I’ve developed a set of guiding principles I’ve come to think of as my leadership mantras. They’re simple truths I return to again and again, and that I find almost magically helpful because they remind me what’s important, keep me focused and forging ahead. Here are a few leadership mantras…
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Breakfast of Champions in support of SickKids
Breakfast of Champions in support of SickKids provides young professionals with the opportunity to have an intimate and informational breakfast with “champions” – influential community and business leaders from various fields. I was honoured to participate in this year’s virtual fireside chat, alongside champions Wes Hall, Executive Chairman and Founder…
Lisa Lisson Shares Her Perspective on Leadership, Learning, and Overcoming Challenges
Lisa sat down with Access Magazine to share her unique perspective on leadership, learning and overcoming personal and professional hurdles. In the Q&A, Lisa discussed the idea of “servant leadership” and how it influences her management style, revealed the top two challenges in her role, emphasized the importance of mentors,…
Lisa Lisson Shares the Story of Her Journey To Become The First Female President of FedEx Canada
Lisa sat down with Kristine Leadbetter, host of YourTV’s “Lead Better with Kristine,” to share the story of her journey to become the first female President of FedEx Canada. In the interview, Lisa also shared some of the things she credits to her professional success, including: effective goal-setting, scheduling white…
Productive employees have a sense of purpose
If you want to increase your team’s productivity, you’d be wise to consider this: employees who feel that their work has a purpose, and that what they do every day makes a difference, are more productive. Numerous studies have drawn direct links between purpose and performance. One major global study…
How To Build Your Resilience Muscle
Resilience is one of the most important qualities a leader can have. That has always been true, but it’s especially true today, when you need a crystal ball to predict what’s coming and steel stomach to manage what’s already arrived. When we think of resilience, we tend to think of…
The Case of the Vanishing Female CEO
We hear a lot about endangered species these days. Usually the species in danger of disappearing has a name like the Crested Ibis or the Blue Throated Macaw. But there’s another species vanishing from our midst at an alarming rate: The Female CEO. Earlier this month, Indra Nooyi, CEO of…
You Have To Fail To Succeed
If you’re having one of those days when you feel like a failure—and who doesn’t have days like that?—I suggest you do a Google search for stories of famous people who failed before they succeeded. The Internet is full of such stories, and they’re guaranteed to buoy your spirits. From…
5 Key Ways To Empower Your Employees
I’ve never forgotten the way my first manager empowered her team. Even though I was just a rookie then, she made me feel so valued, I decided that if I became a leader I’d do everything within my power to empower mine. The benefits of employee empowerment have been well…
How Going the Extra Mile Shortens the Trip
I was taught, and firmly believe, that you only get out what you put in. I go the extra mile in everything I do. Some people think it takes too much time, but experience has taught me that going above and beyond will take you to your destination faster and…