COVID-19 Resources
To help ease the strain COVID-19 is placing on Canadian Businesses, TEC Canada has compiled insights from global experts to support business leaders as they navigate the challenges and opportunities presented. If you would like to receive similar information more regularly, please click here.
Balancing the Scales: How Your Organization’s DNA Determines Your Focus on Quality vs. Growth
Navel gazing and overanalyzing while expecting growth means a long, slow crawl to the top. Alternatively, running at full speed by the seat of your pants without any sort of structure or consideration of quality isn’t going to help you retain customers. Which approach is the right approach?
Featured Insights: Sales & Marketing
As COVID-19 is continuously changing how B2B & B2C buyers and sellers interact, and online sales consistently trend to their highest levels in history, TEC Canada has focused on Sales & Marketing as our most recent quarterly content theme. This blog features a compilation of the most impactful Sales & Marketing insights that we’ve shared over the past few months and have all been strategically selected to help you make better business decisions.
How to Prepare Your Business for the Rebound
How can you continue to sell if meeting in person remains taboo and customers are becoming tired of Zoom? How would an economic rebound of any magnitude impact your business?
Canadian Business Grant and Loan Guide: Where and How to Secure Funding For Your Business
To support Canadian business leaders as they navigate COVID-19, this Candian Business Grant and Loan Guide is regularly updated.
“Selling High-Value Services Virtually”
If you are still stuck feeling that an entire sales cycle via webcam is painful and distorted, this presentation led by Kim Orlesky will depict how webcam sales meetings actually allow you to converse with more prospects, host laser-focused discussions, and close deals in less time. Watch this recording now to become equipped and ready to connect faster with profitable clients who are ready to buy with virtual handshakes.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Business: News, Resources, and Guidance
To support Canadian business leaders as they navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19, this post is regularily updated with resources and insights from global experts.
TEC Canada Deeper Insights Webinars
Typically exclusive to TEC members, we have opened access to our entire webinar archive to help the entire Canadian business community excel during this time. Featuring thought leadership from expert speakers, these webinars are designed to help you navigate challenges and remain at the forefront of your industry. View our entire webinar achieve below.
To register for our upcoming live webinars, click here.
Leadership and Business Intelligence
How can you attract top talent and save time spent on your hiring? By striking the ideal balance between feedback and boundaries. In this previously recorded webinar, Nikki Pett reveals a surefire recipe for ensuring that your both employees and bottom line are productive and happy.
Mergers & Acquisitions – Preparing Your Business for Transition
Looking to gain an advanced understanding of valuation and merger & acquisition (M&A) techniques? Kevin Shaw – Senior Vice President at Renaissance Mergers & Acquisitions – explains the art and science of valuation so that you can embark on a sale process with a value expectation based on appropriate valuation concepts.
The CEOs Guide to Capital Markets, The Economy, and Implications for Your Business
What does a post-pandemic economic recovery look like? This session led by Adrian Cronje will help attendees assess timely economic impacts, market volatility and recovery, and investment considerations.
“Selling High-Value Services Virtually”
If you are still stuck feeling that an entire sales cycle via webcam is painful and distorted, this presentation led by Kim Orlesky will depict how webcam sales meetings actually allow you to converse with more prospects, host laser-focused discussions, and close deals in less time. Watch this recording now to become equipped and ready to connect faster with profitable clients who are ready to buy with virtual handshakes.
“The Reputation Brand: Better Brand & Communications to Become Reputation Rich”
In this webinar, attendees will assess if their communications are contributing to their credibility and overall reputation, or negatively impacting their reputation and brand. Complete with real examples, Adam Hartung will present examples from recent news events and other sources to ensure each attendee leaves with a thorough understanding of reputation bank deposits and withdrawals – as well as the implications.
Canadians and COVID-19: A Fresh Snapshot of Public Opinion and Behaviours
Curbside service, hybrid work environments, migration from downtown spaces; what trends and attitudes will stick from here on out? Led by David Coletto, TEC member and CEO of Abacus Data, a leading market research firm, this webinar will provide exclusive access to public opinion data of how attitudes have evolved throughout the pandemic.
News
2021 TEC Canada Impact and Top Vistage Worldwide Speaker Award Winners
Our professional speakers share their passion and breadth of knowledge to challenge and provide critical perspectives to our executive-level groups. Every year, we recognize our top speakers though our Top Speaker Awards.
Balancing the Scales: How Your Organization’s DNA Determines Your Focus on Quality vs. Growth
Navel gazing and overanalyzing while expecting growth means a long, slow crawl to the top. Alternatively, running at full speed by the seat of your pants without any sort of structure or consideration of quality isn’t going to help you retain customers. Which approach is the right approach?
How to Prepare Your Business for the Rebound
How can you continue to sell if meeting in person remains taboo and customers are becoming tired of Zoom? How would an economic rebound of any magnitude impact your business?
Canadian Business Grant and Loan Guide: Where and How to Secure Funding For Your Business
To support Canadian business leaders as they navigate COVID-19, this Candian Business Grant and Loan Guide is regularly updated.
TEC Inside for Emerging Leaders
Unlike leadership programs that squeeze a wide-range of material into a few days and leave participants without follow up, the TEC Inside for Emerging Leaders program cultivates mastery by focusing on one topic at a time. The Emerging Leaders program combines key learnings from world-class speakers, enhanced by workshops led by TEC Chairs, and the insights of peers across multiple industries.
TEC Canada’s New Digital Marketing Agency Partnership: Search Engine People
TEC Canada is proud to announce that we’ve recently partnered with Search Engine People (SEP). As our new digital marketing agency, SEP will support our efforts to connect with CEOs and business leaders across Canada – further accelerating their growth and development
Events
Taste of TEC with Speaker Michael Canic: Ruthless Consistency -Aligning your Organization to Win….or Else!
