by mvboronowski | Jun 28, 2018 | Learning & Thinking
Its World Cup time and this year there will be plenty of teams whose hopes and dreams will fall by the wayside in the coming month. Meanwhile, back at home, I recently returned from a soccer tournament in Alert Bay, BC. We’ve written about June Sports before. It is a...
by mvboronowski | Jun 20, 2018 | Learning & Thinking
For the last two weeks I’ve been exploring the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy with my colleagues from Vancity. Our home base was Bologna, the region’s capital, which is the epicenter of the co-operative movement and in possession of Europe’s oldest university....
by mvboronowski | May 23, 2018 | Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
Netflix’s TV series Fargo tells the tale of a series of awful murders in and around Bemidji, Minnesota. After a fateful encounter with a ruthless hitman, local pushover Lester Nygaard finds himself drawn into a double life of murder and deception. As Lester goes down...
by mvboronowski | Mar 28, 2018 | Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
Many of the Fast & Furious movies are showing up on Canadian Netflix. All the way up to Fast Five, I think. For the record, I still haven’t seen the eighth one, but I have read The Ringer staff’s exit survey about it. After re-watching the first few films (in the...
by mvboronowski | Nov 22, 2017 | Have Better Conversations, Learning & Thinking
Vancity Credit Union is completing a month of learning about unconscious bias. Partnering with the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI), all employees are completing online learning and discussing bias within teams. A quick Google search will reveal dozens of articles...
by mvboronowski | Nov 15, 2017 | Learning & Thinking
Most of us travel. Before you leave your home it’s critical to set yourself up for success by preparing with a good trip plan. You’ll want to consider the theme of your trip, where you will eat, sleep and frolic as well as the needs and desires of your travelling...
