The Mike Method

This week Mike is sitting down with Eric Wong, Director of Leadership Development at Adobe! Eric’s role involves boosting the performance of Adobe’s people leaders, drawing from a rich 15-year career in leadership and people operations. Before joining Adobe, he was Chief Commercial Officer at the HR startup Impro.ai and co-founder of Xember, a boutique leadership firm.With a BA in computer engineering from UBC and an MBA from Stanford, Eric has facilitated over 500 workshops and brings a wealth of experience to the conversation. Outside of work, he’s an avid skier, hiker, and cyclist who enjoys family time. In this episode Mike and Eric explore radical candor in leadership, the evolving nature of mentorship, and how the pandemic reshaped leadership dynamics. Eric also shares his insights on the power of slowing down for long-term success. Tune in for a deep dive into what it takes to lead with authenticity in today’s world!Episode Resources: ViRTUS: Website / Instagram / LinkedInEric Wong: LinkedInEssentialism by Greg MckweonEffortless by Greg MckweonVega Muse Meditation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve got a new episode of "The Mike Method" out today featuring Susan Manning, the Head of Learning, Leadership, Coaching, and Culture at Enbridge! Susan shares her incredible leadership journey, how coaching has shaped her approach, and the power of aligning values early in your career. We dive into the value of coaching skills for leaders, knowing when to move on and embrace new challenges, insights from influential mentors and servant leadership, tips on building commitment and having courageous conversations and so much more goodness. We know you will love this one! Tune in on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts to soak up some serious wisdom!Episode Resources:Susan Manning: LinkedInViRTUS: Website / Instagram / LinkedInGoMacro: WebsitePeloton: WebsiteThe Coaching Habit by Michael Bunjay Stanier Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike and Jay-Ann talk about Vancity Community Investment Bank, the first and only social purpose lending bank in Canada that's also a B Corp. We talk about what it means to be leading a start-up bank that has social and environmental change are part of their financial model. https://vancitycommunityinvestmentbank.ca/about/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An engaging conversation with Kristy O'Leary from Decade Impact (www.decadeimpact.com) about all things B Corp and Impact Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgianna and I talk about how to have the mental health conversation at work and how to show-up with empathy as a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yabome Gilpin-Jackson and I talk about decolonizing and rebuilding, Black Lives Matter, Canadian Residential Schools, Colonial education, and what taking action looks like from an individual perspective today.Video version here: https://youtu.be/BYJN5uKUekwHere are the links that we mentioned in the podcast:Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad: http://laylafsaad.com/meandwhitesupremacyMurray Sinclair Podcast on Indigenous Deaths: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1904061507879NYC 1619 Project: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.htmlU of A Program: https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada?Indigenous Flag: https://www.canadiannativeflag.ca/; https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/what-i-choose-to-celebrate-on-this-day-called-canada-day-1.3660300Canada History Through the Lens of Indigenous Women: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.htmlYabome Gilpin-Jackson: https://sldconsulting.org/quilting-global-futures/Anti-Black News in Canada:https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/clive-mensah-black-man-taser-peel-police-1.5967692https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/police-shootings-2020-yer-review-1.5849788https://globalnews.ca/news/7675321/surrey-rcmp-black-family-complaint/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53141449https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/black-judge-handcuffed-racism-1.6033332 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tana Heminsley (www.leadauthentic.com) and I talk about Authentic Leadership and her third book on the topic.Tana's Books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Gillian Simonett and I talk about Workplace Burnout (https://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/burn-out/en/): why treating the individual and having them go back into the same system/environment that caused their burnout just doesn't work and what leaders can do about it.Book: Essentialism by Greg McKweon: https://gregmckeown.com/book/Book: The Purpose Effect by Dan Pontefract: https://www.danpontefract.com/book/the-purpose-effect/Muse Brainsensing Meditation Headset: www.choosemuse.comSpire Belly Breathing Monitor: https://spirehealth.com/pages/stone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brenda Rigney and I talk about her passion around Three Uniques: her discovery through years of coaching leaders that each person has their unique skillsets that truly create a significant differentiator for them if they decide to focus on them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat with Curtis Christopherson on what it was like to pivot his chain of personal training gyms, Innovative Fitness, through Covid, and the subsequent genesis and launch of Wrkout.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.