by mvboronowski | Apr 12, 2017 | Communication, Have Better Conversations
A focus of this blog is to help you have better conversations. Enhancing dialogue makes our communities more engaged, diverse and healthier. Accepting and offering feedback are essential elements of great conversations. Giving and receiving praise or criticism isn’t...
by mvboronowski | Apr 5, 2017 | Adaptability, Pop Culture Career Advice
Logan is the latest into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It tells the story of a gritty, future where mutants are on the verge of extinction. Logan is aged and weak and Charles Xavier, his mentor and friend, is an old, increasingly senile, man suffering from “a...
by mvboronowski | Mar 29, 2017 | Collaboration, Pop Culture Career Advice
I love Dave Shumka and Graham Clark. They are Canadian heroes. Stop Podcasting Yourself is a trailblazing form of the medium that’s been making hearts smile since podcasting was a thing. And their latest project, Our Debut Album, in which two comedians (Dave and...
by mvboronowski | Mar 22, 2017 | Learning & Thinking
We are all going to die. But we also avoid thinking about our mortality. And we are likely to reflect on our deathbeds that we didn’t spend time doing on the most important things during our life. I’ve had some near death experiences – tumbled over a waterfall, got...
by mvboronowski | Mar 15, 2017 | Collaboration, Pop Culture Career Advice
The Emmy Award and Golden Globe winning hit Fox sitcom Brooklyn 99 is one of my favourite TV shows. I want to be friends with Jake Peralta, I want to be mentored by Ray Holt, and my wife has a lot of Amy Santiago characteristics. The detectives from the 99 (said “the...
by mvboronowski | Mar 8, 2017 | Creativity
My son will turn one this year and I worry we’ll feel pressure to throw him a big party this October (and pretty much every other October until he hits puberty). While my son won’t be aware of Canadian birthday party traditions this young, my wife and I sure are....
