Roy Group News

What Spaghetti On My Shirt Taught Me About Social Transformation
By Iain Duncan
For my last leadership assignment in the charitable sector, I was tasked with leading a small team responsible for community development initiatives in different parts of the world. My first order of business was to gather…

The Roy Group Evolution: 2020 & Beyond
In an open letter to the Roy Group Team, Chief of Staff Jonny Schwartz shares some personal thoughts...
Some of you may know that July 31st was Roy Group's year end. It’s been one interesting year and I’ll leave it at that here in this…

Being a Guest of ThresholdImpact VMS
By Ian Chisholm
This month we are proudly reposting a recent article published in the University of Alberta 2020 Annual Report for its ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring Service (VMS). Read the entire report here.
Several years ago, Ted…

Tech Community to Host RG Leadership Series
It’s September. Six months after the world fell apart from a fast-moving virus. Some tech businesses have been relatively unaffected. Some tech businesses are booming. Some have adapted what they do and now need to move forward.
The role…

A New Start
By Ian Chisholm
Begin again. — meditation teachers everywhere
What does the future hold? It's really up to you.
September 1st has always been a new start for teachers and learners. And January 1 is a new start, too: These are my resolutions...…

Donning the Guest Editor Hat for Douglas
As September nears and we dust ourselves off from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, our co-founder Chiz has the honour of being Douglas magazine’s first-ever guest editor. His editorial opens the issue in classic Roy Group style, with…

Leading From The Heart
A little while back, our special advisor Jim Hayhurst published an insightful article in Douglas about authentic leadership. The character he hangs his argument on is British Columbia’s steady-handed Chief Medical Officer, Doctor Bonnie Henry.…

Announcing Roy Group’s 2020 MacGregor Cup Recipient
At a time when many leaders, teams and organizations are emerging from a disorienting few months, Roy Group has found an opportunity to celebrate by announcing our 2020 recipient of the MacGregor Cup.
The MacGregor Cup is inscribed with the…

The Value of Rich Feedback
When a chef creates a new dish, she samples it several times along the way to ensure it’s turning out the way she envisioned. This is a simple example of seeking and receiving feedback. When a teacher works with a student to improve his essay…