STRATEGY: An Imperative in Uncertain Times
April 26, 2021
Our Fireside Chat Features:
Barb Stymiest
Board Director at Blackberry, Sun Life, George Westons and CIFAR.
Patricia Meredith
Writer of the book Better Boardrooms: Repairing Governance for the 21st Century.
Moderated by:
Jonathan Goodman
Global Managing Partner, Monitor Deloitte and Vice Chair of Deloitte Canada.
“No strategy can or should remain intact in these uncertain times. It is the Board’s duty and obligation to test strategy especially as we make our way through the pandemic.” Jonathan Goodman, Global Managing Partner of Monitor Deloitte, Vice Chair of Deloitte Canada
Jonathan Goodman is the Vice Chair of Deloitte Canada and leads the global strategy practice. His experience with strategy, growth, M&A, and organizational transformation is very applicable and he will be the moderator for our session to challenge our thinking as leaders and Board Directors. Never has there been a more critical time in the history of the Board Room to explore strategic considerations given the persistent uncertainty of our times. How do we advise our Boards and CEO’s on strategic positioning to thrive in our “new normal”? Please join us for this insightful discussion and informative session. Our panelists include:
Barb Stymiest – Board Director at Blackberry, Sun Life, George Weston’s and CIFA
Pat Meredith – Board Director, Chair, Audit and Finance Committee of CIFAR,
writer of the book Better Boardrooms: Repairing Governance for the 21st Century
Moderated by:
Jonathan Goodman,
Global Managing Partner of Monitor Deloitte, Vice Chair of Deloitte Canada
Post-event Notes
Here Are Some Of Your Comments:
All speakers spoke with deep knowledge in an understandable way avoiding jargon. Jonathan’s humor was a nice touch.
I enjoyed the format…lots of info in a concise manner. Helped to focus on the topic as they rotated through the questions.
The format was great. The moderator really added an extra dimension.
I liked the “street smart answers”…on the ground thinking that made everyone feel more comfortable about contributing to strategy discussions.
The three panelists were excellent and they interacted with one another in real time.
I wish I had joined this organization sooner!
Speakers' Bios:
Jonathan Goodman,
Global Managing Partner, Monitor Deloitte and Vice Chair Deloitte Canada.
Jonathan Goodman is Monitor Deloitte’s Global Managing Partner and a Vice Chair of Deloitte Canada. For three decades, he has worked closely with the CEOs, boards, and executive management of global corporations on issues of strategy, growth, M&A, organization, and transformation. He leads Deloitte’s strategy practice globally and is the Vice Chair of Deloitte Canada responsible for the firm’s CEO, Executive, and Directors’ programs.
Jonathan started his career at Monitor where he was the co-founder and long-time leader of Monitor Canada. He also headed Monitor’s global strategy business, was lead Partner for North America, a member of the firm’s Global Executive Team, and member of the Monitor board.
He is Chairman of the Canadian Nieman Fellowship and on the board of directors of the Loran Scholars Foundation, and formerly on the board of trustees of the Ontario Science Centre. Jonathan speaks and writes often on topics related to strategy, uncertainty, leadership, and governance.
Barb Stymiest,
Board Director at Blackberry, Sun Life, George Westons and CIFAR.
Ms. Barbara Stymiest, a corporate director, is a former member of the Group Executive for the Royal Bank of Canada, a former CEO of TMX Group Inc., Executive Vice-President and CFO at BMO Capital Markets and Partner of Ernst & Young LLP. She currently serves on the boards of Blackberry Limited, George Weston Limited, President’s Choice Bank and Sun Life Financial Inc.
Ms. Stymiest also contributes to non-profit organizations as Vice-Chair of the Board of trustees of University Health Network and Vice-Chair of AGE-WELL, an organization dedicated to providing technology to ageing Canadians. She also serves as a director of CIFAR, an organization which convenes world leading scientists to address the most important questions facing science and humanity, and as a member of the Advisory Board of the Ivey Institute for Leadership.
Patricia Meredith,
Director, Chair, Audit and Finance Committee of CIFAR,
writer of the book Better Boardrooms: Repairing Governance for the 21st Century
Former senior banking executive and strategy advisor, Patricia Meredith is a global thought leader, award winning author and consultant in the emerging field of strategic governance. She is best known for her role as Chair of Canada’s Task Force for the Payment System Review, bringing together government, community and industry leaders to transform the payments system in under two years.
Pat Meredith is a Director of many public, private and not-for-profit organizations. She was Executive Vice-President and Chief Strategy Officer of a major financial institution and Senior Strategy Advisor to financial services and technology companies for a global strategy consultancy.
From 2010 to 2012, Pat was the Chair of the Task Force for the Payments Review. The Task Force – which applied a catalytic governance process – delivered a community supported action plan that enabled government and industry to quickly act on all four of the recommendations. With her Catalytic Governance co-authors, Steven Rosell and Ged Davis, she is working to create a community of leaders developing better approaches to governing in the information age.
Pat has written three books on strategy and governance – Stumbling Giants: Transforming Canada’s Banks for the Information Age (2017), which won the Donner Prize for best public policy book of the year, Catalytic Governance: Leading Change in the Information Age, and Better Boardrooms: Repairing Corporate Governance for the 21st Century (2020).
We thank to our supporter for their generous help with this event.
