Smith School of Business

Episode 16: BRAVE NEW WORKPLACE: Looming Issues

May 15th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  26 mins 27 secs

Robot bosses? Random safety checks at your home office? We may be careening into the unknown, but the workplace of the future will be guided by familiar human needs

Episode 15: BRAVE NEW WORKPLACE: Meaning

May 4th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 52 secs

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Engaging work and the chance to help others — not money or self-interest — are the ultimate job motivators. Someone forgot to tell the boss

Episode 14: BRAVE NEW WORKPLACE: Autonomy

May 1st, 2023  |  Season 3  |  27 mins 25 secs

brave new workplace, business education, business ideas, business school, hr, hybrid teams, hybrid workplace, julian barling, managing teams, queen's university, remote, smith school of business, team management, teams, virtual teams, virtual work

Members of the organizational elite expect to have a major say in how and where they do their own jobs. What will it take for them to get over their need to micromanage others?

Episode 13: BRAVE NEW WORKPLACE: Safety

April 19th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 52 secs

The fallout from Covid has changed how we talk about the management of workplace health and safety

Episode 12: BRAVE NEW WORKPLACE: Leadership

April 19th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  31 mins 38 secs

A look behind the hero’s cape reveals the secrets guiding great leaders and the shortcomings of wannabes

TEAMS Work: Innovating Teams

December 2nd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  23 mins 34 secs

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Innovation teams have jumped from tech firms to general organizations that need to find creative responses to rapid-fire change. What makes them special?

TEAMS Work: Building High EQ Teams

November 16th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  36 mins 26 secs

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We know how important it is for people to have emotional intelligence to thrive in the workplace. The same goes for teams. Here’s a road map to build team-wide EQ

TEAMS Work: Secrets of Knowledge-Hungry Teams

November 2nd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  39 mins 4 secs

hr, knowledge sharing, team management

Much as we like to think that sharing knowledge is normal team behaviour, the reality is that we often struggle to find that key piece of information a co-worker is overlooking or hiding. Same goes for getting worthwhile feedback. People seem too busy or shy or skittish to offer advice that would improve a team member’s performance. This episode shows you how to release the knowledge dam.

TEAMS Work: Aligning Diverse Voices

October 17th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  33 mins 7 secs

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Most people support greater diversity in the workplace. But making that a reality is no simple matter. How do team leaders align diverse voices? And how can a diverse mindset be cultivated, whether or not you’re in charge?

TEAMS Work: Managing Boundary-Busting Teams

October 17th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  31 mins 38 secs

business education, business ideas, business school, hr, hybrid teams, hybrid workplace, jana raver, managing teams, queen's university, remote, smith school of business, team management, virtual teams, virtual work

Managing hybrid teams, where some of us are in person and others at home, takes a special kind of finesse. How do we build teams that make the most of being hybrid, and how do we keep pulling in the same direction… even when we’re not in the same space?

Start-up Cycle: Perseverance

November 29th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 9 secs

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Starting a business is one thing, but how do you keep going when the going gets tough? This episode of The Start-up Cycle explores the topic of perseverance. We hear about new research from professor Jana Raver on the relationship between resilience and entrepreneurial success (yep, they're related) and get a final dose of motivation from Jeremiah Brown, author of The 4 Year Olympian. We will also hear about learning from failure. Your host is Meredith Dault.

Start-up Cycle: Sustaining

November 22nd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 9 secs

entrepreneurship, new business, queen's university, smith school of business, startup cycle, startups

Too many start-ups hit the ground running, and then sputter out before their time is up. Don’t let it happen to you. This episode focuses on finding ways to sustain your business as it grows. We learn about lean innovation from professor Barry Cross (hint: it’s about focusing your efforts on the stuff that really matters). We also talk to professor Anthony Goerzen about the challenge of maintaining your competitive advantage when you are expanding internationally and get some advice on staying focused from 437 Swimwear founder Adrien Bettio. Your host is Meredith Dault.

Start-up Cycle: Scaling

November 12th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 43 secs

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One of the challenges when you are growing your business is finding the right balance: do you grow the leadership team first, or focus on the sales force? And how far into the future should you be casting your gaze? We tackle these questions and more as we explore the subject of scaling with Eva Wong, co-founder and COO of Borrowell, and professor Jim Hamilton, an expert in sales management who has plenty of his own experience growing start-up companies. We will also hear the management evidence on what makes great entrepreneurial teams tick. Your host is Meredith Dault.

Start-up Cycle: Financing

October 31st, 2019  |  Season 1  |  34 mins

entrepreneurship, funding your business, new business, queen's university, smith school of business, startup cycle, startups

You know your business idea is worth a million bucks – now you just have to convince someone to give you the cash to make it happen. But while some say it is easier than ever for start-ups to raise money, one question remains: what’s the best way to do it? We get advice from angel investor Jess Joss, Executive Director of York Angel Investors, as well as from Shyam Ramchandani, an entrepreneur with experience securing VC financing. We will also hear about the unique challenges and opportunities facing female entrepreneurs when it comes to finding funding.

Start-up Cycle: Risk

October 10th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 25 secs

entrepreneurship, new business, queen's university, smith school of business, startup cycle, startups

Shari Hughson was already a seasoned entrepreneur when she gave it all up to pursue her dream of living off the land in the Canadian wilderness. Unsurprisingly, she knows a thing or two about risk-taking. Now the director of the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at Smith School of Business, she shares some of what she has learned along the way, along with the mantra she believes every young entrepreneur ought to know when it comes to risk. We will also hear from Smith entrepreneurship coach and mentor JP Shearer on the risks every entrepreneur needs to be aware of when starting a business (like the risk of becoming complacent!) and hear insights into how risk perception impacts entrepreneurial success. Your host is Meredith Dault.

Start-up Cycle: Discovery

October 4th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 11 secs

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Are entrepreneurs born or are they made? And what matters more when you are starting a business - passion or perseverance? This first episode of The Start-up Cycle explores those questions and more.