We Will Get Through This
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We Will Get Through This
In difficult times, it's easy to despair. But all around us are experts who have proven tactics and strategies to stay strong: for ourselves, for our teams and for our organizations. This is a podcast asking the very best in the world how to stay resilient. This is a podcast that shows us We Will G...
Recent Episodes
42 episodes
End Of Season Two: Where Do We Go From Here?
Thank you for listening this far and meeting some of the amazing people I've had the honour and privilege of talking to. Right now I'm sitting back, i...
Unleash Curiosity With Dr. Shannon Minifie, CEO of Box of Crayons
I recorded this episode in early July 2020, one year since I stepped away from being CEO of Box of Crayons and handed that responsibility over to toda...
Lead In Extremis With Tom Kolditz, Former Brigadier General
One of the phrases that struck me when I was interviewing Tom Kolditz was when he said that “the US military is very egalitarian, very much in a merit...
Abandon Vision With Gianpiero Petriglieri, INSEAD Professor
When you ask “what makes a leader?” you will hear back, almost immediately, “vision”.
Show us the way! Shine the light! “Without vision, the pe...
Create White Space With Juliet Funt, Effectiveness Expert
I’ve been busy all my life. And quite frankly, I’ve enjoyed it. Teetering on over-commitment ...there’s an exhilaration to that.
And gosh, I’m...
Help Others Rise With Shelley Winner, Restorative Justice Advocate
Hard as it is to believe, We Will Get Through This is not the only awesome podcast around here. Really, it’s true.
Once a season, I’ll be shari...
Navigate A VUCA World With Bill Carrier, Undercover Coach
Bill Carrier is someone you’ve never heard of. Years ago, as a counterintuitive marketing strategy, he decided that he’d do no marketing. No website....
Consider The Adjacent Possible With Aaron Dignan, Author of Brave New Work
I hope you enjoyed the conversation with Dave Snowden a few episodes ago. I loved it, although I admit I was a little intimidated by engaging in conve...
Survive Cancer With Kerry Taylor, Financial Planning Expert
I originally invited Kerry, today’s guest, because she’s one of the world’s top financial bloggers. Truly. Her blog is one of the most visited website...
Create Sacred Spaces With Pamay Bassey, CLO of Kraft Heinz
I hope you’ve had that experience of walking into somewhere special; a place that has a resonance, and a capacity, and a potential.
But where d...
Survive 10,000 Years With Alexander Rose of the Long Now Foundation
Think one year ahead. You can likely do that.
Think 15 years ahead, let’s say to 2035. You might just about be able to do that.
Think 10...
How To Move Through Complexity With Dave Snowden, Seminal Thinker
Cynefin! Say it with me ...
Well, you probably can’t. Because it’s a Welsh word and you have to know how it’s said: Ku-NEV-in.
My guest...
How To Have a Good Day With Caroline Webb, Behavioural Science Expert
How to have a good day. I for one want to know the answer to that. Now! Immediately!
Now let me be clear. I don't want bland, predictable “ther...
How To Transition With Grace, With Sarah Kerr, Death Doula
The power of ritual is profound. It’s woven deep into the rhythms of societies, and its power lies in the marking of a transition, from one state to a...
How To Train Ugly With Trevor Ragan, the Learners Learner
I love the power of thinking about your thinking.
This is where sustainable learning truly happens. Not in the telling. Not in the doing. But i...
How To Answer The Unanswerable Question With Ron Carucci, Prolific HBR Contributor
You know me well enough to know that I love a good question.
But there are times, particularly in a crisis, when the questions you’re being ask...
How To See Into The Future With Bina Venkataraman, Author of The Optimist’s Telescope
You know the marshmallow test, right?
Some poor kid put in a room with a single marshmallow in front of them, and a choice: eat it now, or resi...
How To Strengthen Micro-Resilience With Bonnie St. John, Former Olympian
The odds are you’re not an elite athlete. I know, for sure and without a doubt, that I’m not. When I am playing sports or working out, the thing that’...
How To Create An Invincible Company With Alexander Osterwalder, Innovation Expert
I have three broad categories of books in my life. First, there are the books that come and go pretty quickly. They’re just not very good. There are q...
