Alan Doyle

What does it take to be a peak performer at the top of your game? We often see professional athletes and entertainers as being naturally talented. What we don’t see is all the preparation—the collaboration and passion behind the scenes—that goes into excelling at every turn. It is this readiness, according to Alan Doyle, that is present in every top performer and team. Using stories from his le...

Whether in a van, a bus, or occasionally in a broken car, few have had the opportunity to travel across the Canadian coasts like Beautiful Beautiful Band frontman Alan Doyle. Equal parts hilarious and heartwarming, Doyle tells numerous tales of leaving Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and discovering the unexpected in mainland Canada during his time on tour. Turning his perspective outward across th...

Early in his career with acclaimed folk-pop combo Great Big Sea, Ed McCann gave Alan Doyle some time-tested advice on team building. It starts from the top down — know everyone’s role above, below, and beside you and demonstrate to your colleagues that you understand and support what they do and the challenges they face, and are willing to help in any way possible.

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Alan Doyle learned firsthand about the hardworking and charitable nature of people from his province. Born in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, Doyle is the co-founder of A Dollar A Day Foundation, created to support frontline mental health and addictions programs across Canada. Though this work, Doyle has witnessed how a tiny group of people can affect positive change.

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Throughout his lengthy career in music and show business, Alan Doyle has seen 70-year-old Oscar-winning directors haul boats up the shore. He knows owners of successful restaurant chains who will do shifts washing dishes when they are short-staffed. If you can demonstrate that you are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, you’ll see others inspired and invigorated by your efforts...

You cannot control being the smartest or most talented person in the room, but you can be the most prepared.

Drawing on his time working with Oscar Award-winning actor Russell Crowe, Alan Doyle shares lessons learned on readiness and how this famed actor inspires this in others. While shooting the 2010 film Robin Hood, there was such an environment of preparedness that no one wo...