Leadership Perspectives with David Barrett
Leadership Perspectives with David Barrett
David Barrett
A collection of interviews with past and present leaders offering wisdom and ideas about how to be a great leader.
How to Be Your Best Self
Meet my good friend Bob "the Badass BA" Prentiss, who founded the award-winning business boot camp The Uncommon League. Bob has spent the past few years developing practical strategies for becoming the best version of himself.  After a stage-four cancer diagnosis, Bob is kind enough to share everything he's learned with us and take us along for the last leg of his journey.
Aug 5, 2020
20 min
Championship Communication
Veteran baseball manager, CEO and public speaker Skip Weisman tosses me a few communication hardballs when he shares how to run what he calls a "championship workplace." By outlining a few easy-to-follow steps, Skip and I discuss how to build trust, improve relationships and increase productivity at work, at play and in our everyday relationships.
Jul 29, 2020
20 min
To Lead or Manage?
I dig into Lou Breithaupt's quarter-century of PMP experience to figure out how he became one of the world's best-trusted Project Managers - and his secret to being a successful leader. Having travelled the world to complete hundreds of millions of dollars'-worth of contracts, Lou has learned a lifetime of lessons.  Today, we're lucky enough to learn them too. Hit play to hear what he has to say!
Jul 1, 2020
18 min
Finding Opportunity in Crises
I chat with Bruce Harbinson, a regional chair for TEC Canada.  Bruce brings groups of non-competing CEOs from small and medium and large-sized businesses together to strategize and exchange ideas. Bruce, a former CEO himself, walked alongside business leaders through the economic collapse of 2008.  Today, during another global crisis, Bruce and his C-suite friends have some insights that can bring them and their companies out the other side stronger than ever.  What has Bruce learned?  What does he have to teach? Tune in to find out!
May 13, 2020
18 min
Michael O'Connor on Strategy at Medtronic
I chat about strategy with Medtronic's director of strategy and project management, Michael O'Connor. Michael ensures that Medtronic's advances in science and technology push it toward the company's mission and its long-term goals. How does Michael determine which call to make?  How does he keep people at the centre of major corporate decisions?  How did Medtronic develop a "culture of strategy?" Listen in to our conversation to find out!
Apr 22, 2020
23 min
The Black Swan Theory
I have a very timely discussion with Project Management Training Consultant Douglas Boebinger about extremely rare and highly-impactful Black Swan Events.
Apr 6, 2020
29 min
Plan Your Strategy in Sprints
Dan Watt is my guest on this podcast as he talks about planning and executing strategy using an agile mindset.   
Feb 4, 2019
28 min
Know Your Audience
David Barrett Blog Post - January 21, 2019 Do You Know Your Audience? Know Your Audience before you present, plan, sell or try to influence.  
Jan 21, 2019
3 min
Managing Horizontally
Judy McCreery specializes in helping organizations implement enterprise programs - especially those that cross multiple functions.  
Mar 13, 2018
24 min
Managing Change Every Day
John Preiditsch is the President of Six S Partners Inc. We spent 30 minutes together talking about change management and strategy execution.
Jan 2, 2018
28 min
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