Marie-Hélène Budworth

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

Marie-Hélène Budworth

Entries from September 24th, 2012

Chugging along

September 24th, 2012 · Comments Off on Chugging along · Uncategorized

It is easy to forget that people are complex beings with complex lives.  As organizational researchers we spend a great deal of time focussed on how to enhance individual productivity.  When a person is not performing as they should, we often attribute the failure to some sort of deficit – lack of motivation, lack of […]

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Obama: An example of leadership and communication

September 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Obama: An example of leadership and communication · Uncategorized

  An American comedian recently asked, “who can beat Obama 2012?”  The punchline, “Obama 2008!”  The fact that this joke works in an interesting reflection on how things have changed for the President in the past 4 years.     In 2008, he was an unknown figure – an up and comer, a contender.  While […]

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