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
45 - Attention business leaders: Roll up your f***ing sleeves and get things f***ing done with Martin Hunter
In this episode Ken and Russell talk to Canadian Armed Forces Veteran and Managing Partner of URGEO Martin Hunter. The boy's conversation covers Martin's career, his business ethos, both the highs an…
44 - Most people are good - lessons in f***ing philanthropy with Amtul Siddiqui
Ken and Russell explore the world of non-profit fundraising and philanthropy with Director of Philanthropy at Bethany Care Foundation Amtul Siddiqui. They discuss how to increase diversity within org…
43 - Creating better humans, not simply better hockey players with Jordan Fenton
For our regular listeners today’s podcast will be a little different, my regular co-host Ken is working south of the border in Portland, Oregon and as Jordan was my daughter’s hockey coach last seaso…
42 - Want to learn about a f***ing cool COACHing model?
In this episode Ken interviews Russell about the COACH model that is featured in their 5 Star Amazon book ‘I Want To F***ing Talk To You - The Art Of Navigating Difficult Workplace Conversations’. Th…
41 - How to make human systems f***ing work better - a conversation with management consultant Len Nanjad
Ken and Russell talk to Len about his global consultancy work, how he helps leaders to lead their organization through change programs and human systems design, his view that 'The future is unavoidab…
40 - You Didn't Wake Up To Be F***ing Mediocre - A Conversation With Educator Heather Martin
Ooops!! we've just cheekily added the f*** word to one of Heather's life mottos! In this episode the boys chat with Heather Martin from the Chiu School of Business at Bow Valley College about the imp…
39 - When Entrepreneurs Get Stuck, Who The F**k Helps Them Gain Traction? - An interview with Chris McPhee, Professional EOS Implementer®
If you run a business, you've got problems: people problems, growth problems, profit problems. If your problems have gone from 'a bit annoying' to 'mildly infuriating' to 'downright painful' and you …
38 - In the f***ing psychologists chair. A conversation with psychologist and entrepreneur Dr Laura Hambley Lovett
The guys speak with psychologist and entrepreneur Dr Laura Hambley Lovett about her thoughts on authentic leadership, organizational psychology and the culture of remote working and virtual teams.
Dr…
37 - Why is there a f***ing monkey on my back? A conversation about the importance of taking a coach approach as a leader
In this episode the boys discuss the problems with a 'leader as hero' mindset and how this can lead to an office full of peanut throwing monkeys, you'll have to listen to find out what the f*** they …
36 - I Need To Get These F***ing Roads Cleared with Dean Jetten
Dean Jetten started his career as a heavy duty mechanic. Now he leads a Volker Stevin highways team that maintains 18,500 km of highway, mows the equivalent 38,376 football fields and uses 700,000 li…
35 - Accountability is f***ing king - an interview with Tyler Chisholm CEO of Clear Motive Marketing
Tyler has a love of marketing and co-founded clearmotive marketing in 2007. With offices in Calgary and Toronto Tyler’s goal was to build a marketing-first agency focused on better connecting clients…
34 - How To Be A SHIFT Disturber
Ken explains that a SHIFT Disturber is not the same as a sh__ disturber. He describes the SHIFT card deck and how to create a High-Performance Culture in 9 Not-So-Simple-But-Totally-Necessary Steps .…
33 - Who gives a f**k about your’ feelings’? Our latest interviewee Shannon Burch does
The boys talk with Customer Experience Guru, Passionate Leader and Catalyst for Change Shannon Burch and learn her insights into building the power of the customer experience, her leadership ethos as…
32 - You’re Paying How F***ing Much? - A Conversation With Financial Advisor Dean Kendall at Ideal Life Experience
Do you know about the ‘hidden’ fees behind your investments?
- A. Yes
- B. No
- C. What hidden fees?
The boys find out why knowing the answer to this question is f***ing important for your finances and investm…
31 - What the f*** is a Ghostwriter? - A conversation with best selling writer Chet Turnbeaugh
Chet enlightens the boys as to what the f*** a Ghostwriter does, the creative process and how this role differs from that of an editor. Despite Ken and Russell’s best f***ing efforts Chet holds firm …
30 - Do you deserve an f***ing Academy Award?
Stephen Schroeder of the Calgary International Film Festival tells you how CIFF became an an Oscar-qualifying festival and is regularly cited as one of the world’s "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry …
29 - Ho, Ho F***ing Ho! - A Very Special F***ing Christmas Episode
In this f***ing festive episode of the “I Need To F***ing Talk To You’ podcast the guys channel their inner Ebenezer Scrooge and look back at another f***ing COVID year, before looking forward to the…
28 - A Horse, A Horse, My Kingdom For A F***ing Horse - A Conversation with Kari Fulmek & Carolyn Charles from Equine Connection
After f***ing up a quote from Shakespeare the boys are in conversation with Kari Fulmek & Carolyn Charles from Equine Connection. They discuss what equine assisted learning is, the similarities betwe…
27 - “F***ing earn it, don't f***ing expect it." - A conversation with Shane Wenzel of Shane Homes
Being the irreverent pair they are Ken and Russell embellish Shane’s own motto "Earn it, don't expect it”, before joining him in conversation and meandering with purpose through the topics of being a…
26 - WTF!! Builders and Brews - A conversation with Byron Brooks from Brookwright Developments and Builders & Brews
In this episode the guys finally catch up with Byron Brooks the f***er, sorry builder, who built Ken’s new house and learn about the creative side to the construction industry that is more than simpl…