Surprising Developments In The Gender Gap – A Guest Blog by Sherry Cooper

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Leadership Development.

Often referred to as one of the most influential women in Canada, Dr. Sherry Cooper has a long list of accomplishments to her name, including being the first woman appointed Director of a Bay St. investment firm.  Recently, Dr. Cooper addressed “Surprising Developments in the Gender Gap” on her blog.  Although the gender gap in executive… Read more »

The Amazing Race Challenge – A Guest Blog by the Institute of Management & Innovation at University of Toronto, Mississauga

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Leadership Development.

Irene Wiecek, a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Associate Director of the Master of Management & Professional Accounting Program (MMPA) at the University of Toronto, Mississauga’s Institute of Management & Innovation, always believed that the program should not only focus on educating the future Accountants, but preparing the students to enter the workplace as well rounded members of… Read more »

Sharpen The Saw Of Your Sales Team

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Family and Independent Business, Leadership Assessment, Leadership Development.

At MarchFifteen we continuously keep on top of our clients’ business needs, listening to what is both said and not said.  Well, we have heard you, and naturally we are expanding our services to now include Sales Assessment and Development, led by our new Strategic Partner, Michael Ehling. Michael’s sales and coaching expertise in large… Read more »

MarchFifteen’s Three Year Anniversary Party

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Announcements, Events, Leadership.

On April 2, MarchFifteen celebrated its 3 Year Anniversary alongside an incredible group of partners, clients and friends.  As we have done in the past, we wanted this event to centre around a theme – one that came up often in conversation throughout the year, and would resonate with everyone.  This year our theme was… Read more »

The Emotional Aspects of Family-Owned Business Succession (Part 2) – A Guest Blog by Pierre Gauthier

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Family and Independent Business.

This is the second of three blogs written for MarchFifteen by our Strategic Partner, Pierre Gauthier, President of Gauthier-Murtada and Partners. Pierre has a wealth of experience working with Family Businesses and is used as a trusted advisor by many organizations in this domain. We appreciate his insights here at MarchFifteen. We also know businesses… Read more »

The Emotional Aspects of Family-Owned Business Succession (Part 1) – A Guest Blog by Pierre Gauthier

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Family and Independent Business.

This is the first of three blogs written for MarchFifteen by our Strategic Partner, Pierre Gauthier, President of Gauthier-Murtada and Partners. Pierre has a wealth of experience working with Family Businesses and is used as a trusted advisor by many organizations in this domain. We appreciate his insights here at MarchFifteen. We also know businesses and… Read more »

How Olympians Stay Motivated

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Reflection.

With the 2014 Olympics having reached a close, we often praise the physical training put into competing in such an event.  But beyond that, how much do we really think about what goes into the performance of the Olympians?  It’s easy to forget that the hard work of the athletes stretches far beyond physical efforts. … Read more »

The 70:20:10 Model – A Guest Blog by Phil LeNir

Posted by MarchFifteen & filed under Leadership Development.

There is more and more noise surrounding the 70:20:10 model in business. Not only limited to L&D but even in business. We recognize the dire need to engage talent and focus the efforts on development and growth. The discussions about how the model can be adjusted, applied, interpreted and embedded in the existing processes and… Read more »

Leading Knowledge for the Wiki Age – A Guest Blog by Jonathan Gosling

Posted by Edyta Pacuk & filed under Leadership.

I am so pleased to post a guest blog from Jonathan Gosling, Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter. Jonathan, who through CoachingOurselves is one of our Strategic Partners, has always inspired with his forward way of looking at professional and organizational development. In this post he focuses leaving traditional models of educating behind and sharing… Read more »

Mt. Kilimanjaro….A Summary

Posted by Edyta Pacuk & filed under Reflection.

              Greetings, So, here are a few lessons from my Kili Climb – 1)    Why / what / how – I started with clarity as to the “why”, the “what” was tremendous, and the “how” was prescribed. Having one goal is powerful – no distractions, no peripheral activities…just focused attention… Read more »