Review: The Art of Leadership - Calgary 2014

On September 8^th The Art of Leadership Sponsored by Microsoft returned to Calgary (regardless of the snow) for another sold out, inspiring event! This year’s lineup included: Former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, Canada’s favourite Astronaut, Col. Chris Hadfield, 4x Olympic Gold champion Hayley Wickenheiser and Bestselling Authors: Dan Roam and Dr. Vince Molinaro.

Good morning #Calgary! Who is attending #TheArtOf Leadership conference today? Doors open at 8:00 AM! pic.twitter.com/XyVhisEnAa

September 8, 2014

The morning started off great with a huge buzz around the speaker lineup and what the day would hold. Many thanks to Bruce Sellery for hosting our event!

Chris Hadfield at #TheArtOf Leadership #starstuck pic.twitter.com/iu8BitPVgJ

September 8, 2014

First up was Rudy Giuliani to speak on his experience as a leader during one of the hardest times in American history. Giuliani educated through his personal experience that created a learning style which resided with everyone in the room:

Who is anticipating #leadership advice from former mayor of #NYC, Rudy Giuliani? #TheArtOf pic.twitter.com/oZPlPlESdG

September 8, 2014

Giuliani-We should tolerate a certain number of mistakes becuase they are going 2,happen in entrepreneurial business. Lrn & move #TheArtOf

September 8, 2014

Develop your own ideas. Spend lots of time talking about goals - it’s not wasted time, it’s valuable time ~Rudy Giuliani #TheArtOf

September 8, 2014

Next to take the stage was Col. Chris Hadfield who was so well received in Calgary at last year’s conference that The Art Of had to bring him back!

Competence is an absolutely fundamental personal continuous quest if you want others to line up behind you @Cmdr_Hadfield #TheArtOf

September 8, 2014

I am taking the best words of wisdom from @Cmdr_Hadfield - throwing out my bucket list and celebrating my success instead. #TheArtOf

September 8, 2014

Even Hayley Wickenheiser was enjoying the presentation before her own…

Cmdr Hadfield talks abt benefits of robots @ #yyc #theartof, but it looks like robots are coming for my job!... http://t.co/EVUKVzsdOn

September 8, 2014

Next to take the stage was Bestselling Author, Dan Roam. Dan is known for his bestselling book The Back of The Napkin which emphasizes on creativity to solve problems:

@dan_roam shows us how a napkin changed U.S. economic policy at #TheArtOf Leadership in YYC

September 8, 2014

The building blocks of visual grammar: a chart, portrait, map, timeline, flowchart and a visual equation @dan_roam #TheArtOf @CalgaryChamber

September 8, 2014

Speaker, Dr. Vince Molinaro of Knightsbridge jumped in on the Twitter conversation #TheArtOf to share his positive thoughts on the speakers of the morning!

Great morning @TheArtOf Leadership being inspired by Rudy Guliani, @Cmdr_Hadfield, and @dan_roam #TheArtOf

September 8, 2014

The conversations happening over our official hashtag (#TheArtOf) were fantastic! Everyone was enthusiastic about The Art of Leadership which brought the ideal conference atmosphere for motivating, inspiring and networking.

Absolutely thrilled and excited to be part of the Art of Leadership Conference.. #TheArtOf Leadership #YYC... pic.twitter.com/MAUsRxC46z

September 8, 2014

After a lunch break The Art of Leadership resumed with our exclusive Executive Panel featuring: Anna Murray, Corporate Affairs at Talisman Energy, Arlene Strom, Vice President Sustainability & Communications at Suncor Energy, Lorne Rubis, Chief People Officer at ATB Financial and Mike Hilton, Regional Director of Partners at Microsoft Canada. Great conversation made for great learning and key takeaways:

The panel, leaders of Alberta. Mentoring IS Leading. @TheArtOf #theartof @calgary #calgary #yyc #leadership #teaching pic.twitter.com/LA4I34VMXc

September 8, 2014

Congrats @atbfinancial . Your Chief People Officer Lorne provided great insight during the panel discussion #TheArtOf #innovativeleadership

September 8, 2014

Following our Executive Panel was Dr. Vince Molinaro, Bestselling Author of The Leadership Contract . He motivated and inspired the audience to lead to their fullest potential:

Tackle the hard work and you will become strong. Great advice Vince #TheArtOf

September 8, 2014

Outstanding question: am I leaving my organization (or the world for that matter) better than I found it? #TheArtOf @VinceMolinaro

September 8, 2014

 

Last, but definitely not least was Hayley Wickenheiser. She spoke on her experience with her teammates throughout the years and her gold medal journey at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Hayley transferred her experience into learnings the whole audience could take away from. Hayley was so well received by the audience at our inaugural event: The Art of Leadership for Women in Toronto that we at The Art Of knew she needed to return to the stage in our other key cities: Calgary and coming up, The Art of Leadership in Vancouver (September 30^th).

"We are what we do. It is important to remember pressure is a privilege but it's not everything" @wick_22 #TheArtOf #Leadership #yyc

September 8, 2014

Great stories of the power of teamwork from Hayley Wickenheiser at #TheArtOf Leadership in YYC. Fantastic event all around.

September 8, 2014

All in all the takeaways from the day were priceless and are already being applied througout the city of Calgary:

Loved that the common theme today of a great leader is preparation preparation preparation. Applies to everything in life #TheArtOf

September 8, 2014

This conference could just as easily be named The Relentless Pursuit of Leadership. Excellent speakers today! #TheArtOf

September 8, 2014

@TheArtOf Congrats to everyone at #TheArtOf for a terrific leadership conference. Thanks for the opportunity to speak and learn.

September 9, 2014

In conclusion the day was a huge success. 1,800 of Calgary’s most influential business leaders filled the room and gained a strong competitive advantage by learning from a few of the world’s most world renowned leaders.