Lead the Future - Leadership Accountability with Dr. Vince Molinaro

How do you lead when the pace of change is relentless and the path forward is anything but clear? In this episode of Lead the Future, Vince Molinaro sits down with Michelle E. DiEmanuele, Secretary of the Cabinet for the Ontario Public Service, to explore what it really takes to lead large-scale transformation in today's complex world. Drawing on her experience guiding a 70,000-person organization through a pandemic, Michelle shares powerful lessons on how leaders can drive meaningful, sustainable change—by building strong leadership communities, leaning into purpose, and transforming processes. In this episode we discuss: How to lead transformation with belief, purpose, and values Why a community of leaders is essential in high-velocity environments The subtle power of frontline presence and sensory leadership Why real, lasting change happens through process, not restructuring About the Guest: Michelle E. DiEmanuele has led transformation across public, private, and healthcare sectors. She currently serves as Secretary of the Cabinet for the Ontario Public Service, previously serving as President and CEO of Trillium Health Partners. Her leadership legacy includes introducing digital government services, driving healthcare innovation, and leading Canada's largest voluntary hospital merger. Tune in to discover how to build resilience, accountability, and purpose into your leadership — and how to foster a true community of leaders that can navigate change together. Listen, follow, and subscribe to Lead the Future with Vince Molinaro for more insights on leadership, culture, and organizational transformation. #Leadership #OrganizationalChange #EnterpriseLeadership #MichelleDiEmanuele #VinceMolinaro #LeadTheFuture #Transformation #LeadershipDevelopment #ChangeManagement

In this episode of Lead the Future, Dr. Vince Molinaro sits down with Brad Furtney, Division President at EverCommerce, to uncover how Brad has successfully led the integration and growth of multiple acquired software companies. With over 25 years of leadership experience across diverse industries, Brad shares the strategies and insights that have driven 16% annual revenue growth, exceptional employee engagement scores, and a thriving culture of leadership development. "We've built a community of leaders that supports each other across companies, creating a culture where they can share their experiences and solve challenges together." – Brad Furtney, Group President

Join Vince Molinaro as he engages in a compelling conversation with Hege Sollie-Zetlmayer, Chief Human Resources Officer at PTC Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical leader focused on treatments for rare diseases. In this insightful episode, Hege delves into her journey of developing a resilient HR function, the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how she helped steer PTC's leadership culture during times of crisis. She emphasizes the importance of nurturing a community-driven culture, where every employee plays a role in shaping the organizational values. Hege also highlights PTC's significant investment in leadership development, even during the toughest periods, and shares strategies for fostering trust and engagement among employees. Whether you're in HR or a business leader looking for practical insights, this episode covers essential topics including leadership accountability, organizational development, and creating a thriving culture that sustains success.

On this episode of the Lead the Future Podcast, Dr. Vince Molinaro is joined by Frank Stramaglia, General Manager of Astellas Pharma Canada. At the time of this conversation, Astellas is in the middle of a culture transformation. Frank explains how multiple, significant changes in the industry are requiring his organization to operate, deliver, and approach things in totally different ways. Frank reflects on the past couple years, in which the organization needed to downsize a few times, and on how they are now needing to pivot and scale up as they prepare to launch multiple products in the near future. Both scenarios have presented different, but equally important challenges. Vince and Frank discuss the importance of investing the time to get everyone on board in projects of such high impact and different strategies for doing so. "I think getting people to get out of their comfort zone is the biggest learning when you're going through a period like this, we always default back to what I did before, and my experiences, and you have to remind people that while those things can help you, it's also very important to recognize that the environment we're in is a unique environment. It's one that none of us have dealt with before. And therefore, we've got to really be thinking differently about how we approach business challenges." – Frank Stramaglia

Leadership Development expert, James Prior, joins Dr. Vince Molinaro as a guest on the Lead the Future Podcast to dive deep into the pitfalls and traps many organizations fall into when addressing leadership development and advice for leaders looking to weave a culture of growth, connectedness, and accountability.

In Episode 21 of the Lead the Future™ podcast, Dr. Vince Molinaro welcomes Andrew Pateman, VP of People, Culture, and Performance at Canadian Blood Services to discuss leadership accountability, rebuilding workplace culture in a post-pandemic environment, and supporting and identifying emerging leaders within his organization. Andrew defines how Canadian Blood Services has codified leadership principles into the values of the organization. Andrew instills a "leading with head and heart" value system approach, allowing team members to lead with empathy while at the same time maintaining commitment to ambitious goals. Key leadership insights to listen for How Canada Blood Services navigates the post-pandemic workplace, balancing flexibility, encouraging collaborative workspaces, and diversity, equity, and inclusion at work. Andrew's "head and heart" leadership style, encouraging empathy and commitment to ambitious goals. The reinforcement at Canadian Blood Services of a sense of community within its leaders, making sure to have each other's back, manifesting a culture of mutual accountability. Andrew's views on leadership as a practice, something you keep learning and adjusting. With so many trends and literature, it's important to learn from those with experience.

In Episode 19 of the Lead the Future™ podcast, Dr. Vince Molinaro welcomes Barbara Bahry, VP of Organizational Development with Odlum Brown to discuss leadership accountability and the role it has played in the transformation of culture at Odlum Brown and throughout Barbara's career experiences. Their conversation dives into the key differentiators that set a company up for success, especially during critical turning points in business. Barbara highlights the results Odlum Brown has experienced over the past 8 years since committing to a culture of leadership accountability and shares her best advice for HR leaders tackling similar challenges.

In this episode of the Lead the Future Podcast, Dr. Vince Molinaro speaks with Rita McGrath, one of the world's most prominent and influential thinkers on business strategy. Their conversation takes a deeper look into how to identify and navigate strategic inflection points in business and the importance of having great leadership accountability in place to execute strategy. "I think organizational growth almost always requires personal growth. And that requires reflection, and it requires practice, and it requires the ability to be uncomfortable, and to see what the next thing is." – Rita McGrath Dr. Vince Molinaro is a leadership advisor, speaker, researcher and NY Times bestselling author. His organization Leadership Contract, Inc has helped organizations around the world build the strong leadership cultures they need to lead the future.

In episode 14 of Lead the Future, Dr. Vince Molinaro spoke with Jim Reid, author, speaker, and CEO and Executive Coach who has been named one of Canada's top 50 executives. As a former CHRO who navigated significant change and numerous organizational transformations, Jim shares his opinion on the current state of the leadership development industry and why there are so often gaps between expectations and results. During the interview, Jim goes into depth on 5 highly applicable principles he has detailed in his recent book, Leading to Greatness. We talk about where leaders tend to fall short in each, how they can apply them in their role, and the impact each has.

In Episode 12 of Lead the Future, I spoke with Ron Carucci, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Navalent, bestselling author of 8 books, and TedX speaker. He shared some of the research behind his latest book, To Be Honest, that reveals conditions under which leaders are more prone to be truthful, behave fairly, and act with purpose, and under which conditions they tend to act in the opposite manner. Listen for an interesting conversation on how to drive greater accountability and build stronger credibility as a leader, and also the impact of organizations deliberately emphasizing relationship building (or not). "Leaders that work hard to earn and keep the trust of their most important stakeholders do very well. But leaders that rely on their good intentions can get themselves into trouble, even with the best of intentions." – Ron Carucci