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The word is out: Trump’s rhetoric is eroding America’s moral authority
According to opinion pieces in CNN, the New York Times, and elsewhere recently, America’s moral authority in the world is being compromised by the intemperate language often used by their new president towards its allies and his own citizens. An … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Leadership, Odds and Ends
Tagged America, American exceptionalism, Donald Trump, leadership, moral authority, new world order, North Korea, South Korea, U.S.
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Checks and balances, the world needs you
Nearly three weeks into the new world order of America under its new president, Donald Trump. What a surreal and unsettling three weeks. It is difficult to concentrate on other interests; they seem so mundane compared to witnessing the unravelling … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Leadership, Odds and Ends
Tagged character, free world, honesty, leader of the free world, leadership, new world order, respect, Trump, trust, U.S. Constitution
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We’re not wired to embrace facts or make rational decisions, it’s all in The Undoing Project
I’ve just finished reading a book I got for Christmas (thanks, Phil) by Michael Lewis called The Undoing Project. If you’ve read any of Michael Lewis’s other books, such as Moneyball. Liar’s Poker, or The Big Short, you’ll know he’s … Continue reading
Hockey and IT, or figure skating and anything but?
Sorry, that’s kind of a strange title, isn’t it! I’ll try to explain. Last Thursday I wrote a blog post about the challenge in attracting young women to careers in IT, after which I became further discouraged by the apparent … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women
Tagged careers, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, figure skating, hockey, ice hockey, IT, UNB, women
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How do we mentor women when there aren’t enough female role models?
“Where are the women? How do we engage more of them?” This concern has been posed to me in three different contexts in the past two weeks, and in each case, I’m very pleased to say, by men. The specific questions, coming … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women
Tagged computer science, engineering, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, goals, IT, leaders, leadership, mentoring, women
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The Mounties, the Donald, sexism, and the gaps in the message
Even if you’ve never been to Canada there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Mounties. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the RCMP, with their ceremonial hats and red jackets, are a national icon of Canada. The Mounties, in fact, have a … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Odds and Ends, Women
Tagged Donald Trump, leadership, Mounties, rape culture, RCMP, sexism, sexual assault, sexual harassment, women
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