Patti Blackstaffe

Institute Fellow

Patti is the CEO of GlobalSway, focusing on Leadership, Change & Transformation, and Governance. Author, Technology Leader, Coach, Trainer, and Entrepreneur; Patti’s focus is on people, product, and profit – in that order. Consulting, training, and coaching executives and teams, she has a no-baffling-shenanigans (No B.S.) approach to moving people away from outdated leadership practices and organizational structures. She is on a mission to ignite the fusion of technology and humanity. After working internationally in Technology-driven industries for over 20 years, she helps companies thrive through exceptional digital leadership. Interviewed by Success magazine, recognized as a 2021 Thought Leader by HDI, and sits on the Industry Advisory Council for the Business Technology Management and Analytics (BTMA) program at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. An avid champion for technology leaders and ethical leadership, she volunteers for The WorkplaceStop, a Canadian coalition whose mission is to reduce workplace bullying, harassment, and systemic harm.

Patti has published the following articles on our site:

Why We Still Need Humans

Some human traits are not replaceable by AI, automation, or machine learning. Those traits consist of the glorious things that ... Read More

The Robots are Stealing all the Jobs!

Not really, but digitization and robotics will displace roles involving repetitive tasks and related management roles within organizations choosing to ... Read More