TopShelf - A Guide to High Quality Leadership, Spirits & Everything In-Between

Hosted by Jason Krause & Clinton Robert Letain

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TopShelf - A Guide to High Quality Leadership, Spirits & Everything In-Between

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November 19, 202531 min

Topshelf - Season 5, Episode 1 - Doug Ford Crown Royal, Bullying in Leadership, and Promotions in the Workplace. Featuring Mulled Wine

Welcome Back Everybody. It's been a minute. Jason and Clint talk about Ontario's Premiere, Doug Ford and his recent comments on Crown Royal shutting down their bottling plant in Ontario. This Segways nicely into Topic 1; Bullying in Leadership. Topic 2 is Promotions within organizations, both vertical and horizontal. We finish with a beautifully made, and very festive, Mulled Wine. Sit back, relax and enjoy the Season 5, Episode 1 of Topshelf.

September 18, 202434 min

Topshelf - Season 4, Episode 4 - No Cell Phones in School, Taking Holidays as a Leader, and Referral-References. Featuring The Paloma Picasso Cocktail

Welcome back, everybody. Topshelf - Season 4, Episode 4 - No Cell Phones in School, Taking Holidays as a Leader, and Referral-References. Featuring The Paloma Picasso Cocktail.Thank you for tuning in. Love you guys!Jason and Clint

August 1, 202434 min

Topshelf - Season 4, Episode 3 - Capital Gains Tax Increase, Rolling Out a New Program, and Procrastination. Featuring The Strawberry Gin Fizz Cocktail

Welcome back everybody. On this episode of TS we talk Canada's Capital Gains Tax Increase, what the new rules are. Rolling out a new program or re-org at work and some tips and tricks for this difficult change management process. Procrastination and whether this is fear or just poor time management??. Featuring The Strawberry Gin Fizz Cocktail. Sit back, relax and enjoy. Thank you for showing up. Clint and Jay

June 5, 202436 min

Topshelf - Season 4, Episode 2 - Recession, Friction in the office, Being a Wallflower. Featuring The Batanga Cocktail

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March 19, 202429 min

Topshelf - Season 4, Episode 1 - Supporting Sports Teams, Commitments, and Personal Development. Featuring The Rob Roy Cocktail

Welcome back everybody - Season 4, Episode 1. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Were talking about supporting your sports teams and the personal effects of this matter. Commitments in the workplace and to your team as a leader. Personal Development - is it worth it and who pays? The feature cocktail for this evening is the classic, The Rob Roy. Sit back, relax and enjoy. Thanks for stopping by.

March 1, 202438 min

Topshelf - Season 3, Episode 10 - Bell Canada Job Cuts, Leading Through Adversity, and Leadership Offsites. Featuring The Coconut Chili Margarita Cocktails

Welcome Back Everybody. Todays episode (Season 3, Episode 10) is the final episode of our 3rd season. Our current event is Bell Canada's decision to sell 45 radios stations and layoff 4800 employees. We talk, Leading through adversity and how Clint's recent marital transition correlates to this topic. Then we dive into the world of Leadership Off site's and how to navigate these tricky waters. Jason prepares a beautiful, Coconut Chili Margarita for this episode as our feature cocktail. Sit back, relax and enjoy this episode of TS. Thanks for stopping by.

February 6, 202440 min

Topshelf - Season 3, Episode 9 - Miami Mall Incident, Conflict Resolution, and Taking Breaks. Featuring The TopShelf Southside Hawaiian Cocktail

Welcome back everybody. On this episode we dive into the crazy Miami Mall incident from January 05, 24 and the leadership implications. We talk Conflict Resolution in the workplace, Taking Breaks in the office and we feature the TopShelf Cocktail Dejour - The Southside Hawaiian. Sit back, pour yourself and cocktail and enjoy the latest edition of our special little podcast. Thank you for tuning in. Clint and Jason.

January 23, 202436 min

Topshelf - Season 3, Episode 8 - Ukrainian War, Successful Delegation, and Tattoos in the Workplace. Featuring The Tom Collins Cocktail and Phil Collins Mocktail

Welcome back everybody to Topshelf - Season 3, Episode 8. On todays episode, we discuss the war in Ukraine and Russia's invasion. We then dive into Successful Delegation as a leader, and then Tattoos in the Workplace. Featuring The Tom Collins Cocktail and Phil Collins Mocktail a.ka. The Easy Lover. Sit back and enjoy!!

January 16, 202431 min

Topshelf - Season 3, Episode 7 - J. E. and the Ethical Acceptance of Gifts, Top Shelf 2023 in Review, and Stop Being Busy. Featuring The T.S. Teatini Mocktail

Welcome back everybody. On this new 2024 episode, we dive into the world of the ethical acceptance of gifts within business environments, Reflecting on 2023 T.S Episodes - highlights, lowlights and twilights. How to stop being busy at work - busy doesn't equal productive. Our feature MOCKTAIL is the T.S. Teatini. Sit back, relax, and enjoy. Thanks for stopping by!

November 9, 20231 hr 25 min

TopShelf - Season 3, Episode 6 - Remembrance Day Episode With Special Guest, Joe F. Madigin - World Policing, Finding your Voice and Freedom of Speech. Featuring The Vasectomy Cocktail

Welcome back everybody. We did it! We brought in our very first guest - Joe F. Madigin for our 2023 Remembrance Day episode. Joe walks us through his bio, we talk World Policing, Finding your Voice as a Leader and Freedom of Speech in the workplace. Our featured cocktail is Ryan Reynolds; Vasectomy. Sit back, relax and enjoy this extended episode as much as we did recording it!