Drew Dudley: Leading with Lollipops

‎”How many of us have a ‘lolly-pop’ moment when someone said something or did something that fundamentally made our lives better? How many of us have told that person they did that? We celebrate birthdays, where all you have to do is not die for 365 days and yet we let people who have made our lives better walk around without knowing it …”

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ABOUT Drew Dudley

“Drew Dudley is the former Co-ordinator of one of the largest University Leadership Development programmes in Toronto, nevertheless, he embraces the idea that “leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.”

“I’ve never thought of what I do as ‘teaching’ leadership,” says Drew. “For me, it’s always been about trying to find a way to help others explore the concept, what it means to them, and to their communities.”

Drew has helped raise over $3 million as the Founder or Chair of several organisations dedicated to supporting scholarship funds, social entrepreneurship, and charitable initiatives, including a record-breaking term as the National Chair of Canada’s largest fundraiser for post-secondary students, “Shinerama: Students Fighting Cystic Fibrosis”.

Now the Founder and Chief Catalyst of Nuance Leadership Inc., Drew works with dozens of universities, colleges, high schools, charities and other organisations around the world to empower young people to increase their leadership capacity.

Drew delivers hundreds of workshops and lectures each year, and has welcomed high-profile Canadian leaders like Peter Mansbridge, Dr. James Orbinski, and Michael “Pinball” Clemons as guest speakers and facilitators in his programmes. Shamelessly addicted to “The West Wing”, Drew places only world peace above his desire for new episodes.”

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