How To Build Awesome With Neil Pasricha, Shining Light of Awesomeness
It’s one of the stories that doesn’t quite seem real. Man has a really rough time in his life, starts a blog to cheer himself up--1,000 awesome things...
How To See Around Corners With Rita McGrath, World’s #1 Strategy Thinker
For many years, I did five year plans. I'd sit there and do my best to map out what the next five years were going to be like. I would imagine great t...
Season Two: Brilliant Strategists, Death Doulas, Training Ugly and More
We Will Get Through This returns next week with another intriguing series of episodes. We'll be exploring how to see around corners, how to build micr...
How To Feel Your Feelings With Dr Robert Biswas-Diener
It turns out, somewhat to my surprise, that the body isn’t just a nifty thing that carries around your head. There’s more to it than that.
When...
How To Build a Resilience Profile With Dr Edy Greenblatt, author of Restore Yourself
I like hyphenates. People whose journey has meant that they’ve got a bit of this and a bit of that. People who’ve taken expertise from one world into...
How To Positively Plan With Rona Birenbaum, my Financial Advisor
When I'm thinking to myself, "All right. Who do I need to talk to about money? Who would be a great source of wisdom and calmness and guidance in this...
How To Talk To People About Things With Misha Glouberman, Author of The Chairs Are Where the People Go
Some years ago I was wandering up my street, Roncesvalles Avenue, here in Toronto where I live. I wandered into my library and one of the reasons I go...
How To Stay Values-Based With Karen Wright, Master Coach
When I moved to Toronto and first dipped my toes in the murky waters of professional coaching, the name that got whispered with awe in the coffee shop...
How To Tell An Epic With Nancy Duarte, Author of Data Story
Can you tell the difference between a good PowerPoint deck and one that’s lousy? Do you have a commitment to slides that are useful, elegant and that...
How To Harness The Power Of Music With Nathan Leigh Jones, PhD Student In The Power Of Lyrics
"If music be the food of love, play on." That William Shakespeare was onto something. I think he’s going to go places.
So too is my guest, Nath...
Should We Do A Second Season?
This is the first season of We Will Get Through This, and of course I’m curious … should I keep doing it? Personally, I’m really enjoying the conversa...
How To Manage Your Mindset With Ric Leahy, Practical Leadership Practitioner
Ric Leahy, my guest in this episode, was almost responsible for a career choice of mine that would have been disastrous, both for me and my country. R...
How To Settle Down With Eric Klein, Founder of Wisdom Heart
Now I'm not going to name names but, oh, you need to know I have them in my head right now. I can see them, I can hear them, I can feel my breath gett...
How To Build a Resilience MO With Kate Lye, Enterprise Change Coach
One of the few people in my life who was a great boss to me was Kate Lye. One of the reasons I truly love Kate, and this will sound a bit odd, is her...
How To Save A Story With Bernadette Jiwa, Creator of The Story Skills Workshop
The poet Muriel Rukeyser wrote, “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” I think, actually, it’s likely made of both … and while I can’t reall...
How To Focus On The Right Thing With Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, Author of The Project Revolution
I was introduced to the concept of projects and project management through a productivity guy: David Allen. In David’s book Getting Things Done, he sa...
How To Strengthen Your Reputation With Dorie Clark, Author of Reinventing You
Dorie Clark has been described by no less than the New York Times as an expert in self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives. Tha...
How To Have a Money Plan with Bruce Sellery, author of Moolala: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things With Their Money
Money is so often a source of anxiety … and that’s during the good times. When times are hard, money can prove to be an even more significant source o...
How To Balance Compassion and Grit with Jen Lounden, author of Why Bother?
Jen Louden is one of my most important friends. We met fifteen years ago (it might even be more), when a mutual friend suggested we be part of a maste...
How To Stay Grateful with Chester Elton, Author of Leading with Gratitude
The first time I saw Chester, he was wearing one of his trademark orange shirts and was surrounded by adoring fans at a learning and development confe...
How To Fight Well with Liane Davey, author of The Good Fight
Confession: I’m not that great at conflict. For WAY too long my motto has been: Why have conflict when you can passively aggressively avoid it in some...