Category: leadership

O’Toole Out: A Look at Yet Another Tory Leader’s Ouster Following Election Loss, Infighting

Erin O’Toole has been removed as Conservative Party leader following a leadership review vote on Feb. 2 that saw 73 MPs in the caucus in favour of replacing him compared to 45 endorsing him. It didn’t take long after the party’s election loss last fall for some Tory MPs, senators, and party members to call…


O’Toole Out: A Look at Yet Another Tory Leader’s Ouster Following Election Loss

Erin O’Toole has been removed as Conservative Party leader following a leadership review vote on Feb. 2 that saw 73 MPs in the caucus in favour of replacing him compared to 45 endorsing him. It’s a deja vu moment for the Conservatives, given that Andrew Scheer faced the same fate after losing the 2019 election….


Key Players in Erin O’Toole’s Tory Leadership Vote and Calls for an Early Review

OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is to learn Wednesday from the Tory caucus whether he will remain as party leader. Here are some key players who have been involved in calls for his leadership to be reviewed. Garnett Genuis—The Alberta MP is one of the signatories to a letter endorsed by around one-third of O’Toole’s 118-member…


‘It’s Time for a Reckoning’: O’Toole Welcomes Tory Leadership Vote on Feb. 2

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says he welcomes a leadership review after learning some members within his party are requesting the caucus to trigger a vote on his leadership on Feb. 2. “I’m not going anywhere and I’m not turning back,” said O’Toole in a series of posts on Twitter on Jan. 31. “It’s time for…


Erin O’Toole to Face Leadership Review by Caucus as One Third Want Him Gone, Says MP

OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will face a vote on his leadership with one former caucus supporter now saying more than one-third of them want him gone. The Canadian Press has confirmed that Ontario MP Scott Reid, chair of the party’s caucus, has informed MPs that he received written notice with signatures from at least 20…


How to Win the Thought Leadership Arms Race in 2022

By Brook Zimmatore As an executive, if your feeds are anything like mine, every time you open LinkedIn, the News App, or your mail client, you are hammered with an onslaught of articles promising to teach you the formula for success, new trends, the latest innovations, industry insights and developments. It’s as if every brand,…


20 Signs of Leadership Excellence

By John Peitzman Depending on what books or articles you read, there are more than 20 different leadership styles. An autocratic leader, for example, is generally a unilateral decision-maker, while a democratic one encourages input before making decisions. A delegative style, meanwhile, assigns responsibility and decision-making to other managers. But, as with most things in…


3 Shifts Great Leaders Make to Become Extraordinary

By Kelly Fidel There’s so much work out there on getting leaders to be great, but not much on what happens once you’re great. For high achievers that have become great leaders, what next for them? It is possible to start in leadership at one level and evolve, moving from being a good leader to…


Maxime Bernier, Peoples’ Party of Canada Founder, Handily Holds on to Leadership

OTTAWA—Maxime Bernier has easily held on to the leadership of the party he founded. Almost 96 percent of votes cast in a leadership review were in favour of Bernier staying at the helm of the People’s Party of Canada. Voting started Nov. 12, wrapped up on Friday, and was only open to members with a…


Lead Others With a Trust Mindset

It seems like everywhere we look, trust is breaking down. In the years I spent in trust-depleted villages as a Green Beret, this was something we had to contend with regularly as we worked to overcome trust gaps between tribes. Since I retired and started working with business leaders, I am seeing those same indicators…