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Season one brings together leaders who share how their organizations are contributing to a better future for Canada. Here are some notable takeaways..

Episode 1: Navigating a new workforce – The Boomer Brain Drain and how Canada can recover with Paula Allen

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After this episode, you’ll learn:

  • The two actions all employers can take today to better support their employees’ mental health.
  • The increased burden placed on senior leaders in the workplace – and how this will impact productivity.
  • The number one reason senior leaders want to exit their workplace (and how employers can mitigate it).
  • How to prepare for an inevitable Great Resignation.
  • Why more employers are turning to workplace retirement plans, like DB plans.

Episode 2: Canadian innovation – Harnessing the power of untapped potential with Yung Wu

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After this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How an ecosystem can solve the Canada’s biggest innovation problems.
  • The collaboration between science, technology, and innovation, and how they impact any type of business or industry.
  • The truth behind Canada’s biggest innovation problem (i.e., an adoption problem).
  • How organizations are tapping into top talent (and where to find it).

Episode 3: Innovation and capital – Addressing the gap in Canada’s funding ecosystem with John Ruffolo

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After this episode, you'll learn: 

  • The only three things all companies need to tap into markets and customers (capital, talent, access).
  • How ethics plays a role in business decisions – and why employers need a consistent approach.
  • The secret to investing in Canadian innovation – and how our next generation will get impacted by it.

Episode 4: The future of financial wellness in Canada – Lessons from the legal community with Dawn Marchand

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After this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why COVID’s disruption is also a winning ticket to improving workplace wellbeing (and employee productivity!).
  • The shocking truth behind employer matching programs – and how a defined benefit plan can minimize future risk.
  • A unique trend anticipated for 2022 and beyond regarding employee choice.
  • Four things, beyond salary, that employees are looking for in the workplace (hint: some won’t cost employers a thing!).
  • How defined benefit pensions are helping workplaces, like the legal community, thrive.

Episode 5: Opportunities in uncertainties – The next decade for Canadian business with Stephen Poloz

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After this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How volatility is the new norm, and ways employers can capitalize on an otherwise ‘disruptive and uncertain future.
  • The impact of inflation over the next decade, and why Baby Boomers need to pay attention now.
  • A secret to demographic research that doesn’t hit headlines often.
  • One key action that is anticipated to stimulate Canada’s economy and support women diversity in the workplace.

 Episode 6: In the business of doing good – How Jim Estill uses charitable causes to empower his workplace

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After this episode, you'll learn: 

  • How social good can empower loyal employees.
  • The key business principal Jim follows and how that's influenced a roaringly successful career.
  • The "secret to happiness" most leaders overlook.
  • How to organize philanthropic endeavours.

Click here to read Contributors Roundup: Part Two