Arlene Dickinson is founder and CEO of Venture Communications, a marketing and communications company. She’s in the public eye here in Canada as one of the Dragons on Dragons’ Den, a show on national television where budding entrepreneurs come forward and pitch their ideas and their businesses looking for both insight and support. Arlene has a very impressive track record as a businesswoman. She is one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women for the last 5 years. She’s been Canada’s Business Owner of the Year, and one of the top 100 Women Business Owners in Profit Magazine. She leads one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. This interview is gold dust for entrepreneurs and leaders in organizations, and in it we talk about:
- the power of giving people the freedom to express themselves
- why thinking time is a critical balance to the busy
- how to manage the tension between creativity and accountability
- the role of marketing in driving Great Work
