Lougheed Leadership

Indigenous Youth Are Reshaping the Future

Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux expalins how Indigenous youth are reshaping the future, and have the energy, determination, and access to social media to do it.

Brian Caillou

Let’s Hear More Indigenous Success Stories

Positive examples from applied research into the wise practices of Canada’s indigenous people will not only inspire and educate our young indigenous population,

Wise Practices for Indigenous leaders rooted in identity and culture

Wise Practices for Indigenous Leaders Rooted in Identity and Culture

Edward Allen reflects reflects on his search for wise practices in governance, and the pleasant irony that brought him back home to his own culture, language, a

Hope Decoded

Why is Tackling Hopelessness Important to You?

Over 150 business executives, First Nations leaders, not-for-profits, elected officials, activist athletes, authors and speakers gathered at Banff Centre for th

Transforming a vision into results

Transforming a Vision into Results: Stay on the Path and Keep Out of the Weeds

Translating a vision into the desired outcome is a major challenge for even the most skilled leaders and managers of today. Staying on the path between the visi

Finding frameworks for addressing future leadership challenges

Finding Frameworks for Addressing Future Leadership Challenges

What does a leader need to be, think, do and imagine to address the challenges of the next 35 years? We caught up with Dan Buchner, vice president of the Peter

Institutions in Indian country

Institutions in Indian Country

Contemporary nation building is not simply a matter of adopting Western institutional forms of political, economic, community, and cultural organization. New in

Exiting the Indian Act requires commitment to a vision for self-governance

Exiting the Indian Act Requires a Vision for Self-Governance

Dr. Tim Raybould shares how a period of profound transformation and new mechanisms being developed to support the recognition of self-governing First Nations, i

Creating the space for startup possibility

Creating the Space for Startup Possibility

Following a refined pitch to local venture capitalists at Startup Calgary weekend, the team behind Mood2Food won a weekend Creative Entrepreneurship Residency a

Community Leadership in the 21st Century: Leveraging Information as a Leadership Tool

Twenty-first century leaders are guiding their communities or organizations through a world of redefined relationships, constant change, globalization, the “inf

Jens Lindemann performing

A Musical Tribute to an Old Friend, Peter Lougheed

Debuting the musical tribute he composed to his old family friend Peter Lougheed, at the launch of the Peter Lougheed Leadership Initiative at the University of

Maggie MacDonald

Profile: Maggie MacDonald

Acclaimed writer, artist, and activist Maggie MacDonald shares stories and insights about leading change and creating art over the course of her chimeric career

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