FRESH IDEAS FOR LEADERS: A decade of fascinating conversations, Vision Coaching to launch youth leadership program, an interview with brewery CEO Andrew Oland

APRIL 2024

A decade-long journey of fascinating conversations

Back in 2013, Greg Hemmings and I met for one of our semi-regular beers at an uptown pub. As usual, we wanted to catch up and see how the other was doing.

Greg and I had long kicked around the idea of working together, but had never been able to nail down the right project to collaborate on.

Between sips, Greg told me that we should start a podcast together.

“Sounds like a great idea! What exactly is a podcast?” I asked, puzzled.

Greg, always curious and slightly ahead of the curve on all things tech, had recently returned from New Media Expo in Las Vegas. There, he’d met some of the leaders in the emerging space of podcasting, a fledgling medium that, obviously, has since exploded in popularity. Back then, however, it was a new frontier.

New youth leadership program set to launch

Vision Coaching is delighted to partner with a youth organization to launch Accelerate, a youth leadership offering designed for girls ages 12 to 15.

The eight-module program, offered in collaboration with the KV Oasis Youth Centre, will combine fun physical activity with interactive lessons on leadership, communication, teamwork and self-confidence.

At a breakfast event this month, Dave and Mary Ellen Veale were on hand to celebrate new partnerships between KV Oasis and other organizations.

We hope the Accelerate program will aid the confidence and leadership skills of young girls during a time when studies reveal that they are losing their confidence and voice.

A conversation with Moosehead CEO Andrew Oland

Tune in to this highly engaging and thoughtful conversation on the Boiling Point podcast with Andrew Oland, President and CEO of Moosehead Breweries, the largest independent brewery in Canada.

Andrew discusses his approach to leadership at the family-owned brewery, established in 1867. He shares personal insights on problem-solving and decision-making, the importance of community involvement and confronting the tumult of change in business.

“I think that the first thing is change is coming. And then after that, we're going to have more change. And then after that more change,” he told Boiling Point co-hosts Emily Rodger and Dave Veale. “And when we've accepted change…how do we just create this culture of improvement?”

To catch the entire episode, look for the Boiling Point podcast with Dave and Emily on your favorite podcast platform or visit the podcast website.

Harvard Business Review features How to Lead Across a Siloed Organization. Gain insights into tearing down silos that bog down execution, hamper innovation, and slow decision-making.

Very Well Mind has some advice on how to “be someone people want to follow” in Why Leadership Coaching Is the Career Hack You Never Knew You Needed. Find out how a leader’s coaching skills can positively affect employees’ happiness and reduce turnover intention.

Fortune magazine looks at building empathy and mental health strategies among leaders in Goodbye, Tough Guy. It starts out focused on men but the findings and lessons apply to all in leadership.