Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People. Craig P. Anderson 's journey from an aspiring high school teacher to leading a national sales team at JPMorgan Chase is a testament to the unpredictable paths leadership can take. His story of becoming an "accidental leader" reveals the complexity of emotions faced when stepping into leadership roles, ...
Feb 24, 2025•44 min•Ep. 102
Send us a text Welcome to Episode 102!! I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People. Craig P. Anderson, a fellow podcast host, Leadership Confidence Coach and President of Clear Path Coaching. Craig will talk about his experiences and what he’s seen as the biggest challenges to ensuring emerging leaders are prepared to take on the mantle of leadership. Craig wi...
Feb 20, 2025•3 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People. Join us as Jason "the Donk" Donkersgoed hijacks this episode and plays host to Stacie Calder, MBA, and Executive Vice-President (North American Distribution & Marketing) for Conquest Planning Incorporated, where we will unlock the secrets of effective communication. We’ll also delve into Stacie's t...
Feb 17, 2025•53 min•Ep. 101
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People. Leadership requires communication , because as famed author and leadership mentor Margaret J. Wheatley once said, “I believe we can change the world if we start listening to one another again. Simple, honest, human conversation.” The importance of communication is featured in almost every leadership st...
Feb 17, 2025•53 min•Ep. 101
Send us a text Welcome to Episode 101!! I’d like to begin this Lightning Round by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People . Join us as Jason "the Donk" Donkersgoed hijacks this episode and plays host to Stacie Calder, MBA, and Executive Vice-President (North American Distribution & Marketing) for Conquest Planning Incorporated, where we will unlock the secrets of effective communication....
Feb 14, 2025•5 min
Send us a text Transitions are natural. No matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, there will always be some kind of transition. The challenge with being the leader is that you are expected to lead your team through these transitional moments, providing a guiding hand that eases the stress of the transition on the team members. But how can we do this? In this episode, you’ll hear from Andrea Singsaas, an executive coach, keynote speaker and owner of The Tyne Group, who will talk about ...
Feb 14, 2025•5 min
Send us a text Have you ever questioned yourself, wondering if you should be the leader? Have you ever wondered if you even wanted to be the leader? Often, these questions get brushed aside in our minds, pushed out of the way in the busyness of life. But eventually, these questions will have to be answered. In this episode, you’ll hear from Eric Bauberger, a Holistic Life Coach and Songwriter, Certified in the Mastery Method who will share his story, relaying how he answered these questions, and...
Feb 14, 2025•8 min
Send us a text It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast has often spoken about our leadership journey and the importance of authentically following our true path. And while the information has been rich and impactful, in this episode, you’ll hear from...
Feb 14, 2025•3 min
Send us a text Trench Leadership is heading to YouTube!! Never fear, the usual links are available, we’re adding YouTube to provide more options to find the show! Click the link below to head to our new YouTube Channel. Don’t forget to subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into...
Feb 14, 2025•4 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People. The best part of being a podcast host is meeting extraordinary people with extraordinary ideas with extraordinary methods to help other people be, well, extraordinary. MGen (Ret’d) Scott Clancy is one of these people. His book, Developing Coaching Leaders: The Fundamentals and Techniques that Make Lead...
Feb 10, 2025•53 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People. The best part of being a podcast host is meeting extraordinary people with extraordinary ideas with extraordinary methods to help other people be, well, extraordinary. MGen (Ret’d) Scott Clancy is one of these people. His book, Developing Coaching Leaders: The Fundamentals and Techniques that Make Lead...
Feb 06, 2025•3 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People. I’m so excited to have a conversation with Necole Belanger, Retired Command Chief Warrant Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Necole’s book, Pride Amid Prejudice, where Necole offers her story. This is a story about pride, frustration, happiness, anger, shame, joy, prejudice. Necole and I will tal...
Nov 30, 2023•49 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquin People. Every leader chooses the type of leader they want to be. It’s a decision that will set our leadership journeys on a path of personal and professional discovery. The thing about this path is that it’s one we are constantly changing the direction of the path, hopefully being built in such a way to nouris...
Sep 04, 2023•46 min•Ep. 100
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People . Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Creating a culture where everyone is free to express themselves in a safe and respectful space is at the heart of every leader’s top priority. But how do we create these safe cultures? For most leaders, it’s about gut instinct...
