Gavin Brown

Over the course of my career, my commitment to enabling individual and organizational excellence through leadership development has never wavered. I was fortunate to work with some of the industry's leading organizations, including IMD, Deloitte, Ivey Business School, and UBC Sauder School of Business, to design and deliver custom and open enrollment executive education programs. Today, I am leading the Niagara Institute, that commitment lives on, only this time our mission is to bring it to the everyday leader.

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Boomers, Gen Z, and Millennials: How to Lead Each Generation in the Workplace?

For the first time in our history, offices are home to five different age groups working together. This mix includes veterans who have been in the...

Accountability conversations

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Accountability Conversations: What to Say When Commitments Slip

Monday morning, you open your laptop and see it: the “quick update” that was due Friday… still not updated. The timeline has shifted, the meeting is...

How to Influence Without Authority in Cross-Functional Teams?

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How to Influence: Communicate Up, Down, and Across to Get Work Done

In many workplaces, titles don’t mean as much as they used to. Teams are smaller. Projects are shared. Work moves through partners, not reporting...

What will be the most required human skills in the workplace?

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Let’s Predict: What will be the most required human skills in the workplace?

We’re in the middle of a major shift—the Fourth Industrial Revolution. New technology is changing how we live and work at its full speed. AI and...

Managing Burnout on Your Team: Early Signs + Prevention

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Managing Burnout on Your Team: Early Signs + Prevention

Imagine your top-performing employee—the one who always has a creative solution and never misses a deadline—suddenly starts arriving late, staying...

Informal Feedback: How to Use It to Build a Winning Team?

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Informal Feedback: How to Use It to Build a Winning Team?

Many leaders believe that real management only happens during a scheduled meeting. They save all their praise and critiques for the performance...

How Mentoring Helps Mid-Level Managers Step Into Leadership Roles?

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The Power of Mentorship: How Mid-Level Managers Can Benefit

Mentorship offers tailored coaching, career progression and skill development, benefiting everyone from young staff seeking career advancement to...

Warning Signs You Might Be Getting Fired Soon

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5 Warning Signs You Might Be Getting Fired

Even the most dedicated professionals can drift off at work course without realizing it. The shift happens gradually: first your missed deadlines...

Warning Signs You Might Be Getting Off-Track at Work

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7 Warning Signs You Might Be Getting Off-Track at Work

No one is fully productive all the time. That afternoon slump has stretched into weeks. Your once-clear priorities now feel like a jumbled mess of...

Decision Paralysis in Leadership: How to Overcome It?

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Decision Paralysis in Leadership: How to Overcome It?

Leaders make countless decisions daily, yet many find themselves stuck in that familiar quicksand of indecision and overthinking. You know the...

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