Adapting through Change: Rethinking What it Means to Lead

S1: Episode 1

Host: Nicole Yeasting
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Your Next Career Step

Do you want to feel inspired and motivated? Find out how, in the middle of a pandemic, our alumni from around the world are rethinking what it means to be a leader. 'Your Next Career Step' is a podcast miniseries with a new episode airing every two weeks. On the first three episodes, we explore the idea of 'Adapting through Change'. Join us in conversation as we learn from industry experts and alumni about career and professional development.

In Episode #1, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA'11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program, speaks with Adel Gamar. A UBC Sauder Executive Education instructor and CEO and Co-Founder of Gamar Leadership Group. An expert on adaptive leadership, organizational strategy, and change management.

Presented in partnership with UBC Sauder Executive Education.

Other Episodes in this Series

Season 1 / Episode 8

In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program is joined by Kari Marken, PhD’19, a lecturer at the UBC Sauder School of Business.

Season 1 / Episode 4

In this episode, host Nicole Yeasting, BA ’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program speaks with Leah Allinger Pezer, BA’02. Leah is a Researcher at the University of Calgary and Principal CoFounder at Lead the Future. She shares her experience as a professional athlete, how sport and leadership are intertwined and how to better understand employees motivations during change and uncertainty.

Season 1 / Episode 3

In this episode, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA’11, Manager of alumni UBC’s Career Program speaks with Dr. Wendy Carr MEd’97, Professor of Teaching and Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Education at UBC, about how to define and build resilience during challenging times.

Season 1 / Episode 2

In this episode, host, Nicole Yeasting, BA'11, Manager of alumni UBC's Career Program, speaks with Magdalena Blasiak, BA'99, a UBC alumna, Certified Leadership Coach, Project Management Professional, and owner of Shine Forward Consulting about what we can do as individuals and leaders to lead effective teams while working remotely.

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