When leaders talk about the value they get from TEC Canada, the word that often comes up is MAGIC. Not in a mystical sense. It is simply the best way to describe what happens when you bring experienced leaders together, create a confidential space for honest problem solving, and support each other through the real pressures of running an organization.
MAGIC is an acronym that captures the five elements that make TEC membership so effective. It stands for Make better decisions, Accountable, Grow, Isolation, and Change. Over this series, I will explore each element in more detail. This first article sets the stage.
Make better decisions
Running an organization means making decisions that affect people, strategy, and long-term performance. That can feel heavy when you are carrying it alone.
In a TEC room, you are surrounded by experienced leaders who have wrestled with similar decisions. There is no competition and no hidden agenda. The only purpose is to help each other improve.
Members ask hard questions, offer relevant experience, and open up new ways of thinking. The result is better decisions, made with more clarity and less doubt.
Accountable
As the head of an organization, there is no one above you to hold you accountable day to day. That can make it easy to push important priorities aside in the rush of daily business.
TEC provides a structure that brings accountability back into the picture.
Each month, leaders return to the group to update progress, revisit commitments, and keep their most important goals front and centre. This accountability is supportive, not punitive. Members want to see one another succeed, and that shared expectation helps leaders stay focused.
Grow
Every TEC member is interested in growth.
Growth in the organization and growth as a leader. TEC creates space for both.
Members learn how to scale their business in a disciplined way, drawing on the experience of peers who have grown through similar stages. At the same time, they work on their own leadership capability.
Growth is not just about adding revenue. It is about becoming the kind of leader who can take the organization to the next level.
Isolation
Sitting at the top can be isolating.
Employees expect clarity and confidence, not uncertainty or doubt. Many leaders feel they have no one they can speak to openly about the real issues on their mind.
TEC removes that isolation.
In a confidential room of trusted peers, leaders can talk through dilemmas, explore new ideas, or simply say the things they cannot say anywhere else. That sense of connection is a powerful source of relief and strength.
Change
Change is constant.
Markets shift, talent needs evolve, technology advances, and expectations on leaders continue to rise.
TEC members navigate this reality together. The group becomes a sounding board for how to approach change, how to lead through uncertainty, and how to stay grounded when the environment moves faster than expected.
Leaders discover they are not alone in these challenges, and they leave better equipped to guide their organizations through transition.
This overview sets the path for the MAGIC series. In the next articles, I will take each element one at a time and dig deeper into how it shows up in the TEC experience.
When these five elements come together, something powerful happens. Leaders grow in capability, confidence, and clarity. And the organizations they lead grow stronger as a result.
Lean More
As a TEC Chair, I would be delighted to explore your fit with TEC and help you find the peer group that is right for you, whether that is my group or another across the TEC Canada network. Please feel free to reach out.
Learn more about TEC Canada and all the options for peer groups. If you are the head of the organization, a key executive, or an advancing leader, there is an option for you.
