02 Apr This is not what you thought you would be doing
There are so many other things you were supposed to be doing, so many other places you should have been. At moments like this, is there anything more that can be said? ...
29 Mar What happens if …
What happens if ...
25 Mar Are you missing your commute?
It took me a while - almost 3 months - to figure out why I was having trouble fitting everything in even though I was working from home full-time. I'd been better organized when I was away from home 5:30am-7:00pm. After a while, I realized it was my commute. Over 16 years,...
22 Mar Connections – and why it matters more in a world of isolation
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Connections Many week ago - almost a lifetime ago - I started a series on Connections. I had a reason: I was worrying about a very tight flight 'connection' that I would be making en route a flight to India. Today I am reversing that journey. And it is still about connections. But so...
16 Feb Who is Gen Z’s top career influencer?
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E40: Gen Z is leaning on parents as career influencers. More than peers or professors as they make major career decisions. How can we use this information? This episode is inspired by a post that I wrote for CERIC in honour of Family Day (link below). (07:00 min listen, 04:00 min...
27 Nov E33: Can your campus career centre help you find that first job?
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E33: Visit your career centre! 2:24 listen, 1:00 read Your career centre has a host of services to help you land your first job. I was surprised to hear that only half the final year class (54%) use their careers centre on campus That number is 54% for Canadian Universities and 41% for...
12 Nov Think outside the box
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E32: Think outside the box. 2:34 min listen, 3 min read. First figure out the box In the previous episode, we talked about the value of critical thinking as an EQ skill, and the fact that there is a 4-step method that assists in nurturing it. In his HBR article ‘A Short Guide...
05 Nov Sully & Critical Thinking
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E30: 6:11 min listen, 3 min read Sully Do you remember when Captain Sully landed US1549 in the Hudson? I recall watching footage of the passengers, each with their bright yellow lifejackets, gingerly walking out on the wings of the plane as it hovered on the surface of a cold river in...
01 Nov It is a matching game
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E29: 8 min listen, 3 min read The math is not adding up ...
23 Oct New beginnings
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The podcast episode 'New beginnings' here: A stream of 'New's I woke up this morning to a stream of ‘new’s: Canada had announced its new government – a minority government for the Liberals which means they are going to have to learn to negotiate with the other parties in order to deliver...