Articles and More
A collection of articles and video-blogs from Ken Cameron.
“That was a fascinating article, just fascinating. Hit me like a lightning bolt, phenomenal.”Malcolm Dort, P.Eng. , LEED AP
City of Calgary
38 – In the f***ing psychologists chair. A conversation with psychologist and entrepreneur Dr Laura Hambley Lovett
The guys speak with psychologist and entrepreneur Dr Laura Hambley Lovett about her thoughts on authentic leadership, organizational psychology and the culture of remote working and virtual teams.
37 – Why is there a f***ing monkey on my back? A conversation about the importance of taking a coach approach as a leader
In this episode the boys discuss the problems with a 'leader as hero' mindset and how this can lead to an office full of peanut throwing monkeys, you'll have to listen to find out what the f*** they are talking about.
36 – I Need To Get These F***ing Roads Cleared with Dean Jetten
Dean Jetten started his career as a heavy duty mechanic. Now he leads a Volker Stevin highways team that maintains 18,500 km of highway, mows the equivalent 38,376 football fields and uses 700,000 litres of reflective paint, all in an effort to keep drivers safe. Dean, a man whose employees drive 5 million km a year on scheduled road patrols, tells us how he believes that if you want to go far you “need to go together”.
35 – Accountability is f***ing king – an interview with Tyler Chisholm CEO of Clear Motive Marketing
Tyler has a love of marketing and co-founded clearmotive marketing in 2007. With offices in Calgary and Toronto Tyler’s goal was to build a marketing-first agency focused on better connecting clients to their customers. In a wide ranging conversation the boys talk to Tyler about his experiences of pivoting his business during COVID, the changing world of work, his experiences with the RCAF Snowbirds display team and he and Ken’s canoeing escapade.
34 – How To Be A SHIFT Disturber
Ken explains that a SHIFT Disturber is not the same as a sh__ disturber. He describes the SHIFT card deck and how to create a High-Performance Culture in 9 Not-So-Simple-But-Totally-Necessary Steps ... so that you too can become a SHIFT Disturber. Russell demonstrates how to use the deck to distill the core values of you or your team.
33 – Who gives a f**k about your’ feelings’? Our latest interviewee Shannon Burch does
The boys talk with Customer Experience Guru, Passionate Leader and Catalyst for Change Shannon Burch and learn her insights into building the power of the customer experience, her leadership ethos as to why it’s important to allow people to fail and then learn from it. Shannon shares her experiences of a career in a range business leader roles.