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Tag Archives: IT
Thoughts on women in leadership – Part II
Obviously, I knew when I wrote my blog post ‘Thoughts on women in leadership – Part I’ that there was more to the story. That’s why I included “Part I” in the title! But I have to admit that I … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Women
Tagged indigenous leaders, IT, Jody Wilson-Raybould, leaders, leadership, racism, sexism, women, women in IT, women in politics
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Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: one man’s efforts to make a difference
For readers who are not familiar with Canada, in 2015 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established by the federal government, completed 6 years of an extensive and gut-wrenching inquiry into the impact of 120 years of the residential school … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Good for you, good for business, Leadership
Tagged business, Canada, compassion, employment, entrepreneurs, history, indigenous people, inspiration, IT, Keith McIntosh, leaders, making a difference, New Brunswick, passion, PLATO Testing, PQA Testing, residential schools, training, TRC, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, vision
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The end of eating?
The other day, as a group of us grappled with the important question of the meaning of life (hey, someone’s got to figure it out!), a young colleague suggested that humans have evolved into far more complicated beings than was … 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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