Join host Jeff Couillard and guest Farzin Farzad for a rich conversation about diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in our organizations and communities.Av Jeff Couillard

Join host Jeff Couillard and Guy Felicella as we explore his journey through addiction, gangs, homelessness and harm reduction.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats all things "focus" with Evan Weselake. Evan is a certified executive coach, a member of Forbes' "coaches council" and has more than 14,000 hours of group training and facilitation experience. Enjoy!Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats with Chris Jones about his journey of entrepreneurship, coaching others and finding purpose.Av Jeff Couillard

In this short solo show, Jeff Couillard breaks down his "4A's" of getting unstuck, a simple and effective framework for understanding how to cultivate awareness, alignment, action and accountability in your life.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard and Regina Smith discuss status power, privilege and identity, digging into her work of helping to transform organizations and foster justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode, Jeff and special guest, author, mountain guide and educator Ken Wylie chat about the learning and growth that transpired after Ken was involved in a skiing tragedy in the mountains. They chat about human development, adventure, risk, nature and connection to self.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & Ernest Barbaric discuss navigating uncertainty, leading into the future and the power of mindfulness and meditation.Av Jeff Couillard

On this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats with author, speaker and climber Margo Talbot on her journey through addiction and depression and the power of adventure to help people overcome their struggles.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard talks with Pablo Romero on his journey to human centred design, crafting exceptional employee experiences and harnessing productive tension.Av Jeff Couillard

In this conversation with Kelly Waters-Radcliffe, Jeff explores the ins and outs of "therapy", including some meaningful solutions to some of the challenges facing psychotherapy.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff chats all things "people centred leadership" with Tanya Koshowski.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & his dad, Dana, chat about his new book "The Three Legged Stool". They cover the 4 primary psychological drivers of employee engagement and some practical strategies to improve engagement with your team.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & Vince Fowler discuss the idea of "embracing the suck", what it is and what it isn't, and dig into Vince's history with the military, rugby and business.Av Jeff Couillard

Kimberley McAdams, business and leadership coach, joins Jeff for a conversation about "artificial harmony", and offers a bunch of practical strategies to address it in your life.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses restorative practice, inviting growth and being present with Brendan Trinca.Av Jeff Couillard

What's the difference between "objective" and "subjective" reality? Turns out, quite a bit. And it's in our subjective realities, and the differences in how we experience, interpret, make sense of and communicate those realities that contribute to a lot of the conflict and problems in the world. In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses…

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses the problem with the "all lives matter" movement, and some sobering statistics about the quality of life for Black Americans and Indigenous Canadians.Av Jeff Couillard

In this episode of Powerful we discuss the "problem with privilege", and how referring to 'whiteness' or 'maleness' as privilege doesn't reflect the depth of the benefits or the inequities in the power dynamic that is generated. Jeff plays a clip from Trevor Noah, where he asks some tough questions about what, exactly, is a society? And how can the…

In today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses the power of collaboration with Patricia Jones and Carlene Donnelly, the executive directors of Catholic Family Services and CUPS respectively. They cover a wide range of topics, from outcome and evaluation to client-centred practice and some advice for new leaders.…

In today's short episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard talks about "locus of control", using examples from raising kids and the idea of having "buttons" or "triggers" that other people can push or pull to cause your emotional or behavioural response.Av Jeff Couillard

In today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard connects with Liam Law, a former youth worker, shift-supervisor and outcomes & evaluation lead at Enviros Base Camp. They discuss the power of "feedback informed practice", and offer practical tools and suggestions for building a culture of feedback in your program, and how to use feedback to both prov…

In today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard and Scott Schmidt have a wide ranging conversation, centred around the role of media in speaking truth to power and holding government to account for their actions. Scott is the layout editor at the Medicine Hat News, and his Saturday column "Laying It Out" has drawn a great deal of attention lately as…

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard continues the conversation about all things leadership with Stephen de Groot, author and human behaviour expert. They explore the hardest task of leadership, closing the "intention - impact" gap, getting meaningful feedback and accurately assessing their own performance. Steve introduces the listener to t…

In today's short episode, Jeff introduces you to the other four of the "7 Essential Strategies" for better self-care. Don't forget to jump on the free webinar, where you get all the strategies in one place, complete with slides and watching Jeff talk through them. Self-care isn't optional, particularly if you're a parent, helping professional or le…

In today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard invites Stephen de Groot, a leadership and human behaviour expert to the show to discuss the epidemic of burnout in our helping service organizations, and what leaders can do about it! Steve and Jeff talk about practical and proven strategies for increasing the "meaning" that employees find in the work…

In today's short episode, Jeff introduces you to the first three of his "7 Essential Strategies" for better self-care. Self-care isn't optional, particularly if you're a parent, helping professional or leader. We're at our greatest risk of accidentally and unintentionally misusing our power when we're burnt out, stressed out and generally not at ou…

In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard invites his friend and highly respected colleague Lisa Arsenault to the show to discuss the power of values in a high functioning community. Lisa and Jeff worked at Enviros Base Camp for a dozen years alongside one another. The program lived and breathed it’s values primarily thanks to Lisa’s intentional …

In today’s episode of Powerful, Jeff and his colleague & friend Jessica Mills tackle the first ingredient of building an intentional community, which is that there has to be a problem/challenge for the community to rally behind. Jess is a social worker by trade and a lover of all things outdoors and fitness related. Throughout the show Jess and Jef…

Like your favourite recipe, powerful communities require a list of distinct and special ingredients. Over the next few episodes Jeff will unpack what the essential ingredients are in building high functioning and intentional communities. Enjoy this episode as he kicks off this journey of unpacking these ideas and uses his own experience of working …

