by mvboronowski | May 27, 2015 | Learning & Thinking
Going to the dentist is rarely an enjoyable exercise. It’s stressful, uncomfortable and sometimes painful. But while it is rarely pleasant, there are plenty of professional lessons we can all learn from going to the dentist. Here are five career lessons you can take...
by mvboronowski | Apr 8, 2015 | Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
The Watchmen is a classic graphic novel that was recently turned into a stylistic and pulpy film. If you haven’t seen it before, you can now check it out on Netflix. The Watchmen tells the tale of two generations of vigilantes who take the law into their own...
by mvboronowski | Mar 18, 2015 | Learning & Thinking
This week folks in the Lower Mainland are voting on whether or not to support a 0.5 per cent congestion improvement tax and The Potentiality strongly encourages readers to vote ‘Yes’ in the plebiscite. Better public transit will get us to and from work faster, make...
by mvboronowski | Jan 21, 2015 | Learning & Thinking
On Saturday I’m flying to Ottawa for Cannexus15 – I’ll be presenting about Vancity’s Orientation Immersion program, connecting with folks from the Canadian Education and Researching Institute for Counselling (CERIC), and learning a lot about how career development is...
by mvboronowski | Dec 24, 2014 | Learning & Thinking
The end of a year brings with it performance reviews and sometimes even raises. It also gives us a chance review what we said we would do at the beginning of the year. We should be pretty good at taking stock of personal and collective achievements (and failures), as...
by mvboronowski | Nov 26, 2014 | Learning & Thinking
Many top companies from just a few years ago no longer exist, while many are on “death watch” according to organizations like Forbes and Havas Media Group. One of the ways that an organization can increase its likelihood of being around a decade from now is to...