Aug 28, 2023•50 min•Ep. 99
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. We can only lead as fast as we can understand ourselves and our environment. But how can we understand ourselves? How can measure our performance? In this episode, you’ll hear from Marty Groover, author, Chief Technology Office...
Aug 21, 2023•48 min•Ep. 98
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Most leaders want to make a difference. The motivation for this is as varied as the number of styles of leadership. One constant among all leaders is the desire for purpose . The reason we lead, the reason we want to make a dif...
Aug 14, 2023•39 min•Ep. 97
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Toxic Leadership. It’s a disease that destroys teams with a ruthless efficiency, often happening before anyone even realizes the damage has been done. So how do we avoid toxic leadership? How can we ensure we aren’t the toxic l...
Aug 07, 2023•43 min•Ep. 96
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Our leadership journey is ours alone , but the path isn’t a straight line. In fact, your leadership journey will have high and low points. Your journey will have you questioning your abilities and pushing your self-confidence, and you know what? But also, your journey will be filled with moments of prid...
Jul 31, 2023•53 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Emotional intelligence is a popular topic, and that’s because leaders are beginning to understand that we can make leadership decisions without knowing how we will emotionally react to our personal and professional decisions, thereby impacting ourselves, our teams, and our organizations. But, how can we...
Jul 24, 2023•51 min•Ep. 94
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Transitions are natural. No matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, there will always be some kind of transition. The challenge with being the leader is that you are expected to lead your team through these transitional moments, providing a guiding hand that eases the stress of the transition ...
Jul 17, 2023•48 min•Ep. 93
Send us a text Have you ever had a feeling of being absolutely certain of someone’s emotions, or maybe had a sense of what your team was thinking or feeling? This is your intuition, and it’s a powerful tool to have in your leadership tool box. And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Seth Santoro, an Intuitive Leadership expert, Psychic Medium, Bestseller Coach, and an Intuitive Healer, who will help us discover how to use our natural intuitive skills to help guide us as we lead from the trench...
Jul 15, 2023•4 min
Send us a text It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. Imposter syndrome, perseverance, the self-imposed push to rush, perseverance, and resilience.... these are just a few of the many challenges we face while we are trying to work through organizational goals, all the while continuing to manage our teams and our projects. The thing is, i...
Jul 15, 2023•7 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on in the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Have you ever questioned yourself, wondering if you should be the leader? Have you ever wondered if you even wanted to be the leader? Often, these questions get brushed aside in our minds, pushed out of the way in the busyness of life. But eventually, these questions will have to be answered. And so, in...
Jul 10, 2023•58 min•Ep. 92
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast has often spoken about our leadership journey and the importance of authentically following our true path. And while the information has been rich and impactful, in this episode, you’ll hear from Corina Walsh, Cert...
Jul 03, 2023•44 min•Ep. 91
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Anishnaabeg Algonquin People . Subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Happy leaders equate to happy teams. We’ve all been part of amazing teams, the ones that we dream about being part of, often reminiscing about the “good ole days”. And we’ve had the opposite, being part of teams that we’d run ...
Jun 26, 2023•13 min•Ep. 90
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Have you ever had a feeling of being absolutely certain of someone’s emotions, or maybe had a sense of what your team was thinking or feeling? This is your intuition, and it’s a powerful tool to have in your leadership toolbox. And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Seth Santoro, an Intuitive Leaders...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 89
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Trench Leadership is heading to YouTube!! Never fear, the usual links are available, we’re adding YouTube to provide more options to find the show! Click the link below to head to our new YouTube Channel. Don’t forget to subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Impost...
Jun 12, 2023•53 min•Ep. 88
Send us a text It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!! Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future. Critical thinking is a skill that comes easier to some people more than others. The good news is that critical thinking skills can be taught. And this is great news because a robust critical thinking capacity is essential for leaders. And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Stev...
Jun 05, 2023•2 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . Don’t forget to subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Partnerships are how we thrive, professionally and personally, allowing for deeper levels of trust and confidence in each other. And at the top levels of organizations, few partnerships are more integral to succ...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Send us a text I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People . How often have you met a new hire and asked yourself, “Who hired this person, and why?” Well, I have news for you, as the leader, this will be you. You will hire people that won’t work out, and your team will question how and why you chose this person. But, most often, it’s not your fault because new le...
Jun 05, 2023•52 min•Ep. 87
