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Steve Armstrong

Leadership Consultant & Coach
The PARATUS Group
Country or state 
Canada
Available to 
Global
City 
Calgary
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

From Iqaluit to Sri Lanka, Europe to Africa, SARS to September 11, Steve has been there & done that and brings to your team the lessons gained from a world of experience.

Through messages delivered with trademark frankness and a mix of humorous quips that keep audiences leaning in and taking notes, Steve can relate his experiences where a laser-like focus on the mission was required to keep people alive to your workplace.

Steve has worked with people like you and has dealt with the dangers of allocating parking spaces and replacing coffee makers; worked on and for Boards; been a municipal administrator and operated large businesses.

Meet Steve

Steve is a Calgary based speaker, educator & consultant and expert at developing followers into leaders and building dedicated, loyal, and remarkable teams.

Through the lessons learned from 35 years as a leader, soldier, and humanitarian Steve has honed his insights and leadership skills and his unique ability to inspire and teach others to lead.

He is one of only a handful of people in Canada who has planned and managed the relief & recovery responses and maintained complex business continuity function for the following:

The2016 Fort McMurray Wildfires

The 2013 Alberta Floods,

The 2011 Slave Lake Fires,

2004 Tsunami, SARS,

The 2003 Blackout,

The 2003 British Columbia firestorms,

Sept 11 Terrorist Attacks

Leading soldiers in military operations;

Steve has a Masters Degree in Public Policy & Management and lives in Calgary with his patient and understanding wife Debra.

Current position (3)

Leadership Consultant & Coach

The PARATUS Group

Instructor & Course Designer

Mount Royal University Continuing Education

Instructor Strategic Leadership

Mount Royal University

Degrees (1)
Master of Science (MSc), Public Policy & Management
University of London
2010 to 2012

Presentations

Presentations (3)
Leadership Forged by the Four Horsemen – Lessons for Leaders from Fires, Floods, Pestilence and War

For most people, leadership is not a natural talent – it is a learned art.

Leader, author, and speaker, Steve Armstrong reveals practical, hands-on leadership advice and skills learned as a soldier and humanitarian.

If we are looking for larger than life heroes, we misunderstand what leadership is. In my experience, ordinary people rise to the occasion in turbulent and trying circumstances.

Key lessons:

Leaders Are Made, Not Born

Leaders Manage Their Emotions

Leaders Respond Rather Than React

Leaders are Resilient people who can come from anywhere.

How To Lead When You Have All The Responsibility And No Authority

His experience leading people and applying Project Management tools while humanity was at its best – or worst – provides the backdrop for his powerful workshop message on Project Management.

Discover these learning outcomes:

How to ensure everyone knows how they fit into the mission

How to apply proven Project Management skills to the most complex situations

How to succeed by delegating responsibility with requisite authority

Leading In The #MeToo Era

As leaders, we are responsible for ensuring the safety and well being of our employees and those with whom we work.

Yet the world is full of predators, bullies and harassers. There are two interconnected reasons why you may never know what is going on:

1) The victims do not trust the ‘system’ to look after them, and 2) The chain of command was never held responsible and accountable for the actions of the perpetrator.

This session will give you what you need to build faith in the system so people will tell you and how to hold your leaders accountable for what is happening on their watch.

Workshops (2)
PROJECT & TEAM LEADERSHIP – Leadership for Left-Brainers

His experience leading people and applying Project Management tools while humanity was at its best – or worst – provides the backdrop for his powerful workshop message on Project Management.

(View workshop agenda)
Personal Leadership through Moral Courage

Courage in leadership is doing what is right, despite being afraid or risking negative repercussions. Fear is the most common reason that people give when they avoid being courageous. Think about how you feel when you watch a leader who demonstrates personal courage. Most likely, you will trust that leader more.

(View workshop agenda)
Past talks (8)
Leading In The #MeToo Era
PMI Northern Alberta
Edmonton
May 14, 2019
A Project Managers Dilema - Leading When You Have All The Responsibility And No Authority
PMI Northern Alberta
Edmonton
May 13, 2019
A HR Professional's Dilema - Leading When You Have All The Responsibility And No Authority
CHRP (Certified Human Resources Professional) 2019 Conference
Edmonton
April 10, 2019
Post Disaster Long Term Community Recovery
Mount Royal University
Calgary Alberta
November 22, 2018
Post Disaster Long Term Community Recovery
Mount Royal University
Calgary Alberta
April 5, 2018
Leadership Forged by the Four Horsemen – Lessons for Leaders from Fires, Floods, Pestilence and War
FCSS Leadership Conferance
Red Deer Alberta
April 3, 2018
Leadership Forged by the Four Horsemen – Lessons for Leaders from Fires, Floods, Pestilence and War
Government Finance Officers Assoc of Alberta
Kanaskis Alberta
June 5, 2018
A Project Managers Dilema - Leading When You Have All The Responsibility And No Authority
PMI Northern Alberta
Edmonton Alberta
June 4, 2018
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  • Videos (5)
  • Photos (7)
  • One sheet (1)
Why I Speak? Because I hate wasting human potential!
It All Starts With A Conversation
Trusting Your people
Why Listening Is The Most Important Leadership Skill
A 90' Wall of Water & Indomitable Human Capacity
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Steve's 2022/23 Offerings
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Books & Articles (3)

You Can't Lead From Behind: What I learned in combat about leadership, people, and profit
www.StevenArmstrong.ca,
2015
The Building Better Leaders Magazine
How To Stop A Culture Of Workplace Harassment Dead In Its Tracks (Part 1)

Expertise (10)

Business
Management Consulting Leadership Strategic Planning Leadership Development Program Management Project Management Accountability Goal Setting to Results producing results

Awards & certifications (1)

Top 200 Leadership blogs on the web!
http://blog.feedspot.com/2016/03/31/leadership-blogs/
2016

Reviews

Testimonials (4)
  • Great speaker with insightful stories … that make will you a better leader
    Moses Jerao
    Deposit Guarantee Corporation of Manitoba
  • … very engaging presentation
    Paul Pearson
    Monsanto Canada
  • … this was the best conference workshops ever
    Karen Harber
    MCW/AGE Power Consultants
  • It was well thought-out and well-presented piece on a topic which most organizations and people find baffling.
    Judy Hansen
    Forward Energy
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