Tag Archives: entrepreneurship

Such a feel-good story – and, boy, could we use one

Posted on December 19, 2017 by

This won’t be a long post, don’t worry. But given how much unpleasantness we watch and read every day, much of it giving us such a feeling of helplessness, I thought it would be nice to share this good-news story. … Continue reading →

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How do we mentor women when there aren’t enough female role models?

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

“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 →

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Strength of character and good leadership: a winning combination

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

Responses to my recent post (Leadership in Challenging Times) reinforce the claim made elsewhere: the #1 characteristic of a good leader, as far as many people are concerned, is that you should feel you can trust this person. At some … Continue reading →

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Nurturing our students, ensuring our future

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend our university’s annual Computer Science Research Expo, which is a day filled with student poster sessions, student and faculty research presentations, and industry panel discussions. I hadn’t had the luxury … Continue reading →

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Réflexion sur l’entrepreneurship au Nouveau-Brunswick

Posted on May 29, 2015 by

Note again: With apologies to non-French readers, this is another exercise in French. If any of my former students or IT colleagues read the final paragraph of this post and think I am referring to them as “old students”, “anciens” … Continue reading →

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Promoting good customer service – good for you, good for business

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

I’m a glass-half-full person by nature, but every once in a while the pervasive bad news leaves me with a heavy heart.  The past few days have had that effect, with the ongoing reports of senseless bombing in Syria, continuing famines in the … Continue reading →

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Big-business agriculture versus locavorism: a rebuttal to Margaret Wente

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

This past Saturday, in her Globe and Mail opinion piece entitled “Take the romance out of farming and ditch locavorism”, Margaret Wente’s usual logically formulated arguments failed her. I don’t often agree with her viewpoint, which seems to be constrained … Continue reading →

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Accessibility is about more than just mobility, and it includes technology

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Accessibility, usability, assistive technology.  What does it all mean? Does it matter to you?  The honest answer is that it may well not matter to you, at least not now.  But it may matter to you later, and it may … Continue reading →

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