Curiosity and Empathy

The Ability to Lead Others Starts With The Ability to Know Yourself. Who are you? What do you value? What do you stand for? Strong leaders understand themselves and what their vision and goals are. The quality of a leader is reflected by the values they set for themselves and hold for others. Investing in yourself is investing in your people. It’s a full circle. Isabelle and Cloé discuss on how leaders must know and understand themselves to have the ability to empower others.

Empathy is so powerful in business. Harout Chitilian and I both came from humble beginnings and with this, it's a reflex to put ourselves in someone else's shoes. That's why I couldn't resist inviting Harout Chitilian, Vice-President of Corporate Affairs and head of development and strategy at CDPQ Infra, because I know that this is one of his core values and he implements it in his everyday life which no doubt helped him reach his current status and realizing his full potential.

Part of being an authentic leader is finding, and applying, the optimal alignment between who you are at home and who you are at work. This requires bravery and constant adjustments! It also requires you to manage your ego and ideally putting it aside completely. Leadership starts from within ourselves - by getting to know ourselves, our strengths, our blind spots, our limits, our values and our beliefs. Andrea Schwarz is the head of Sales at Telus Health Care Centers. She is also part of the WLP - Women's Leaders in Pharma. She shares what being authentic means to her and how she allows herself to be vulnerable and conscious of her negotiables and non-negotiable values.

Can this current global situation be any more difficult? The development of the vaccine to eradicate the global pandemic is a perfect example of the importance of leadership and team engagement to reach revolutionary results. How did COVID-19 change the way you work within a team? In this episode, Fabien Paquette explains how leaders at Pfizer prepared their teams to work collectively, creatively, and efficiently to reach the impossible.

An inspiring conversation with Xavier Mufraggi Ceo at YPO.

When is your leadership traditional and when is it adapted to the context of your organization? This episode is an invitation to change the established culture that leaders are in so they can go from a head-led leader (expert stance) to a contextual leader who integrates their hearts and courage. Discover how Nathalie Nassari left her comfort zone for the good of her employees.

Did you know that socially diverse groups are more innovative and productive than homogeneous groups ? Smart leaders know that their companies benefit from attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce We will meet with Karl to discuss about how diversity and inclusion drive results and how it's is only half of the equation. Leaders also need cultivating a climate of trust to establish a culture in which all employees feel free to contribute ideas.

Regardless of company size, a shared vision is needed from the bottom to the top of the organization, both at the team and individual level. Anie Rouleau founded The Unscented Company 10 years ago with a clear vision and overall goal of being sustainable and staying true to yourself and your values. How can your values become the standard that everyone has? Why is resilience at the heart of this issue? Anie explains how she did it and why it's relevant and important in our current climate.

In the context of the Empower Your Team movement launch, Cloé shares with you her 5-step model to empower your team and redefined your leadership before starting season 2's interviews.

It's official season 2 is coming! Learn more on our website: empoweryourteam.com