Participant Stories
Hear what our alumni have to say about their experiences at The Ivey Academy.
May 12th, 2023
Embracing Lifelong Learning in the Canadian Municipal Sector
Explore the value of professional development for municipal public servants, drawing from the experiences of leaders from the Canadian Municipal Leadership Accelerator.
Read StoryAugust 23rd, 2022
Build Greater Self-Awareness To Improve Your Leadership
Dimitry Shlyonsky, Senior Director, PMO at Crossfuze shares his experience in the Ivey Executive Program and how he applied concepts from the classroom back in the workplace.
Read StoryNovember 2nd, 2020
Looking back at CPCIS: One year later
Maria Nsouli, Vice President, Impact Investment Fund at BMO shares her thoughts on the CPCIS and how her career trajectory has changed since completing the program.
Read StoryAugust 11th, 2020
Shift your thinking with executive coaching
Emily Knight, Director, MS Knowledge Network, details her experience in the Ivey Leadership Program and how the support of an executive coach helped her solve her most pressing leadership challenge.
Read StoryFebruary 28th, 2020
Solve your leadership challenge with executive coaching
Nick Spence, Regional Manager, Movati Athletic, details his experience in the Ivey Leadership Program and how the support of an executive coach helped him solve his most pressing leadership challenge.
Read StoryJanuary 20th, 2020
Discover your strengths and weaknesses as a leader
Justine Zavitz, Vice President & Advisor at Zavitz Insurance and Wealth, shares how the Ivey Leadership Program helped her deeply understand her strengths and weaknesses as a leader, and provided her with an actionable plan to improve – and stay accountable – with the help of post-program coaching.
Read StoryJanuary 13th, 2020
Influence and motivate your team
Valery Brennan, Registrar of Canadian Citizenship and Director of Citizenship Program Delivery at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, describes how the Ivey Leadership Program allowed her to understand her leadership style so that she could determine how to effectively influence and motivate her team.
Read StoryDecember 16th, 2019
Shift your leadership perspective
Catriona Le May Doan, two-time Olympic gold medalist and President & CEO of Sport Calgary, shares how The Ivey Academy's CommunityShift™ program shifted her leadership perspective to become a more team-focused leader.
Read StoryDecember 13th, 2019
Make the shift from managing to leading
Claude Arbez, Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, details how the Ivey Leadership Program developed his leadership skills so he could confidently make the transition from managing to leading.
Read StoryDecember 12th, 2019
Lead change and transform your future
Kunle Tauhid, Vice President, Financing & Consulting at Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), explains how the Ivey Leadership Program's applicable tools helped him prepare his team – and organization – for a constantly changing business environment.
Read StoryDecember 10th, 2019
Deepen your understanding of executive behaviour
David Graham, Chief Exploration Officer at EDGE3, explains how The Ivey Academy's LIFT Advanced Coaching Certification Program deepened his understanding of both executive behaviour and the ever-changing contemporary business landscape.
Read StoryDecember 3rd, 2019
Taking executive coaching to the next level
Catharine Larkin shares how The Ivey Academy's LIFT Advanced Coaching Certification Program helped her stay relevant in a rapidly changing business environment while taking her leadership coaching practice to the next level.
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