communications and Branding, Skate Ontario

“I find Randall is always very reasoned; he is very thoughtful and not overly reactive. I come to listen to Randall to be in that space and stay out of the panic." – David Gouthro, President, The Consulting Edge

“Thank you for the session. Very interesting.." – Carolyn McCoy, Director of Accreditation and Professional Practice Services,  Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists

“ I really enjoy it. I find it really high value. I love the interaction between Ronja and Randall, and I had a lot of questions answered – thank you so much! – Geralyn Ochab, Augmentr Inc.

“[Randall and Ronja] do a g-r-e-a-t job to make learning sessions successful.   I like how Ronja has prepared questions, and also welcomes the group's input.  Randall is brilliant at anything on which he opines – truly helpful. Well done. Thank you.” – Lyn McDonell, The Accountability Group, Inc.

"I've enjoyed the discussion, this was good, thank you." – Jerry Cukier, Crowe Soberman

"Thank you, good information." – David Barned, Master Fluid Solutions

“I really do enjoy the monthly calls.  One thing that has become clear for me is how you need to be very intentionally about all of this. These are all good things to be thinking about which I hadn’t really put too much thought to. Ronja is so well prepared and excellent at facilitation! Very helpful – thank you very much! ” – Leona Wilson, Armillary Business Group Corp

“I’m grateful for such a varying and engaging discussion – thank you! ”
Elizabeth, Endocrine Society

“Many good questions from Ronja and great discussion.” – Scott Sugden

"I want to thank you very much Randall, and Ronja for your facilitating. A lot of stuff percolating over here so I really appreciate it." – Randall Ettinger, Real Estate Investment & Development, Tiger 21 Montreal Chair

"Thank you for all your advice and insights Randall! Thank you Ronja for organizing and hosting the event!" – Meagan Khan, Business Development Manager Association Municipalities of Ontario

"Everything is now ironed out! Thank you! Everything I learned is very empowering; everything Ronja had to say was very enlightening, and everything Randall had to say was enlightening. I look forward to more of these sessions." – Sherley-Ann Belleus, Founder of Passaggio LLC

"The session Ronja and Randall hosted was very insightful and informative. Really appreciate the time and effort that went into it. I appreciated how Randall lead with real life examples, and Ronja was great – especially when it came to managing engagement with the audience. With this positive experience I am looking forward to attending the upcoming sessions." – Hanieh Saliniam, Data Scientist

"I am taking copious notes! I am very happy for this session. Thank you so much!" – Manuela Demian, Integrative Health Coach, Health & Wellness Coaching

"Excellent session. Thanks very much. I learned a great deal!" – Chris O'Gorman, Principal, Organizational Development, Payments Canada

"Great session! Thanks for the information!" – Cindy Simpson, Corporate Relations Manager, Urgent Care Association

"Informative! I can see value for many business owners." – Shayna Osterer,  Business Coach, Shayna Osterer Business Coaching

"Thanks for the insightful session, Randall and Ronja!" – Zian Zhang, Co-Founder, Gainwise

"I learned lots today.  My review: Above expectation." – Javon Martin, Founder, Papr Mache

"Great conversation!" – Michelle Belton, Sr Director, Human Resources, Georgia Tech Research Institute

"Superb discussion – merci! It was a well-done, well-presented webinar and I was amazed how much material you could cover in the allotted time." – Neil Hrab, Fractional Corporate Writer, Hrab Advisory

"I really appreciated this." – Angela Russell, Associate Executive Director, Texas Veterinary Medical Association

"I could ask another hour of questions! I really appreciate this; I want to do a part two!" – Meredith Newman, Membership Manager, AGA

"Great session. Recalling now how I always get good insights when I listen to Randall!" – Dave Archer, Founder, The Export Coach

“Thank you. You covered a lot of ground. A good fly over different issues.”
Sam Lanctin, Board member, Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation (CNAR)

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