The Discovery Pod
Leading A Nation-Wide Strategic Planning Process
Leading a large organization is a huge task and can be very daunting for most CEOs, particularly one that is a national health charity such as the MS Society of Canada. Pamela Valentine is a clinical researcher and a leader of innovation who is also currently the CEO of the MS Society. Pamela relates how she came through the door of the organization in the most opportune time just as they were working towards a change in leadership and looking for somebody who understood their accelerating research process. In this episode, Pamela shares what it’s like leading a national health charity and gives some advice to other leaders and CEOs on taking new strategic directions and leading their organizations in a different way.