Bosses Suck. It's Time to be a Leader

<p>One of Ken’s clients gave him the title “Facilitator of Thinking Differently”, and he’s proudly hung onto it ever since. Ken helps companies achieve exceptional performance by leveraging their organizational culture. Thinking Differently began in Ken’s first career as one of Canada’s most successful playwrights, directors, and festival programmers. In the world of theatre, fostering a culture of teamwork is the key to success. You must take a diverse group of self-employed contractors (actors) align them to a single vision (the play) and meet a date-certain deadline (opening night) with limited resources (public arts funding). These lessons are the same, no matter the industry.</p><p>The unique combination of an artist, entrepreneur, and high-performance coach gives Ken a unique perspective on what makes groups great.</p><p>As the “Leadership Champ” Russell helps leaders EXCITE their teams about their work. He believes that every leader has the potential to improve individual and team performance in the workplace. However, during his work with leaders over 30 years across a range of businesses, Russell has found that there is one particular challenge that holds them back - being able to have difficult conversations with team members, co-workers, or even their boss.  </p><p>Russell uses live actors in a stop/start forum theatre for a business approach and a combination of dynamic experiential learning techniques to allow people the opportunity to practice their skills in a safe environment that they can then implement back in the workplace. </p><p>He is an Internationally Certified Trainer, Leadership Coach, and Conference Speaker with a Master's Degree in Human Resource Management. Russell has a passion for developing Leaders including those transitioning into Management roles, by building their capability and confidence using a blend of simulations, dynamic experiential learning, and workplace coaching. He is a Master Facilitator for Bluegem Learning’s groundbreaking “Leadership Success” workshop series, co-a