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.
Are You Experiencing The Wrong Kind of Growth?
"You see, many of us have been working hard, head down trying to 'keep the lights on,' so to speak. That’s a good approach to navigating any crisis … initially. At some point, however, we need to re-examine our strategy for growth."
Metrics Alone Are Not Enough
Many businesses today have a similar problem. They have a significant tendency to focus on metrics instead of their company strategy.
How Remote Work Is Killing Your Ability to Capture Critical Business Intelligence (and what to do about it)
There’s a simple exercise called, “The Power of One.” It’s one simple question that you ask each month for three different groups. This exercise will allow you to always remain at the forefront of what is happening with your customers, employees, and key suppliers.
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.
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1.4 Billion Customers – Selling Canadian Brands and Services to China
Companies doing business in China will quickly learn that it's not business as usual and one strategy does not fit all. By watching this webinar led by Dr. Andrew Woods, viewers will become expertly equipped to navigate the Chinese business world and uncover how to successfully expand any business into China.
Climate Leadership: A Strategic Imperative for Your Business
In today’s turbulent, uncertain, novel, and ambiguous world where business disruption is the new norm and climate-related risks increase at an unprecedented pace, business strategy faces unparalleled pressure. In this previously-recorded webinar, business management and strategy advisors Cedric B. Robert, Daria Hobeika, and François Senez of Clearsum discuss climate leadership, its impact on organizations, and how leaders can rise to address this complex issue.
How to Create World-Class KPIs and Dashboards
Andrew Rush — Vice President at Carpedia International and TEC Speaker — has a history of improving financial results through optimizing the collaboration of teams, choosing and working on the right KPIs, and developing more effective senior leaders. He has been a consultant and a leader in turnaround situations and has led companies that went on to be recognized among Canada’s 50 Best Managed Privately Owned Companies.
Seven Powerful Insights From a Project Management Consultant
TEC Speaker Gabriele Maussner-Schouten is a respected project consultant and coach with more than 20 years of experience developing and implementing practical solutions for project management success. Her expertise in managing large projects for both private and public-sector organizations ranges from mission-critical ERP implementations and content management solutions to providing leadership for major special events and support for enterprise-wide communication strategies.
Why, When and How To Use Business Management Consulting to Leverage Your Success
Thinking about enlisting a business management consultant for your organization? Make sure to watch this previously recorded webinar led by Dwight Mihalicz first. Viewers can expect to become equipped to get the top ROI and mitigate the risks involved when hiring a business management consultant.
Brave New World: Post-Pandemic Investment Opportunities and Economic, Business and Financial Trends
Interested in uncovering how a post-pandemic world will respond and the ways in which our economy, those around us, and global markets will be affected in the short and long term? Don't miss this previously recorded webinar led by Ritesh Jain.
News
Top Achievements From The TEC Community – August 2021
Read how TEC members impacted their communities throughout August.
Top Success Stories From The TEC Community – July 2021
Read the top stories from TEC members in the news throughout July.
Celebrating Success From the TEC Community – June 2021
Great leaders are shaped by those around them - that's the peer advisory advantage. See June's top stories here.
Top Achievements From the TEC Community – May 2021
May saw several highlights of the top achievements among TEC members.
TEC Members Lead Canada’s Best Managed Companies 2021 List
Each year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies undergo a rigorous application process, but only the best are awarded this prestigious designation. The recipients are some of the most passionate, innovative, and successful businesses in the country, and we are proud to have them within the TEC community.
2020 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.
Events
From established CEOs and members of the C-suite to management teams and entrepreneurial business owners, TEC Canada’s events are strategically designed to meet the distinct needs of leaders at all stages of their learning and growth.
Featuring sought-after keynote speakers, impactful discussion sessions, and an unsurpassed opportunity to expand your network, don’t miss your chance to experience the power of business connection through TEC. All of our events are currently held in a virtual environment, but will include an in-person format when it’s safe to do so.
Member Stories
Member Story: Taylor Davis
“By joining TEC, I had access to a group of other CEOs that were focusing their intellectual capital on my business and strategizing about how to make sure it was successful – ensuring that we weren’t growing too fast or going left when we should have gone right. It allowed PurePave to grow more strategically, profitably, and overcome our hurdles faster,”
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.”
Insights
Andersen Report – September 2021 – The ‘Worry List’ is Growing
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.
Sales Are Down – How Do I Inspire Confidence?
"When you engage your employees in finding solutions to your revenue challenges, you not only increase creativity, but you inspire pride of ownership and accountability to resolving the issues at hand."
5 Benefits of Joining a Leadership Development Organization
Leadership development organizations are intended for CEOs with big ambitions — whether that means scaling their business, inspiring their employees or outperforming their toughest competitors. These organizations can help CEOs deepen their competencies in strategy, culture, communication and alignment. They also help leaders work through specific business problems, such as how to manage employee turnover or strengthen culture.
Andersen Report – August 2021 – A Bumpy Ride Through 2021
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.
Are You Experiencing The Wrong Kind of Growth?
"You see, many of us have been working hard, head down trying to 'keep the lights on,' so to speak. That’s a good approach to navigating any crisis … initially. At some point, however, we need to re-examine our strategy for growth."
Andersen Report – June 2021 – Summer’s Productivity Surprise
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
A’Lelia Bundles – Author, Journalist, Truth Seeker
A'Lelia Bundles is an Emmy award-winning producer who spent over 30 years as an executive with ABC News and NBC News – in addition to authoring several biographies about the trail-blazing women in her family. A'Lelia’s great-grandmother was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, A'Lelia Walker, and her great-great-grandmother was the first female self-made millionaire in America, Madam C.J. Walker.
Geoff Colvin – Fortune Magazine Senior Editor-at-Large, CBS Radio daily commentator, and bestselling-author
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a coveted Fortune 500 company? Look no further than this episode of The Leadership Standard podcast featuring award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, Senior Editor at Large of Fortune Magazine, and speaker on today’s most significant trends in business – Geoff Colvin!
Tara Cowling – Director & Managing Principal at Medlior Health Outcomes Research Ltd.
From unconventional advice about how to handle the word “no” – to divulging lessons that are priceless to anyone with an entrepreneurial mindset – this episode is your introduction to an inspiring leader. As a Top 100 Female Entrepreneur in Canada, Tara Cowling and her organization are soon becoming a household name. Meet her in our latest episode of The Leadership Standard.
The Honourable Perrin Beatty, P.C., O.C. – President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
During this timely and candid conversation with Gair Maxwell – which is always exhibited through the lens of expert foresight, hindsight, and humanity – Perrin Beatty reveals a closer look at the adaptability and resilience demonstrated by Canadian businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and uncovers how major events in the past can guide CEOs and owners towards transforming their optimism into opportunities for the future.
Beau Lotto – Professor of Neuroscience, Author, and Entrepreneur
Beau has spoken at the G8, Google’s Zeitgeist, Wired, Oslo Freedom Forum, Big Think and contributed to the BBC, National Geographic, Netflix, and PBS – and in this episode of The Leadership Standard podcast, he provides listeners with the framework to expertly navigate periods of uncertainty, how to strategically approach personal and professional problems, and how to successfully inspire innovation within their teams.
Bob Izumi – Professional Angler and the Host of Bob Izumi’s Real Fishing Show
In this episode of The Leadership Standard podcast hosted by TEC Speaker and branding expert Gair Maxwell, Bob Izumi shares the blueprint for turning your passion into a career – and reveals how Bob’s Real Fishing television show and Real Fishing Radio program became Canada’s longest-running syndicated television and radio series, respectively.