Dan Pontefract Explained
Dan Pontefract is a Canadian businessman and writer.
Early life and education
Pontefract is from Stoney Creek, Ontario.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Education (BEd) in 1994 and a degree in Educational Technology in 1995 from McGill University.[2] He received an MBA from Royal Roads University in 2002.[1]
Career
Pontefract held senior roles at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), BusinessObjects, and SAP SE.[1] [3] He then served as the Chief Envisioner and Chief Learning Officer at the Canadian national telecommunications company Telus.[4] There he launched the Telus Transformation Office to improve workplace culture and the Telus MBA, "a customized executive MBA tailored for promising employees" at University of Victoria's Peter B. Gustavson School of Business.[5] [6] [7] Pontefract also serves as an adjunct professor at the business school.[8]
In 2018, Pontefract was named to the Thinkers50 Radar list of the "30 management thinkers most likely to shape the future of how organizations are managed and led."[9]
Personal life
Pontefract is married to Denise Lamarche, a fellow alumnus of McGill.[2] Pontefract has 3 children.
Publications
Pontefract is the author of four business books. His 2018 book, Open to Think, won the 2019 Axiom Business Book Award silver medal in the leadership category.[10] Open to Think won the 2019 getAbstract International Book Award.[11]
- Lead. Care. Win.: How to Become a Leader Who Matters. Figure 1. September 2020. .
- Book: September 2018 . Open To Think: Slow Down, Think Creatively, and Make Better Decisions . Figure 1 . 978-1-77327-027-2 . [12]
- Book: May 2016 . The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role and Your Organization . Elevate . 978-1937498894 . [13]
- Book: March 2013 . Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization . Jossey-Bass . 978-1-118-52979-9 . [14] [15]
Notes and References
- Web site: MBA experience shapes alumnus' teaching on leadership . . March 30, 2017 . Royal Roads University .
- News: . Alumnotes . McGill News . Fall 2003 .
- News: August 6, 2007 . Say goodbye to e-mail - wikis are bringing the workplace together . The Globe and Mail .
- News: January 31, 2012 . Virtual watercoolers and a meeting of minds . The Globe and Mail .
- News: December 2, 2014 . How employee engagement can boost the bottom line . The Globle and Mail .
- News: April 26, 2018 . How two schools are creating battle-tested leaders . The Globe and Mail .
- News: November 21, 2018 . How Telus and the University of Victoria designed a different kind of MBA . Maclean's .
- Web site: Dan Pontefract . University of Victoria . May 3, 2019 .
- Web site: Thinkers50 Unveils Next Generation of Business Gurus . February 7, 2018 . Thinkers50 .
- Web site: Axiom Business Book Awards 2019 Results . Axiom Business Book Awards . May 3, 2019 .
- Web site: getAbstract. 2020-10-09. www.getabstract.com.
- Web site: Open to Think . Figure 1 . May 3, 2019 .
- News: July 5, 2016 . Pontefract's purpose? Envision, engage, empower corporate change . Vancouver Sun .
- News: June 4, 2013 . Turning leadership into a team effort . The Globe and Mail .
- News: November 29, 2013 . Let's move the needle on corporate jargon . The Globe and Mail .
