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Mike Desjardins graduated from UBC’s Sauder School of Business with a bachelor of commerce degree. He is the CEO of ViRTUS and has spent the past 18 years helping businesses with strategic planning and implementation, leadership development, change management, succession planning and organizational development. Desjardins, a Business in Vancouver Top Forty under 40 award winner, is a member of the BC Human Resource Management Association board and a current member and past president of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (Vancouver Chapter).

Recent Posts

Use the Force: the art of boardroom influence

Apr 18, 2013 - How using your power for good - not evil - will help you become a more effective leader   Full Article

A strategic plan for cultivating strategic corporate thinking

Dec 11, 2012 - One of the things CEOs ask consistently is how they can foster more strategic thinking in their organizations.
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Creativity: are you building it or crushing it?

Sep 18, 2012 - When it comes to creativity, fear of criticism, judgment, of taking risks and putting your reputation on the line is a huge obstacle   Full Article

Focusing on past corporate success to build future success

May 22, 2012 - An enormous amount of time and energy gets devoted to solving problems within organizations, all under the pretence that solving those ...   Full Article

Candid realities about business’ dirty little secret

May 01, 2012 - In an effort to avoid conflict, leaders and team members often conceal their true feelings, withhold their opinions or outwardly agree and go...   Full Article

Star power: How to tackle first things first on your company’s strategic objectives list

Mar 27, 2012 - When you start working on the action plans for your strategic objectives for the year, one of the most important steps is to...   Full Article

Effective organizational strategies and other Harvard insights

Feb 28, 2012 - In the past month, I have had two unique opportunities: the first was to spend a few days in Boston with one of my clients and Frances ...   Full Article

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