Marie-Hélène Budworth

Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, specializing in learning, development & motivation.

Marie-Hélène Budworth

Entries from February 24th, 2011

Video on mentoring: This is a test

February 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Video on mentoring: This is a test · Uncategorized

This morning I recorded a 20 minute video for an organization that invited me to give a talk on mentoring.  The video is here for you to view.  The objective is to provide some foundational information on the role of mentoring in career development.  Your comments are welcome on everything from video content to video […]

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Creativity and testing

February 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Creativity and testing · Uncategorized

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about how testing is related to learning.  More recently, the Globe and Mail published a short piece on encouraging creativity in children.  Anne McIroy cited findings by James Kaufman, an experimental psychologist at California State University.  Kaufman found that if children know they are going to be tested on a […]

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Young corporate leaders

February 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Young corporate leaders · Uncategorized

Julia Kirby recently blogged about young entrepreneurs Page & Brin (google), Jobs (Apple), and Zuckerberg (facebook) on the Harvard Business Review website.  She made the point that each of these entrepreneurs sought out assistance from ‘seasoned’ business leaders as their organizations grew.  The interesting point, Kirby points out, is that Page and Brin appointed a CEO while […]

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