Guest: Beverley McLachlin

Making decisions can be the toughest part of a leader’s job. Judges up the ante; their decisions can literally mean the difference between life or death.

 

Beverley McLachlin was the Chief Justice of Canada’s Supreme Court. In this episode, she reflects on her leadership journey — from a farm in rural Alberta to the top court in the land. That journey has powerful perspectives on the decision-making process for leaders of all stripes: from law-firm partners to CEOs.

 

It’s inspiring, too! Beverley overcame deeply entrenched sexism and other barriers, but forged on with a clear vision.

Here's what the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin and Maureen cover:

1. The many ways the legal profession offers lessons for leaders of every stripe;


2. The qualities and skills judges must hone to make effective, balanced decisions — skills that will help your decision-making, too; and


3. Why it’s so important to get your decisions right — but be willing to change them as new evidence comes in.

Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org. 

 

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RESOURCES:  

Beverley McLachlin has written several books, including murder mysteries! Check out…

• The Jilly Truit Trilogy (mysteries):
  
  • Full Disclosure — https://amzn.to/46TxW6Q (paperback) https://amzn.to/46VDL3Q (audiobook)
  
  
  • Denial — https://amzn.to/46YCbhs (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GJc0AA (audiobook)
  
  
  • Proof — https://amzn.to/46PFQhv (paperback); pre order, as its release date is May 21, 2024.
  
  
  
  


• Nonfiction:
  
  • Truth Be Told: My Journey through Life and the Law — https://amzn.to/3GC50pi (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GA3iox (audiobook)
  
  
  
  

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• Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski


• Own the AI Revolution by Neil Sahota


• Time and Chance by Kim Campbell


• Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith

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About Our Guest:  

Beverley McLachlin was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the first woman to hold that position, and the longest-serving Chief Justice in Canadian history. In 2018, McLachlin became a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest honour within the Order. She is also the #1 bestselling author of two novels, Full Disclosure and Denial, and a memoir, Truth Be Told, which won the prestigious Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and the Ottawa Book Award for Nonfiction.