Next week I will be running focus groups on the experience of Generation Y women in the workplace. In particular, we are interested in hearing from young women today about their perspectives on executive work, the glass ceiling, and career success. I will share some of the ideas that are initiated by those discussions once […]
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I spent the last two days delivering workshops to exceptional women in Toronto and Montreal. The title of the sessions was ‘The Art of Relationship Management.’ I directed the talks around social networking and negotiations. I was very pleased with the level of engagement and interest these topics attracted. I am certain that each will […]
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Today was the first day on campus at York University. Each year I am reminded of how long ago I first began my undergraduate studies. When I first starting teaching, I used to be mistaken for a student; now there is no question among my students. I am no longer one of them. I do […]
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I just returned from a week of holidays with my young family. I brought my laptop, smartphone, and oodles of work related reading with me. I made it through almost none of it. My kids are at pretty demanding ages; they needed my attention so I gave it to them. The result – I slept […]
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The media has been all over the decision made by Statistics Canada to eliminate the long form census. There are ample political considerations that can be debated elsewhere, but there are some basic statistical concerns with the decision. Making a survey voluntary As much as possible, individuals from whom data is collected should be selected […]
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I am heading to Montreal for the Academy of Management conference. I will be away until late next week. I will fill you in on all of the interesting things that I see and learn when I get back.
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Most of us find the Apple business model intriguing. There are few organizations that have managed to come up with such revolutionary developments at such a fast and consistent pace. I spent some time in an Apple store today. The iPhone 4G had just been released. I was struck not by the pace of innovation […]
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I have been focussed on performance evaluation today. In practice they are important for administrative reasons (documenting performance, assigning merit increases etc.) and employee development. One of the main factors that interferes with the effectiveness of the appraisal is justice. Does the employee believe that the procedures used to evaluate and the outcome of the […]
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Here we go. I am new to blogging so you will have to bear with me as I get the hand of this. (You will also have to forgive me for shamelessly using photos of my children to illustrate themes.) I have spent most of today working on a paper on a technique called feedfoward […]
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