Marie-Hélène Budworth

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

Marie-Hélène Budworth

Entries from October 28th, 2011

Corporate culture and innovation

October 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Corporate culture and innovation · Uncategorized

A MHRM student shared a story posted on smartplanet regarding innovation in corporations.  This brief piece implies that innovation at the organizational level is more a ‘state of mind’ than it is about dollar investments in research and development.  I would be interested in learning more about what this finding means.  What is it that […]

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Becoming a skeptic

October 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on Becoming a skeptic · Uncategorized

When I was an undergraduate student at McMaster University, I took a course that profoundly changed the way that I see the world.  Prior to that time, I was an optimistic, naive, doe eyed, young person.  I believed most things that I read in the media.  I thought that if a book had been published, […]

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Doodling in the workplace

October 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Doodling in the workplace · Uncategorized

Sunni Brown wrote a book about ‘games’ at work. She is a creative person who is interested in encouraging creativity in workplaces.  Here is a fun video where Sunni outlines her ideas about doodling in the workplace.  She shares information on how people take in information and how doodling is related to this process.  She […]

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