How To Do Work-From-Home The Right Way

Made in Canada: Canadian Inventions

Our guest this week is Mark Rector, a passionate public speaker, and recently retired Professor of Electronics Engineering with a speciality in telecommunications. Mark has written many technical articles, contributed to nationally published textbooks, and in the fall of 2018 released his first book, “OH CANADA! Our Home and Inventive Land.” His book is in its 4th printing and has sold more than 2000 copies to date. “OH CANADA,” contains more than 200 interesting and inspirational stories about innovative Canadian’s and their inventions.

How to Negotiate

This week’s guest is Andrew Pariser, Vice President of RESCON (Residential Construction Council of Ontario). Andrew is an expert in labour relations. He gained much experience working for the Ministry of Labour and has a Master’s in Labour and Industrial Relations (MIR) from Queen’s University. He negotiates agreements among groups of people with different needs and goals in diverse settings.

RESCON is Ontario’s leading association of residential builders. Their mission is to stay committed to providing leadership and fostering innovation in the industry.

The Future is Now: E-Learning

This week’s guest is Dr. Robert Luke, Chief Executive Officer at eCampusOntario and "enabler of the innovation economy." He was previously the Vice President of Research and Innovation at OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design) and at George Brown College. 

eCampusOntario is a provincially funded, non-profit organization that leads a consortium of the province’s 48 publicly-funded colleges, universities and indigenous institutions to develop and test online learning tools. Their mission is to promote accessibility, collaboration, and innovation in online and technology-enabled learning that will enhance learner experience, support faculty development, and extend Ontario’s global reach. 

How To Do Work-From-Home The Right Way

This week’s guest is Melanie Drouin, the Regional Director and a Senior Consultant at Great Place to Work® Canada. She joined GPTW following a successful 20-year career in Marketing Research. Having personally managed, coached & grown people in fast-paced, high-stress, multicultural environments while working with clients from all industries, Melanie learned first-hand the value of people-centered leadership. 

She believes “that the success of an organization is based on its culture and leader’s ability to elicit the best out of people” and she has had the opportunity to train, coach, and mentor a wide variety of people from around the globe.

Michael Landsberg: SickNotWeak

This week’s guest, Michael Landsberg, is a Canadian broadcaster and an avid mental health advocate. He has been working for TSN – The Sports Network (Canada) for over 31 years. Previously the host of SportsDesk and Off the Record, he now hosts First Up on TSN 1050.

Michael is the founder of SickNotWeak, which aims to help people “understand that mental illness is a sickness, NOT a weakness.” Via initiatives like his Daily Landsblog and Isolation Nation (video series), he hopes to “create a community of people who come to gain strength, and stay to give strength.” Michael is a mentor to many people, including those who suffer with depression and their loved ones.