One of my sabbatical projects has been to figure out ‘where to now.’ This is not to imply that I have by any means exhausted my current program of research. I just feel that I need to identify the space wherein I can make a significant contribution. I need some focus in my work. At […]
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Reinvention: And other sabbatical projects
October 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on Reinvention: And other sabbatical projects · Uncategorized
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Modern feminism and what’s wrong with the world today?
October 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on Modern feminism and what’s wrong with the world today? · Uncategorized
I have been reading How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran – a set of skills that I hope to master soon. I picked the book up on a whim. Chapters advertised it as the British version of Tina Fey’s Bossypants. Well I thoroughly enjoyed Bossypants so I was all in. In fact, I bought three […]
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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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My top 10 pet peeves
August 31st, 2012 · Comments Off on My top 10 pet peeves · Uncategorized
I have to share a pet peeve with you. This is not quite a rant, more of a caution. Recently, I have become increasingly irritated with the ‘lists’ that are intended to help you improve yourself, your relationship with your boss, your relationship with your coworkers, your potential for success, or your life in general. […]
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Conference hang over
August 9th, 2012 · Comments Off on Conference hang over · Uncategorized
I just returned from the Academy of Management conference in Boston, MA. This is an enormous gathering of over 10,000 management scholars and practitioners. It is my 11th time at this particular conference and I found myself considering how conferences in general relate to career. It has been an evolution. Early on in my career, […]
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Day 34
August 4th, 2012 · Comments Off on Day 34 · Uncategorized
So, this is the 34th day of my sabbatical. So far I have managed to take a vacation, grades a few papers, present a paper at the First Annual Meeting of the Canadian Positive Psychological Association and prepare a few projects that are in the early stages of research. With the exception of the vacation, […]
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OMG! I’m back.
July 29th, 2012 · Comments Off on OMG! I’m back. · Uncategorized
Wow, I just had a whole lot of trouble with my website. Apple stopped supporting web publishing when they eliminated their MobileMe service. Despite the 20 emails warning me that my account would expire on June 30, I remained in denial. I could not believe that it would simply cease to work on that date. […]
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Starting…. NOW!
June 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Starting…. NOW! · Uncategorized
I am about 36 hours away from my sabbatical. It happens to coincide with the last day of school for my boys and the first day of our family vacation – a road trip to North Carolina. I woke up this morning full of energy, excited about the next few days. Two hours have passed […]
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Graduation
June 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Graduation · Uncategorized
Yesterday I attended York’s convocation ceremony which included graduates from the programs in which I teach, Bachelor of Human Resource Management and Master of Human Resource Management. The day prior to that I attended a graduation ceremony for the Faculty of engineering at Ryerson University where I watched a much loved family member graduate. Needless […]
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