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ILead Podcast

Welcome to the ILead podcast, produced by the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto, where we talk about essential process of leadership development and its human impact on the engineering community. What’s leadership you may ask? At ILead we believe that it’s the skills and mindsets that foster self-awareness, self-efficacy, empathy, teamwork, and the ability to navigate organizations and systems in society that help engineers lead change to build a better world.

Episodes

  1. 03/28/2022

    Finding your fit: A conversation about leadership, authenticity, and career with Ashley Lawrence

    In this episode, we learn about the importance of building strong, authentic relationships, and taking care of organizational culture both personally and structurally from Ashley Lawrence, the CFO of one of the largest online classified sites in the world. We hear about Ashley's non-linear career path from engineering into the world of tech and finance and how he squeezes in his love for running and care for his family into the work that he does every day, while offering insight into practica...

    55 min

  2. 03/04/2022

    Meeting chaos with humility: Lessons in organizational development with Jordan Daniow, P.Eng.

    In this episode, ILead brings you a conversation with organizational development specialist Jordan Daniow, P.Eng. We dig into the top leadership skills Jordan has drawn upon to support healthcare teams as they navigate the COVID-19 at Baycrest and Scarborough Health Network in Toronto, Canada.This episode offers a timely look at the practical application of compassion, reflection and deep listening in chaotic times.About JordanJordan spent the first several years of his ...

    55 min

  3. 02/07/2022

    No Regrets with Laura Burget

    Dive into the world of Three Ships Beauty co-founder, Laura Burget, for some words of experience on taking the entrepreneurial leap. How does a successful founder start from scratch? How do they think, build a team and lead? Laura brings her passion and reflections on success and struggle to this candid conversation about her leadership practices and her unique entrepreneurial path. About Laura and Three ShipsLaura Burget is the co-founder of Three Ships, an all natural, vegan skincare brand ...

    45 min

  4. 01/24/2022

    Know Yourself with Samina Hashmi

    Tune in for a conversation with coach, consultant, and engineering leadership instructor, Samina Hashmi. A former engineer, Samina is the founder of Drop Ocean Consulting, a boutique practice that specializes in executive coaching, team development, strategy, and culture transformation. Listen for her take on why encouraging students to pursue self-knowledge as part of their engineering education is critical for an equitable future.

    28 min

  5. 01/10/2022

    Failing Forward with Ashley Good

    “The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.” - Rainer Maria RilkeOn this episode, Albert Huynh is in conversation with Ashley Good, CEO and founder of Fail Forward. As a full-time coach in the art of failure, Ashley shares her perspectives on recovery and why learning to fail can be so important for engineering professionals. Let’s have a listen.Ashley Good is the CEO and Founder of Fail Forward, which supports organizations to learn, innovate and build resilience. B...

    48 min

  6. 12/06/2021

    Leading With Purpose: A Conversation with Dr. Emily Moore

    Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women falls on December 6th. This somber memorial marks the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, when a man entered a Montreal classroom in 1989 and shot and killed 14 female engineering students. Dr. Emily Moore, Director of Troost ILead, was a chemical engineering student at Queen's University, writing her own engineering exams at the time of the shooting.In this podcast, Dr. Moore and Troost I...

    46 min

  7. 04/06/2021

    Intercultural Leadership: Stories about Belonging and Understanding Others with David Boroto

    When we move from one place to another, we often have to change how we live and work to adapt to new cultures. But to do so without losing our sense of self is a tricky balancing act. It requires a deeper application of foundational leadership skills like self-reflection, empathy, understanding our personal values, recognizing different work styles, and identifying power and cultural dynamics. On this episode, Milan Maljkovic, Assistant Director for the Community of Practice on Engineering Le...

    1h 5m

  8. 03/25/2021

    Coaching and Failure Stories: Reflection in Action with Dr. Adam Goodman

    On this episode, Troost ILead's Albert Huynh speaks with Adam Goodman, Director of the Center for Leadership at Northwestern University about how the process of coaching and telling challenging or crucible stories about failure can help us reflect on and grow our leadership. He also shares one of his own crucible stories about how the Drupal Association, responsible for software that runs online content for Pfizer, Doctors Without Borders, City of LA, eBay, and many others almost went bankrup...

    58 min

  9. 03/11/2021

    Leadership, Race, and the Power of Personal Story with Annahid Dashtgard

    On this episode, Annie Simpson, Associate Director of Troost ILead at the University of Toronto, is in conversation with the co-founder of Anima Leadership, Annahid Dashtgard about leadership, race, and the power of personal story and the important impact that this has for engineering students and professionals looking to create systems change. Let’s have a listen.About Annahid Dashtgard:Annahid has over 25 years experience designing systemic change initiatives and coordinating programs...

    47 min
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About

Welcome to the ILead podcast, produced by the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto, where we talk about essential process of leadership development and its human impact on the engineering community. What’s leadership you may ask? At ILead we believe that it’s the skills and mindsets that foster self-awareness, self-efficacy, empathy, teamwork, and the ability to navigate organizations and systems in society that help engineers lead change to build a better world.

Information

  • Creator
    Troost ILead
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022 ILead Podcast
  • Show Website
    ILead Podcast

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