Don’t Mistake My Kindness for Weakness – Leadership Advice from Michele Boudria
Please meet Michèle Boudria, Board Director and recently retired CEO of McDonald’s Canada. I met Michèle at a conference last year, where we both spoke. When I heard Michèle’s wise words, I immediately thought: I HAVE to get her on the podcast!!! Here we...
What 40 Years at McDonald’s Taught One CEO About COMMUNICATION and LEADERSHIP – with Michèle Boudria (ep. 208)
“Do not mistake my KINDNESS for WEAKNESS.” What does it take to go from working front cash at McDonald’s to becoming its CEO? Michèle Boudria, Board Director and Former CEO of McDonald’s Canada, spent four decades figuring it out, and in this episode,...
How to Warm Up Cold Meetings, Cold Calls, and Cold Colleagues
Here in Toronto, we’re buried under a lot of snow. The kind of cold that makes me reach for my thickest scarf before stepping outside, even if I’m just walking one block. I know you might be reading this from a much warmer climate. But wherever you are, you’ve...
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