New Podcasts from:

Neil Crawford, Partner at Aon Hewitt – Engaging Millennials (& everyone else) – What CEOs need to know

Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte – Innovation, Disruption and Productivity – Will you be left behind?

Bart Egnal, President & CEO of The Humphrey Group – The 3 biggest mistakes CEOs make when communicating to their employees

Listen to 4 new 30min podcasts on the topic of exponential change:

• Kathy Kinloch, President, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT): Exponential Change in Global Education.
• Don Bailik, Executive Chairman & CEO, Long View Systems: Exponential Change in the IT Industry: What CEOs Need to Know
• Laurie Schultz, President & CEO, ACL Services Ltd.: How to Double Revenue and Double Profits
• Launi Skinner, CEO of First West Credit Union: How to be a Disrupter

In this issue, we share 4 new podcasts from the following MacKay CEO Forums Partners: Peter Brown/Deloitte, Marty Parker/Waterstone Human Capital, John Beauvais/Flight Centre Travel Group Canada and Kevin Brady/Advica Health. Learn about the Best Managed Company program and the Most Admired Corporate Cultures program. And learn how our exponentially changing world is affecting the travel and health industries, and how Flight Centre and Advica Health are responding to client needs.

Kick start your year of Exponential Change with 4 new 30-minute audio podcasts with leading CEOs: David Labistour, CEO, MEC – Keeping up with Consumers; Bill Tucker, CEO, Omicron – Innovate by Reducing Complexity; Mike Cordoba, Partner, Empresario Capital Partners – Private Equity Brings More than just Capital; Tom Shepansky, Founding Partner, Rethink – Why Successful Companies are Thinking “Digital First”.

This issue includes a link to our 12 CEO Edge Podcasts, including the latest with Aon Hewitt’s US Engagement Leader, Teryluz Andreu. Teryluz shares with us what it means to be an Engaged CEO, what engagement means, and why it’s now more important than ever.

MacKay CEO Forums announces its new CEO Edge Podcasts, a series of interviews with CEOs and trusted advisors on exponential change in their industry.

Kirk Dudtschak, EVP, Personal and Commercial Banking at the Royal Bank of Canada, attended Singularity University earlier this year, and shares his thoughts and key take-aways about Exponential Change, and how the current rate of technological innovation is going to impact business, and society.

Tim Irvine, President & Founder of Totem Life Science, talks about the benefits to your health, and to your organization, when you master your own health. What is your lifestyle BHAG?

Rocco Rossi, President & CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada, who believes that the CEO should also be the “Chief People Officer”, shares why the recruitment processes he used have resulted in the talent transformation at his organization.

Patricia Kaiser, Chief Operating Officer at Sierra Systems shares how she keeps her Leadership Team motivated and her employees engaged.

Andrew Bulmer, SVP & Managing Director, Canadian Operations of Active International shares his perspective about this topic, and how it helped him overcome one of his toughest business issues.

Ron Seftel, CEO, Bullfrog Power Inc, shares why its vital for organizations to embrace sustainability in order to remain relevant in the marketplace, both today and in the future.

Karen Adams, President & CEO, Alberta Pensions Services Corporation, shares her experience about the negative impact of poor performers in a workplace, and the value of performance management to increase employee engagement.

Allan Russell, President & CEO, McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd., shares why his firm seeks business opportunities to create multiple impacts, not just financially but for their people, clients, partners and communities.

Steve Bolton, Head Coach, President & CEO, Libro Credit Union, shares how encouraging his staff to adopt a fearless culture has empowered them to create the best customer service experiences for their customers/Owners.

Gord Mawhinney, Long View Systems, shares his passion about exceptional leadership, his “CEO Why”, and the value for all employees to understand their “why”.

Chris Nedelmann, President of Copeman Healthcare Centre, shares how the positive, results-driven culture at Copeman has impacted their customer experience and overall growth.

Dave Friesema, CEO of Sleep Country Canada, shares his company’s success accelerating growth through the front-line.

Paul Allison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Raymond James Ltd. shares his blueprint building blue-chip success.

Implementation of a service value chain, story telling and other best practices to build a highly engaged workplace are shared by Lisa Matar, President and General Manager of Eli Lilly Canada.

How fast is the train going? Jock Finlayson, Executive Vice-President and Chief Policy Officer of the Business Council of British Columbia, shares his outlook on both the global and the Canadian economic outlook.

Mark Whitmore, Vice Chair and Managing Partner, Deloitte talks about the three vital areas in which Best Managed Companies excel. This is a particularly timely topic as applications open for the 2015 Canada’s Best Managed Company awards.