Gerry Lewis Inc. Podcasting

This podcast explores the ever-evolving world of branding and marketing and how it can help organizations reach a wider audience, differentiate from competitors, and stay top of mind when deciding to purchase or engage. In this episode, I'm joined by my long-time friend, Lisa Chicules, a guru with over 25 years of experience in branding and marketing and organizational strategic planning across multiple sectors.

Social media has become a must for business owners that want to connect and communicate with their customers and stakeholders. In this podcast, our expert guests will cover topics such as ‘What are the biggest misconceptions companies have about social media? How can I encourage employee advocacy and leverage external partnerships? What specific tools or resources can I use for copywriting, scheduling, and analyzing my data?' If you've been curious about how your business can reach new audiences and drive engagement, this is the podcast for you!

It finally feels like the worst of the pandemic is behind us and people are beginning to rediscover a simple joy of normalcy: seeing friends, going to concerts, and planning for travel. Yet one area of life that seems to have changed forever is work – specifically “how and where” we work.Our topic today is Hybrid Work – Pendulum Swing or Paradigm Shift? Is it here to stay or will the pendulum swing back to how we worked in pre-COVID times? Listen to see where my guest Carrie Blair, President of Tayside Group, and I land in this debate.

As we head into our 3rd year of the pandemic, there is a greater need to talk about how the “new normal” isn't actually “new” anymore or for that matter, feeling anything like “normal” at all. In this podcast, “Teamwork has Changed Forever”, I speak with Liane Davey, Team Advisor and Best Selling Author of “The Good Fight” about some of the common challenges we're seeing with hybrid and remote teams: managing & coaching remotely, team conflicts & workplace toxicity and the ever elusive: work/life balance. Join us for a great conversation!

Preparing for, and conducting an interview is already a nerve-wracking process for job candidates. Now imagine that job interview is taking place through a screen. How does that change the dynamics of the interview? How can you create rapport? Should you prepare for it any differently?The pandemic has changed what we need to think about when presenting and selling ourselves virtually. Thanks to the expertise of our guest David Zsoldos, a Senior Recruitment Partner at BMO, we'll learn some do's and don'ts on how to successfully execute job interviews virtually.

This month we've invited Trish Rodda and Shane Harrington to share their insights on how they've adapted their approach to providing feedback in a hybrid work environment and their "do's and don'ts" on handling difficult discussions.

The past 16 months have undoubtedly changed the way we work. As companies start thinking about how they plan to return to the office, we'd be remiss to ignore the important lessons this last year has taught us. This month, we've invited the entire GLINC team to discuss how we plan to navigate our return to the office in this new hybrid work environment. We hope our discussion provides you with valuable insights on how to engage your team in a similar conversation.

Join Gerry Lewis, President & CEO of GLINC, as he walks us down memory lane through his coming out journey and shares insights about becoming his authentic self. We touch on fun, personal, and work-related questions about PRIDE, how to be a better ally, and what advice Gerry would give to his younger self.

Remote work has become a defining feature of 2020, with many companies acknowledging that the office environment will change as 'working from home' becomes the new normal. In this month's GLINC Outside the Box Podcast, we sat down with Rawan El-Komos, the Senior Director General of Corporate Services at the Public Prosecution Service of Canada , to "GLINC Differently About Remote Work". In this podcast, we examine the realities of how working from home has impacted our work/life balance as well as how we can take actionable steps to regain that balance by implementing healthier working habits into our day-to-day.

Leaders need courage to make bold decisions. Often without knowing if they are making the best or correct one. A courageous leader faces the challenge of maintaining confidence in themselves, taking big risks, and going against the grain. In this month’s GLINC Outside the Box Podcast, I am thrilled to be sitting down with the President and CEO of Laurentian Bank, who is not only a great guest, but also a long-time friend. I’ve known and have worked with Rania Llewellyn for well over a decade and could not think of a better person to have a conversation about this very topic of courage. We invite you to "GLINC Differently About Courageous Leadership".

As we approach the 1-year anniversary of the lockdown and work life balance is further blurred, we went from taking a “surge mode” to "let's just get this done" to feeling spent and tired. Workdays are feeling longer and weekends are but a fleeting moment of reprieve. It is not uncommon to begin questioning the meaning of the work we do. We find ourselves in perhaps one of the most trying times as employees and employers. In this month's GLINC Outside the Box Podcast, joined by our guest Anatol von Hahn (Chairman of The Group Ventures and Former Senior Executive at Scotiabank), we invite you to "GLINC Differently About Passion & Purpose at Work". Together, we’ll explore the signals we should pay attention to and strategies for rediscovering passion and purpose in the workplace and how to navigate our career in this period of uncertainty.

