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Death is a fact of life, though we don’t always know how to talk about loss. We worry we might say the wrong thing, so we don’t say anything. We assume people want to be left alone, when they really need our support–being there for a colleague is easier than…

I always knew I wanted to be an inclusive leader. Inclusive leaders made me feel like I had the most to contribute and inspired me to be the best that I could be; so I internalized the idea that inclusivity was the way to go. Over the years, I’ve also…

The Annual Rosenzweig Report, now in its 13th year, records the number of women in executive positions at Canada’s 100 largest publicly traded companies. Read the full report and Lisa’s thoughts here: https://www.rosenzweigco.com/media-1/the-13th-annual-rosenzweig-report-on-women-at-the-top-levels-of-corporate-canada  

In honour of International Women’s Day, Lisa discusses the unequal state of Canadian boardrooms, the slow pace of progress, and a few key solutions to work toward gender parity. Read the full article over at CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/women-on-boards-1.4566959

Every successful person that I’ve ever met has a passion for learning. It doesn’t matter what age they are, what level of education they’ve achieved or what field they’re in, successful people are endlessly curious and on a constant quest to expand their knowledge. So when I mentor others, I…

I became a mom about a year after I became a manager. Three more kids and many more leadership roles followed. Along the way I discovered that the skills I needed to be a good mom were the same ones I needed to be an effective leader. Not only were…

Lisa joins Andrea Bain on The Goods to discuss her book, Resilience: Navigating Life, Loss and the Road to Success. She shares some of her key lessons about leadership and the importance of mentorship. Watch her full interview here: http://watch.cbc.ca/the-goods/season-2/episode-37/38e815a-00d4eea35ea

When I was a marketing manager, I wrote ‘Become president’ on my goal list. I didn’t see any reason why I couldn’t become president one day so I didn’t allow myself to think becoming president was too daunting a goal. I just focused on taking whatever baby steps I could…