Season one brings together leaders who share how their organizations are contributing to a better future for Canada. Here are some notable takeaways..
Episode 1: Navigating a new workforce – The Boomer Brain Drain and how Canada can recover with Paula Allen
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After this episode, you’ll learn:
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The two actions all employers can take today to better support their employees’ mental health.
- The increased burden placed on senior leaders in the workplace – and how this will impact productivity.
- The number one reason senior leaders want to exit their workplace (and how employers can mitigate it).
- How to prepare for an inevitable Great Resignation.
- Why more employers are turning to workplace retirement plans, like DB plans.
Episode 2: Canadian innovation – Harnessing the power of untapped potential with Yung Wu
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After this episode, you’ll learn:
- How an ecosystem can solve the Canada’s biggest innovation problems.
- The collaboration between science, technology, and innovation, and how they impact any type of business or industry.
- The truth behind Canada’s biggest innovation problem (i.e., an adoption problem).
- How organizations are tapping into top talent (and where to find it).
Episode 3: Innovation and capital – Addressing the gap in Canada’s funding ecosystem with John Ruffolo
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After this episode, you'll learn:
- The only three things all companies need to tap into markets and customers (capital, talent, access).
- How ethics plays a role in business decisions – and why employers need a consistent approach.
- The secret to investing in Canadian innovation – and how our next generation will get impacted by it.
Episode 4: The future of financial wellness in Canada – Lessons from the legal community with Dawn Marchand
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After this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why COVID’s disruption is also a winning ticket to improving workplace wellbeing (and employee productivity!).
- The shocking truth behind employer matching programs – and how a defined benefit plan can minimize future risk.
- A unique trend anticipated for 2022 and beyond regarding employee choice.
- Four things, beyond salary, that employees are looking for in the workplace (hint: some won’t cost employers a thing!).
- How defined benefit pensions are helping workplaces, like the legal community, thrive.
Episode 5: Opportunities in uncertainties – The next decade for Canadian business with Stephen Poloz
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After this episode, you’ll learn:
- How volatility is the new norm, and ways employers can capitalize on an otherwise ‘disruptive and uncertain future.
- The impact of inflation over the next decade, and why Baby Boomers need to pay attention now.
- A secret to demographic research that doesn’t hit headlines often.
- One key action that is anticipated to stimulate Canada’s economy and support women diversity in the workplace.
Episode 6: In the business of doing good – How Jim Estill uses charitable causes to empower his workplace
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After this episode, you'll learn:
- How social good can empower loyal employees.
- The key business principal Jim follows and how that's influenced a roaringly successful career.
- The "secret to happiness" most leaders overlook.
- How to organize philanthropic endeavours.
Click here to read Contributors Roundup: Part Two