Given all the challenges of 2020 and the toll it has taken on remote workers and dispersed teams, the idea of setting development and aspirational goals may seem more like ‘wishful thinking’ than a practical reality. Sometimes, just the thought of having to make these commitments, let alone achieve them, is enough to overwhelm us. So here’s some good news to start off your year - you don’t have to set these goals alone. Getting the help of a mentor, or someone with expertise and insight, can help you think through and navigate your development path – often with greater ease. In this month’s GLINC Outside the Box Podcast, we’re inviting you to “GLINC Differently About Mentoring” as we explore the Mentor and Mentee relationship and how our new virtual world has changed the approach and access to Mentors: https://gerrylewis.com/podcasts/ Our guest speaker is Dr. Catherine Chandler-Crichlow, Executive Director for Career Management and Corporate Recruiting at Ivey Business School - Western University.

The holiday season is typically filled with the joy of giving to others, whether that’s our family, friends or clients. However, this year, the “Season of Giving” will undoubtedly feel different. The "Let's GLINC Differently About Giving" podcast explores how we can communicate the needed message of giving to ourselves and accept that what we're feeling is normal and okay during this time of year. https://gerrylewis.com/podcasts/ Our guest speakers are Catherine Osborne, Professional Certified Coach, and Owner of UpShift Coaching (https://upshiftcoaching.com/) and Meg Blair, Head of HR at MindBeacon (https://www.mindbeacon.com/).

Good Communication Has No Boundaries, is a podcast that tackles communication challenges we face daily to have our voices heard and to stand out with authenticity. With the added complexity of moving into a virtual world, these insights are needed more than ever. Gerry Lewis, CEO of GLINC, provides his perspectives on communicating in this new reality by drawing on his 25 years of experience working with audiences from over 70 countries. These insights are captured in his award-winning book SHINE, first published in 2015, now also available in Simplified Chinese.

Gerry Lewis is President and Owner of Gerry Lewis Inc., an internal communications organization specializing in employee engagement and change management communication. Gerry Lewis has led training workshops, conferences and employee events in over 50 countries. Gerry is also an award-winning author. SHINE: Communicate Your Way to a Brighter Career won first place in the 2015 Small Business Trends Book Awards. This podcast was original published by Time to Shine Podcast. Avoid the Four Sins of Meetings Gerry has defined the “four sins of meetings”, problems that are experienced in meetings that go wrong: Wastefulness. Far too many meetings that don’t need to be held. Disorderly conduct. The case of a meeting that went out of control. People are having their own meetings and not focusing on the person leading the meeting. This shows how important an agenda is. Not having a clear agenda is the start of disorderly conduct. Lateness. Sometimes people arrive late, it’s inevitable. A common mistake is to say to everyone: “James just joined us, let me update you in everything we talked about.” Good for James, but the others will start doing something else. It’s better to say: “James, we’re in this item of the agenda, and at the end of the meeting I can brief you.” and continue with the meeting without delays. Disengagement. It’s when you look around the meeting room, and everyone looks so bored. If you want an engaged audience, you have to ask for people to participate instead of doing yourself all the talk. Gerry’s Top 3 strategies to run effective meetings Know exactly what you want the outcome of the meeting to be. The objective has to be very clear such as “making a decision to invest on this” or “approve this proposal”, otherwise don’t hold the meeting. Have the right people in the room. “The more people the better” is usually a mistake. If the decision maker is not in the room, you are not going to reach the objective. Be able to manage your time. It shows that you’re in control, and that you have a sense of direction for where this meeting needs to go. The mindset for engaging meetings As a meeting leader, the mindset you need to run engaging meetings includes: You have to add value. What kind of value can people expect for the time they invest in the meeting? Always show some type of progress. Make clear that we’re moving forward, not going in circles meeting after meeting. Recognize people in the room. “Thanks for suggesting this last meeting.” Thus, people will be motivated to engage. Potential pitfalls of conference calls The biggest challenge of conference calls is to control something that you can’t see. First, you need an agenda, it’s critical. No protocol. No one seems to take the lead. If you’re the chair, make a quick roll call. This will show that you’re the chair and will also show who is on the call and make them accountable to participate. Silence on the call. Tell everyone: “If I don’t hear from you, I will call on you.” Someone monopolizes the call. Demonstrate your leadership, recognize the dominant’s contribution but ask others’ input first. Links Website www.gerrylewis.com Download SHINE Award-winning Communication book, by Gerry Lewis.