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At The Whiteboard

by Whiteboard Consulting

At the Whiteboard is your one-stop-shop for everything Learning & Development. Nicole North interviews the best leadership experts to seek the "ONE THING" that we can do to be more empathetic, graceful, and impactful leaders that get results.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 7: Neither Motivated or Inspired

    Productivity WILL dip during a return to office. Scolding, pushing, and prodding aren 't going to cut it. Leaders need to find ways to motivate and inspire. Understanding the personality culture of your team can help you find where people get their energy, and an instant thruline to. motivators…

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  2. Episode 6: Mind Over Matter...Literally

    Psychological safety is often described as the belief that you won’t be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. It sounds straightforward, but in real workplaces it often breaks down in small, everyday moments. A concern gets brushed aside. An employee...

  3. Episode 5: Support the Nervous System's Green Light

    Support at work is often misunderstood. Organizations invest in perks, programs, and incentives, assuming those things will rebuild engagement during major workplace transitions. But support doesn’t land the way leaders think it does. In this episode of Return to Office, Nicole and Paula unpack…

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  4. Episode 4: This Could Have Been A Conversation

    Silence doesn’t create compliance; it creates resistance. In constantly changing office environments, leaders often underestimate the psychological impact of unclear or top-down communication. Research consistently shows that return-to-office transitions are not just operational shifts — they are...

  5. Episode 3: Flexible....Not Unhinged

    Flexibility has a branding problem. In Episode 3 of Return to Office, Nicole North and Paula Manolakakis unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in today’s workplace: flexibility. Many leaders worry that flexibility means chaos, lower standards, or loss of accountability. Employees, on the...

  6. Episode 2: The Nervous System's Love Langauge is Certainty

    Your Nervous System’s Love Language: Certainty Return to office isn’t just about where people work. It’s about how safe they feel while doing it. In Episode 2 of Return to Office, Nicole North and Paula Manolakakis explore why certainty and predictability are some of the most powerful leadership...

  7. Episode 1: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

    Slow and Steady Wins the Race Return to office wasn’t just a policy shift. It was a nervous system shock. In Episode 1 of Return to Office, Nicole North and Paula Manolokakis unpack the reality that leaders and employees are quietly struggling with right now. The expectation to snap back into…

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  8. Return to Office: The Trailer Episode

    Learn about how Return to Office came to be and meet your hosts, Nicole North and Paula Manolakakis.

  9. Limitless Parenting with France Tailleur

    Nicole is joined by France Tailleur who is a mom & Certified Conscious Parenting Coach. She has an innate gift at finding unconventional & practical solutions to parenting challenges that arise. She guides & challenges you to raise your parenting standards, challenges everything that takes away...

  10. Limitless Mindfulness with Steve Ware

    Nicole is joined by Steve Ware who is a Performance trainer, Coach and Podcast Host. He is all about improving employee well being through no BS mindfulness workshops. He's helped thousands of employees all across the globe build their resilience and lower their stress levels. Today they talk…

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  11. Limitless Sales with Elizabeth Stiles

    Nicole is joined by Elizabeth Stiles who is a fashion brand consultant with 15 years experience in the retail industry working for some of the biggest high street brands. She’s incredibly passionate about helping creatives make more money in their business to become financially independent! For…

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  12. Limitless Simulations with Kris Ryan

    Nicole is joined by Kris Ryan who is a trained actor for 40 years, primarily in theatre but also worked in commercials and TV. He started in the training world, almost by accident working with a company who did workplace simulation. Today they talk about all things experiential learning and the...

  13. Limitless Wellness with Dr. Lisa Weeks

    Nicole is joined by Dr. Lisa Weeks a Naturopathic doctors who's goal is to uncover and treat the root cause of your health concerns; not suppress the symptoms. Today they talk about everything workplace wellness and how we can create cultures of wellness, as well as creating leaders who promote...

  14. Limitless Confidence with Gary Brennan

    Gary Brennan is back! 2021's top podcast guest is back to chat with Nicole about all things confidence. Would you believe that you have all the confidence you need already right inside you? Well Gary shines the light on that spark that's already inside you!

  15. Limitless Diversity & Inclusion with Sertrice Grice

    Nicole talks with Sertrice Grice, Co-Founder & Chief Consulting Officer of Mattingly Solutions, a woman-owned diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting firm. She is passionate about helping organizations use metrics to create data-driven DEI strategies that drive meaningful change. Get...

  16. Limitless Entrepreneurship with Renee Boudreau

    Nicole is joined by former hair stylist, former client and friend, Renée Boudreau. Renée is the Founder & CEO of Wisp Collective, and is a 2021 YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee in the Pandemic Innovator category. They discuss how incredibly tough 2020 was in so many ways, for individuals and…

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  17. Limitless Focus with Diane Allen

    Are you “in flow”? Speaker and Violinist, Diane Allen, is an expertise in The Positive Psychology of Peak Performance: The Flow State. Nicole and Diane take a deep dive into the flow state and how both leaders and followers can break through to reach their highest potential. You’ve never heard a...