During this exclusive and highly interactive symposium, you’ll be introduced to TEC Canada's proven process that can be transformative. Discover how collective intelligence will improve your decision-making in your business and personal life as part of a peer advisory group.
Thursday, April 29: An Economic Update: Q2 2021 featuring Dr. Peter Andersen
Join us for this exclusive member's only event as Dr. Peter Andersen reviews our newest CEO Confidence Index to mark our Q2 2021 installment with TEC Canada's President Todd Millar.
What Does It Take To Be a TEC Canada Chair?
Connect with some of TEC Canada’s most experienced and forward-thinking Chairs as well as members of the TEC Canada Leadership team.
Member Stories
Member Story: Judith Veresuk
“As a founding member of our TEC group, I’ve seen the tides change and evolve over the years – and continue to be presented with different perspectives each time.”
Member Story: Thomas Benjoe
“Sometimes as a CEO, you have to make tough decisions and it’s human nature to dwell on them – having the weight left on you. My TEC group helps me clear my mind and focus on the things that are more important and create influence through FHQ Developments,”
Member Story: Lyndie Hill
"TEC’s taught me the need to be proactive in uncertainty. The worst thing you can do is wait around; you have to develop strategies to work within the current situation.”
Member Story: Greg Hasiuk
“When I joined TEC, Number TEN was going into its worst fiscal year in a decade. My TEC group helped us navigate the difficulties and tough times. That’s when you need TEC, and its community of advisors and confidants the most".
Member Story: Pierce Ujjainwalla
“When I was doing things on my own, I was being a bit more risk-averse than I should have been. My TEC group provided me with the feedback and knowledge to trust my decisions and go bigger than I thought was possible.”
Member Story: Roger King
"As an entrepreneur, when I look at my group, they get me – they know the challenges I’m facing because they’ve conquered them, they approach a problem from different perspectives and offer solutions to tackle that issue.”
Insights
Balancing the Scales: How Your Organization’s DNA Determines Your Focus on Quality vs. Growth
Navel gazing and overanalyzing while expecting growth means a long, slow crawl to the top. Alternatively, running at full speed by the seat of your pants without any sort of structure or consideration of quality isn’t going to help you retain customers. Which approach is the right approach?
Featured Insights: Sales & Marketing
As COVID-19 is continuously changing how B2B & B2C buyers and sellers interact, and online sales consistently trend to their highest levels in history, TEC Canada has focused on Sales & Marketing as our most recent quarterly content theme. This blog features a compilation of the most impactful Sales & Marketing insights that we’ve shared over the past few months and have all been strategically selected to help you make better business decisions.
Andersen Report – March 2021 – Slow Rollout and a Stalled Economy
TEC Canada is pleased to provide the Andersen Monthly Economic Report exclusively to our members. The former assistant chief of the Bank of Canada's research department, Dr. Peter Andersen provides valuable economic insight to help you make better business decisions.
How to Prepare Your Business for the Rebound
How can you continue to sell if meeting in person remains taboo and customers are becoming tired of Zoom? How would an economic rebound of any magnitude impact your business?
Canadian Business Grant and Loan Guide: Where and How to Secure Funding For Your Business
To support Canadian business leaders as they navigate COVID-19, this Candian Business Grant and Loan Guide is regularly updated.
Andersen Report – Jan 2021 – Mapping the Recovery
TEC Canada is pleased to provide the Andersen Monthly Economic Report exclusively to our members. The former assistant chief of the Bank of Canada's research department, Dr. Peter Andersen provides valuable economic insight to help you make better business decisions.
The Leadership Standard Podcast
Robert Rose – Founder of The Content Advisory, CSO at Content Marketing Institute, Author and Speaker
Did you know that content marketing can generate triple the amount of outbound marketing leads, drive six times higher conversion rates, and has the potential to generate a 7.8-fold boost in your web traffic? Whether you’re wondering how to execute content marketing more effectively – or how your organization can hit the ground running and get started and up to speed – you won’t want this episode of The Leadership Standard podcast featuring Robert Rose.
Jennifer Carlson – CEO & Co-founder of Baby Gourmet, Founder at Thirsty Naturals
For help navigating toxic work cultures, how to take the first step in turning your business idea into a reality, and the possibilities that arise from falling down seven times, then standing up eight, press play on this gripping conversation between Jennifer Carlson and Gair Maxwell below. It just might be the event that inspires you to become an entrepreneur yourself.
David MacLean – TEC Canada Chair
For insights surrounding self-leadership, marketing, social responsibility, and how others can begin leading from the heart – while divulging the story about how he beat Alanis Morrissette to #1 on the album charts – don't miss the latest episode of The Leadership Standard podcast featuring David Maclean.
Thomas Benjoe – President and CEO of FHQ Developments
Thomas Benjoe – President and CEO of FHQ Developments and TEC Canada member – joins Gair Maxwell for a raw conversation that uncovers the triumphs, struggles, disruptions, and future opportunities of the fastest-growing population in Canada – Indigenous people.
The Leadership Standard – S01E13– Adam Hartung
As business leaders across the globe are forged in crisis due to the pandemic, pressing play on this gripping conversation between Adam Hartung and Gair Maxwell will bridge the gap between theory and practice – providing you with the insights and understanding to be at the forefront of your industry post-COVID-19.
The Leadership Standard – 012– Iggy Domagalski – CEO, Tundra Processing Solutions Ltd.
Throughout Iggy and Gair’s conversation, listeners will become equipped with the secret to Tundra’s exponential growth, award-winning reputation, and how to facilitate a culture that employees actually want to work at. Hint: it doesn’t matter how many table tennis or foosball tables you have within your organization.