Articles on Leadership

Here are the key takeaways from each speaker at The Art of Leadership for Women in Toronto and their visual summaries drawn by Carolyn Ellis. 

Many people think so. Several organizations are leading the way for female development programs because of a perceived need to bring women along a different...

I had a new book come out on February 29th. The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More and Change the Way You Lead Forever is elegant, compact and is already getting lots...

An oft-quoted statement from acclaimed management consultant Peter Drucker asserts that "culture eats strategy for breakfast." Yet even today, many companies pay more attention to their...

"So...tell me what you are NOT good at? What do you need to do better?" The trick question in the interview. Does everyone lie? I certainly used to lie when...

As Group Head and General Counsel of TD Bank Group, I'm keenly interested in how women from the legal profession are perceived as leaders.  I recently had the opportunity to speak about...

The difference between someone that thinks they are a business owner and someone that thinks they are an entrepreneur is one of mindset mostly. A business owner looks at...

Closing remarks by Bill Williams and Visual Summaries drawn by Tristan Miller based on the speakers from The Art of Leadeship for Women in Vancouver on April 1, 2016.

It’s the beginning of a new year, and that means making plans you made for 2016. Perhaps they were the same ones you have every year, lose weight, spend more time with family, learn...

When I had the opportunity to visit Google’s headquarters to give a talk last summer, I found out first hand that the rumors are true: there’s a lot of food and it is delicious...

We often think of leaders as powerful individuals who influence the industry and people directly linked to their business. But true leaders have a greater responsibility...

When we look back to the 20th Century, the human resources (HR) function was simpler, with fewer regulations, less complexity, and a reciprocal sense of loyalty between ...