  18. Limitless Work with Dionne England

    Can you really do your best work regardless of your work environment? Dionne England says YES! As an author and Business Consultant, Dionne’s literature focuses on her unique perspective on doing our best work and leadership strategies for professionals in large organizations. She challenges...

  19. Limitless Creativity with Monica Zimmerman

    Is being creative at work important? The answer is YES! Nicole is joined by Monica Zimmerman, author of Creative Leadership for Modern Leaders, holds multiple Masters in Fine Arts and has over 20 years of experience in business operations, executive management, and art education. Together they…

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  20. Limitless Learning with Tiana Fech

    Nicole is joined by the multitasking powerhouse Tiana Fech! A Calgary mom of three kiddos, an educator with over 16 years of experience and also the host of "The Part-Time Jungle Podcast" which creates conversation and community about swinging motherhood and work in a way that works best for each...

  21. Limitless Authenticity with Meridith Grundei

    Nicole invites Meridith to join the podcast again for another amazing chat about how to be your authentic self with speaking to a group and how the pandemic changed everything with regards to the once basic work presentation. If you want to be a more confident speaker or if you want to stop…

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  22. Limitless Joy & Purpose with Eli Hans

    What brings you joy? It may seem like a simple question but have you really stopped and thought about it? Nicole sits down with Eli Hans, artist, playwright, producer and holistic cancer coach to discuss that very thing and why it's so important to answer. They also discuss Eli's incredible…

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  23. Limitless Rest with Joseph Bennett

    Nicole is joined by Joseph Bennett, a multi passionate podcaster, life coach, improviser, retreat leader, poet, assemblage artist and wanna be stand-up comedian! So get ready to laugh and understand what limitless rest can be for you and why we feel the need to have exhaustion as a status symbol…

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  24. Limitless Customer Service with Larry Leung

    Principal and Customer Experience Officer at Transformidy, Larry Leung, sits down with Nicole to discuss customer and employee happiness. How do we achieve it and, maybe more importantly, how do we measure it?

  25. Limitless Culture with Jared Allmond

    Mr. Positivity is joining Nicole on the podcast today! Jared Allmond is a #girldad, peanut M&M lover and solutions account executive. Not only will you walk away from today’s podcast with a brighter view on life, but you will gain better insights into organizational culture and strategies for the...

  26. Limitless Meetings with Carolyn Ellis

    Carolyn Ellis of BrillianceMastery.com has recently published her newest book, “Lead Conversations That Count: How Busy Managers Lead Great Meetings”. Carolyn joins Nicole to discuss how we can make meaningful connections, stronger relationships and build trust within our teams to provide the…

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  27. Limitless Habits with Kate Hand

    Habits. What are your habits? Are they holding you back or propelling you forward? On today's podcast, Nicole is sitting down with Leadership Development Facilitator and Corporate Coach, Kate Hand, RCC. Kate has over 20 years of experience supporting leaders at work. Kate's focus is on helping...

  28. Limitless Personality with David Spinner

    How can we communicate better and improve self-awareness in our personal and professional lives? Nicole is joined by David Spinner of Peak Performance 2 to answer that and many other questions around personality assessments, understanding those around us, and leadership. So sit back, grab your...

  29. Speaking as a Limitless Leader with Gary Brennan

    Gary Brennan, Actor and Presentation Coach joins Nicole to share some tactical strategies to speak like a true leader in the in-person, virtual, or hybrid world. This is the 15TH and final episode of this 8th season of the podcast. Note this podcast was recorded in May of 2021.

  30. Courageous Conversations & Vulnerability with Natalie Dumond

    We are thrilled to have Natalie Dumond on the podcast. Natalie developed a unique feedback framework that led to her to contribute to Brene Brown’s NY Times best-selling book, Dare To Lead. Read by millions worldwide, jump to page 205 if you want to check it out yourself. Today Natalie works as a...

  31. Improv, Comedy, and Leadership with Meredith Grundei

    Nicole is joined by Meridith Grundei to talk about an interesting intersection between improv and leadership. Meridith is an award-winning theatre director, producer, and former Second City improv teacher, who recognized the similarities between performing on stage every night and presenting to...

  32. Making a Habit of Making Habits with Susan Gregory

    Nicole is joined by Susan Gregory, founder of Best Work Yet to discuss something that both women are extremely passionate about- HABITS. We explore all of the tips and tricks to create habits that can improve your mental toughness and discipline and make you a LIMITLESS Leader at any level.

