When you first meet Lisa Lisson, president of FedEx Express Canada, you would never know her true resilience. She is a woman of perseverance and strength, who has by all accounts reached the highest of professional highs, while also suffering the lowest of personal lows. Lisa’s story began with the…
Lisa inspires with her story of resilience on Your Morning
Lisa discusses with Anne-Marie about the night her life changed and how she was able to move on to navigate her way to success. Watch it full here: https://www.ctv.ca/YourMorning/Articles/January-2018/An-inspiring-new-read-for-fans-of-Lean-In
Lisa sits down with the hosts of The Social to talk about her journey to resilience
Watch Lisa on CTV’s The Social as she tells her inspirational story from her book, Resilience: Navigating Life, Loss and the Road to Success here:
How To Keep Educating Yourself To Get Ahead
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…
Watch Lisa share her story at the #MoveTheDial launch event
#movethedial is a movement designed to raise the profile of women in tech. The stories are unscripted, authentic and are told to inspire and empower women who desire to advance in their career. Lisa shares her story of resilience at the kickoff event on October 24, 2017. To learn more…
The best gift you can give someone who’s feeling sad at holiday time is your understanding
For years, my husband Pat and I had a wonderful holiday tradition: I did all the Christmas shopping and he wrapped all the gifts. On Christmas Eve, after we’d put out the milk, cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer and tucked the kids into bed, we’d sit by…
How To Ask For A Promotion
I know there are many reasons why women fail to get promoted to the top jobs: they’re not adequately sponsored, they’re viewed as risky appointments, some men prefer to promote other men. But I’ve also seen a lot of women stall in their careers because they don’t let their superiors…
Forget Balance. Go For Ebb and Flow
When my husband and I were trying to build careers and raise a family, we continually struggled to achieve equilibrium between our work and family lives. We always hoped we’d find a perfect balance between the two. Of course we never did. Controlled chaos was the best we ever managed.…
December edition of Financial Post Magazine’s Fixations profiles Lisa Category: Work Life
Lisa discusses her book with Andy Holloway from Financial Post Magazine, highlighting the importance of finding strength in difficult situations and enabling yourself to be resilient to factors out of your control. Lisa then talks about the benefits of taking time out of your hectic schedule to do things you…
How Being A Mom Makes Me A Better Leader
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…