McGregor Leadership
Teamwork & Mountains.
Seeking to boost morale? Build teamwork? Have fun? Climb a metaphorical mountain with Betsy in a highly interactive workshop designed for dynamic discussion. Based on video clips and insights of Mt. Everest climbers taped by Betsy during her Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School – tap into Betsy’s own summit experiences on two of the world’s Seven Summits. Capture lessons learned and skills sharpened by elite athletes on communication, dealing with the ‘weak link’, addressing conflict, clarifying goals and dealing with constant change. Built for healthcare teams, teacher’s teams, continuing education and business groups – let the mountain be your guide!
Format Tailored to Your Group
Interactive Workshops
Keynote
Speeches
Endorsements & Beneficiaries
Laurie Skreslet
First Canadian to Summit Mt. Everest
​“Betsy was a team member on an expedition I took to the summit of Mt. Aconcagua, Argentina in 2000 - the highest mountain in North and South America. She is a terrific team member and a strong focused athlete. She is resourceful, seeks solutions and is always positive. She pays attention to detail yet is willing to take calculated risks. Betsy is a natural leader. I would trust her with my life.”
Sharon Wood
First North American Woman to Summit Mt. Everest
“When Betsy writes about courage, focus and resilience, these are attributes she showed in spades when we climbed together in the Rockies.”
Nicole Cooke
Olympic Gold Medalist (Beijing 2008) & World Road Race Gold Medalist (2008)
“Betsy led our MBA class up a mountain in Wales teaching powerful leadership lessons about determination and dealing with factors out of your control. - Qualities she possessed in politics.”
Beneficiaries
Hospital & Healthcare Workers
High Schools & Colleges
Teachers
Organizations
Business &
Board Retreats
Continuing Education
Cancer
Groups
Betsy's Background
Betsy has climbed to the summit of two of the world’s “Seven Summits”: Mt. Aconcagua (South America) and Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa) - raising the profile for women’s health research. Recently, she climbed Mt. Ritterhorn in Italy where her son Mac was playing pro hockey.
With a team, Betsy filmed interviews with Everest athletes in the mountains of Alberta on life and leadership themes. This project was undertaken when Betsy was a Fellow at the Kennedy School with David Gergen, Director of the Centre for Public Leadership at Harvard.
As Head Coach of Special Olympics Soccer in Peterborough, Ontario, Betsy uses the lessons learned at high altitude for clear, effective and compassionate leadership at “ground level”. As a candidate in five political races, leading large volunteer groups, she drew heavily upon some of the powerful metaphors of the mountains. Betsy's journey with cancer has leaned on her terrific lessons in the mountains.