In today's episode Jeff interviews business and community leader and liaison, Bob McInnis, on the power of community. Listeners will hear stories about how our sense of community is being threatened, what the essential ingredients of building community are and some practical strategies for how to go about connecting within your own community. They …

In today's short episode, Jeff reflects on one of his favourite speeches by Carl Sagan...the famous "Pale Blue Dot" speech prompted by a photograph taken by the Voyager spacecraft. Jeff also discusses the idea of "ownership", specifically the importance of owning our values, behaviours and feelings and how they're connected to living our best lives…

Today on Powerful Jeff sits down with Dr. Cathryn Van Kessel and together they conceptualize good and evil and societal ideas surrounding death and the impacts on one's life. Cathryn is a professor at the University of Alberta where she teaches and researches all things evil. In this episode Cathryn discusses how as humans we have a natural biologi…

Show notes: In this episode of Powerful, Jeff invites professor and activist Dr. Muna Saleh onto the show to discuss racism, the danger of a single story, her experience as a hijab wearing professor and some stories of hope moving forward. Dr. Saleh is a Canadian woman, professor, researcher, author, and mother. Her doctoral research captures the e…

You won’t want to miss this episode of Powerful! Jeff invites guest Colleen Henderson onto the show to discuss the power of story and how it relates to everything from business, marketing and politics to video games and freedom of expression. Colleen Henderson talks about her own experience with becoming a storyteller and how it changed her career …

Gratitude is one of the most important mindsets & practices that we can cultivate in our lives. People who regularly practice gratitude have been shown to enjoy; More positive emotions Better physical and psychological health Feeling more alive and present in the moment. Improved self-esteem Building new relationships and deepened existing relation…

Today Jeff sits down and chats with registered social worker/counselor Shelly Qualtieri. Shelly has 30 years of experience working in government, and not for profit in North America, and Australia. Her work spans the spectrum of helping services from mental health, to Suicide Prevention Awareness and intervention and private practice. Jeff and Shel…

Are some conversations more important than others? Jeff thinks so. In this short episode, he'll introduce you to the Most Important Conversation you'll ever have...the one we often shy away from and don't realize we haven't had. The one we ignore to our peril, until it becomes unavoidable.Av Jeff Couillard

In this short tongue-in-cheek episode, Jeff gives you three practical strategies for suffering more in the coming year. Obviously, you could just do the opposite and suffer less...but the choice is yours.Av Jeff Couillard

The opioid crisis has killed 13,000 people in Canada in the last 3 years. In 2018, someone died of an overdose every two hours, every day, for 365 days. That’s just shy of 4,600 deaths. And the reality is that we’re lagging our feet, at the system level through our healthcare, education and governance institutions, and as a society in the continued…

In today’s episode Jeff interviews Pastor Kevin Powell from the First Lutheran Church here in Calgary, Alberta. In this wide ranging conversation Jeff and Kevin discuss; how the pastor found the Church through music, they dissect Canadian politics and misuse of power, the Pastor describes the concept of “non anxious presence” when it comes to leade…

About this episode In today’s episode of Powerful, Jeff and his guest Josh Clarke explore how to design your life through design thinking. Josh is an engineer, a designer, an experiential educator, and now works in the nonprofit sector. Listeners will enjoy this conversation as Josh breaks this fascinating concept down into bite size pieces. Josh e…

If you find yourself in an advocacy role, and trying to help with diversity and inclusion in society you are going to love this episode. Dr. Glynnis Lieb has spent 20 years in the helping profession. She began her career as a residential youth worker, she has her PhD in personality psychology, and is currently the executive director at the Institut…

Our guest today has spent more than 20 years helping educators in 48 states and a dozen countries strengthen their equity efforts in classrooms, schools, and districts. He’s the founder of the Equity Literacy Institute and EdChange. He’s published more than 70 articles and has written, co-written, or co-edited twelve books on various aspects of edu…

In this episode Jeff talks with Marilyn and Kaitlin at the Calgary not-for-profit “The Doorway” about their organization and their unique approach to getting young people off the street. The Doorway talks about culture as a driving force to getting young people off the street. They talk about their human process which was at times considered contro…

Our guest today spent 23 years in the public education system as a teacher, literacy coach, guidance dean, and assistant principal, witnessing first-hand how the system helped white students thrive while continuing to marginalize Black students. In 2016 she left the education system and started Being Black at School, where she serves as the founder…

In this shorter episode, Jeff breaks down some of the core components of his 2016 TEDx talk titled “The Power of Human Nature”. He asks questions like “why does addiction make sense?” and “why do we numb our feelings?” and is addiction a “choice or disease or neither?” Learn more about the spectrum of addiction, and how it helps to explain a lot of…

Welcome to Episode #2, where we’re going to dig into the topic of personal power and explore it from a few different angles, including a bit of a dissection of the idea of "grit". In the first portion of this show Jeff deconstructs a TED talk by Angela Duckworth that has over 18 000 000 views. Jeff uses examples of how utilizing the argument that “…

In this episode we’re going to be breaking down power and having a conversation with author and Right Use of Power founder, Dr. Cedar Barstow. Trying to talk about individual issues like motivation, mental health, addiction, anxiety, depression or systemic issues like oppression, racism, misogyny, marginalization…the common thread that connects eve…

In this show we’ll be exploring issues big and small, from addiction, anxiety and depression at the individual level to anti-racism, structural oppression and polarization at the level of society. Not to throw blame or drive a narrow agenda, but to develop a deeper awareness that can foster a desire to improve not only your own use of power, but th…