Arlene Dickinson, The Dragons’ Den

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 Dickinson has a very impressive track record as a businesswoman. She is one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women for the last 5 years. Arlene’s also 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 Arlene and I 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

Listen to the Interview with Arlene Dickinson

0:16    Michael introduces Arlene Dickinson
1:58    The power of giving people the freedom to express themselves
4:31    Why thinking time is a critical balance to the busy
4:51    Sometimes saying no to make it work
6:25    Creativity and accountability are not mutually exclusive thoughts
9:56    How to manage the tension between creativity and accountability
11:52   The role of marketing in driving Great Work
15:21   How to find out more about Arlene Dickinson
15:56   Michael closes the interview

To learn more about Arlene Dickinson, you can visit her company Venture Communications or follow her on Twitter @ArleneDickinson. To see an in-depth bio, check out the Arlene Dickinson entry on Wikipedia.

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