Loving to Human with Guest Ruth Penfold

foHRsight

08/21/25

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We were excited to have Ruth Penfold on the podcast this week. Ruth is a former Chief People Officer who now works with organizations, leaders and women leaders to help them thrive.

Ruth courageously shares how her own experience has informed the work she does and make the compelling case for thinking differently about work using her BLOOM framework.

We share our perspectives on the additional work that needs to be done to support women at work to ensure they can truly bring their full selves to work.

You can learn more about Ruth’s work here:

https://ourtimetobloom.com/about

And follow Ruth on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthpenfold/

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Flourishing at Work with Guest Julian Chapman

August 14, 2025

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39m

This week we welcome Julian Chapman to the podcast to share his insights on flourishing at work and leadership. Julian is President of Forrest & Co. a Toronto based consulting company focused on helping to create great places to work that achieve the strategy of the organization.

Julian shared that the Flourishing at Work Concept is part of a broader human flourishing movement aimed at addressing the impact of AI on humanity. He also shared the three key aspects to leadership:

Authentic leadership (self-awareness)
Servant leadership (promoting welfare)
Transformational leadership (developing people)

As someone who worked many years in the military, Julian quoted an old adage from the Canadian military and across the Commonwealth: "Leadership is, know your people and promote their welfare." Julian emphasized this isn't about a welfare state, but rather about doing things that are good for people based on understanding what they need and want. This principlecascades through an organization from top to bottom as a foundation of good leadership.

You can learn more about the human flourishing movement here:

https://corporates.humanfm.org

And more about Julian’s work here:

https://www.forrestandco.com/

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The Curiosity Advantage with Guest Kayla Campbell

August 28, 2025

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37m

This week co-host Mark Edgar connect with Kayla Campbell from Canadian Tire who is writing a book called "The Curiosity Advantage" scheduled for release in all 2026. Kayla explains that curiosity is an innate trait that everyone possesses but often loses with age. She shares practical ways to enhance curiosity:

Curious observation - becoming more aware of surroundings
Question storming - brainstorming questions rather than answers
Internal curiosity - asking questions about oneself for greater self-awareness

In the episode they discuss how curiosity is essential for organizational success, especially with AI adoption, and how it connects to continuous improvement, innovation, and customer understanding.

You can follow Kayla on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-campbell-becurious/

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