  33. Make Health & Wellness Your Culture with Susan Geary

    Toxic Workplace has become a hot topic in the remote/hybrid world. Organizations need to make health and wellness a part of the culture to see their teams thrive. In this episode Nicole welcomes Susan Geary, a fellow leadership facilitator, colleague, and a mentor. We explore some simple…

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  34. Cancel L&D for Burned Out Teams with Sumana Jeddy

    This week, we are joined by Sumana Jeddy our favourite workplace wellness expert. She brings her wealth of science and knowledge paired with her magical laugh to explore the challenge of delivering learning and development (L&D) initiatives to burned-out teams. Do we cancel or is L&D what…

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  35. Is Audio Learning a Thing? - with Bobby Umar

    He's a LinkedIn legend and runs one of the largest and fastest-growing clubs on Clubhouse (the Thought Leadership Branding Club). This week on the podcast, we welcome Bobby Umar to discuss everything about Clubhouse and how he creates value for so many seeking to elevate their personal brands. We...

  36. In-person, Remote & Hybrid: How the World Of Whisky changed in 2021 with Jamie Johnson

    Trigger Warning: The *P* word will be used frequently in this podcast. Get your minds out of the gutter! PIVOT. PIVOT. We're tired of the word pivot too, but we're pretty certain that it's going to happen again. We are thrilled to be welcoming back a former podcast guest, Jamie Johnson, The...

  37. Stop Going to the Hardware Store to Get Milk with Karen Elkin

    Nicole chats with Whiteboard's in-house coach - Karen Elkin. We almost couldn't stop talking about coaching, but we manage to cover the key topics about coaching and why every leader can benefit from self-reflection, self-awareness, and the transformative "AHA" moments that a coach can provide.…

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  38. Limiting Beliefs are Fake News with Brenda Pearson

    Everyone has a voice inside their head that likes to protect us from potential harm or hurt. Limiting beliefs are some of those things that prevent us from "playing full out", going for that big job, asking for the sale, or taking action in our career and work life. Perhaps it is preventing an...

  39. Hostile Podcast Takeover with Simone Tai

    This season is all about interviewing Whiteboard’s favourite thought leaders in the Learning and Development (L&D) space. Simone Tai, Founder of L&D Workplace Magic, boldly goes where no guest has gone before - and interviews Nicole about Whiteboard, the Future of L&D, the hybrid workplace, and...

  40. Is Text Message Learning a Thing?

    In this episode, Nicole tries to maintain her excitement and fan girl-ing with Ryan Laverty from Arist. We geek out on the new learning landscape and how L&D teams can incorporate text message learning successfully into learning pathways.

  41. Trauma Informed Leadership

    Join us for this episode about Trauma-Informed Leadership with Mona Kafeel. Mona is the Executive Director of the Texas Muslim Women's Foundation. Her graceful, empathetic, and compassionate leadership style makes her an absolute pleasure to interview. We explore the notion of trauma, and how as...

  42. The Tenacity of Leadership

    This week on At the Whiteboard, Nicole interviews Cy Charney - one of her favourite leadership experts. Cy Charney, is the President of Charney and Associates Inc. and the founder of The Leadership Institute (.ca). He is a leading consultant in the area of organizational performance. Cy has...

  43. What's the Deal with Tony Robbins?

    In this episode we explore why people are chopping hunks of wood apart in their living room, not taking bathroom breaks, and jumping up and down with strangers at midnight. In this inaugural relaunch episode of At the Whiteboard, Nicole interviews Janice Lau-Pearson, the Chief Marketing Officer…

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  44. Season 7 Episode 5: Spend Time Alone

    Continue along your Digital Detox Journey with new practices of solitude, walks, and journalling.

  45. Season 7 Episode 4

    The Digital Declutter. The first step in becoming more present with your digital tools. We review Carl’s tips on how to begin life without the phone addiction.

  46. Season 7 Episode 3

    We review chapter 2 of Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism where we discuss the argument for the chance and the basic definition and principles of Marie Kondo-ing your phone.

  47. Season 7 Episode 2: A Lopsided Armsrace

    We delve into why digital tools are so addictive and why this is bigger than just turning your notifications off.

  48. Season 7 Episode 1: What is Digital Minimalism?

    We’re exploring Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism. This episode introduces the topic and let’s you know what we plan to explore!

  49. Season 6 Episode 7: Learning to Rise

    In this episode we learn how to get curious before we get crazy.

  50. Season 6 Episode 6: Trust

    In this episode we explore the components of trust: boundaries, reliability, accountability, the vault, integrity, non-judgement, and generosity.

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At the Whiteboard is your one-stop-shop for everything Learning & Development. Nicole North interviews the best leadership experts to seek the "ONE THING" that we can do to be more empathetic, graceful, and impactful leaders that get results.

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