I Need To F***ing Talk To You
Do you want to f***ing improve individual and team performance in your workplace? Do you think mediocrity f***ing sucks and you shouldn't have to put up with it? Do you aim to be more than a good boss and aspire to be a great leader? Then join Ken and Russell for thoughtful and at times f***ing irreverent conversation on the topics of leadership and organizational culture.
Sometimes difficult conversations suck, but you need to have them. Sometimes you may even need to have them with yourself. On this podcast we have thought provoking conversations with business leaders from across North America and discuss ideas that can help you be an even better leader and not simply a ‘boss’.
Co-hosts Ken Cameron and Russell Stratton literally wrote the book on navigating difficult workplace conversations. We are authors of the 5 star Amazon book ‘I Need To F***ing Talk To You’, the result of more than three decades of in-the-field consulting This groundbreaking book is the basis for our training programs and podcast and continues to f***ing positively shape how managers in organizations address performance, behavioural and attendance issues in the workplace.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
85 - Good F***ing Communications Can Fix Almost Everything with Simon Heath
Simon is the author of “The Invisible Asset: How Good Communications Can Fix Almost Everything”.
He is an Executive Communications Coach who has been delivering communications coaching to executives …
84 - How to F***ing Collaborate Online
We talk about online and remote collaboration with Jonathan White a Designated Miro Expert. If you haven’t explored the online whiteboarding platform at Miro.com (or one of its knock-offs) during the…
83 - So you Think You Can F***ing Innovate?
In this episode Shannon Phillips and Tristan Ham co-founders of Unbounded Thinking share the stage to talk innovation, why an entrepreneur is just a pissed off intrapreneur and how leaders can preve…
82 - Happy F***ing New Year
It’s our first episode of 2024, so a Happy New Year to you all. Russell and Ken wish you a very Happy F**ing New Year.
Russell and Ken are going to discuss the most difficult workplace conversations …
81 - How to Make Small Talk at a F***ing Holiday party
In this special Holiday episode, we need to f***ing talk to …. Ourselves. Because it's the holiday season and everyone is forced to attend an office holiday function whether they want to or not. Don’…
80 - AI Is Here for F***ing Good, with Israel Peck
Israel Peck is an entrepreneur, speaker, and consultant. About 7 years ago, his life took a big turn during a night out in San Francisco, when he had his first encounter with an AI company. It captiv…
79 - It’s time to F***ing Grow On Purpose with Claire Chandler
In this episode we need to F***ing talk to Claire Chandler.
Claire is a corporate and cancer survivor turned entrepreneur. She helps senior leadership teams work together more effectively in less tim…
78 - It's Not a F***ing 30 Minute Conversation
In this episode I need to F***ing talk to Kerry-Ann Powell. Kerry-Ann Powell has varied experience of over 20 years as a Washington, DC attorney, lobbyist, and fundraiser. After raising $120 million …
77 - Gary Simonds (It's Not F***ing Brain Surgery. Oh, wait! It IS!)
The author Margaret Atwood use to roll her eyes when doctors told they wanted to be an author when they retired - as if it was that easy. Well, here comes Gary Simonds, an actual brain surgeon-turned…
76 - Am I F***ing Black or am I F***ing White?
"Am I F***ing Black or am I F***ing White?" asks Michael Fosberg. “F***ing Hell,” said Russell upon first hearing the story of Michael Fosberg from his own lips. A Chicago native, Michael has spoken …
75 - Everyone Deserves an F***ing Second Chance with Russell Stratton
In this episode, we need to F***ing talk to my co-author and cohost Russell Stratton about some of the work that he’s been doing at the Calgary Remand Centre with individuals who have been incarcerat…
74 - Facing the 3 F***ing C’s With Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal
Dr. Taryn is the Founder and Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) of Resilience Leadership Institute. Her TEDx talk, How Resilience Breaks Us Out of Our Vulnerability Cage, went viral with more than 1.3 mi…
73 - Un F***ing Common Logic for creating high performing team culture with Donna Lagow
Donna is Director of Client Operations at (un)Common Logic. (un)Common Logic’s digital marketing experts are relentless in their pursuit of optimization, meticulous in their approach, and authentic i…
72 - Navigating f***ing bias and backlash in an ever polarized workplace - a conversation with Isis Fabian
In this episode, co-hosts Russell and Ken sit down with Isis Fabian, a renowned Call Out Coach, to discuss the challenges of bias, backlash, and sociocultural change in today's ever-shifting cultural…
71 - It’s Time to F***ing Play with Marcy Fortnow
In this episode, we need to f***ing talk to Marcy Fortnow. Marcy is the owner of Engaging Play, a team building and training company that delivers workshops and programs through traditional training,…
70 - Are you a F***ing boring speaker? with Meridith Grundei
In this episode, we need to talk to Meridith Grundei. Meridith is an award-winning theatre director, producer, and former Second City Improv teacher. She is also a speaker, coach and host of the pod…
69 - Building F***ing Bridges: Cultivating Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace with Anne-Marie Pham
In this episode Ken and Russell talk with Anne-Marie Pham CEO at the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. And host of the Leader Talk podcast. An…
68 - Victoria Pelletier is F***ing Unstoppable
Just in time for Pride, we feature Victoria Pelletier, the the co-author of the book “Unstoppable” and Managing Director at Accenture and LGBTQ+ advocate. She is recognized across North America as a …
67 - Shifting Perspectives: Embodied Leadership and the F***ing Future of Psychedelics in Leadership Development
Show Notes:
This year, Alberta became the first province in Canada to regulate the use of psychedelic drugs for people in therapy. But psychedelics have been used by humans in various ways, for hundre…
66 - Emotions are data not directives — with Lindsay Harle-Kadatz, the 'Values Vixen'
In this episode Ken and Russell f***ing talk to Lindsay Harle-Kadatz. Lindsay is playing in the S of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) by turning company values into real, tangible action t…