by mvboronowski | Sep 27, 2017 | Creativity
This September I head back to work after a six month paternity leave. It’s been a great half a year full of plenty of morning snuggles, afternoon coffee meandering, rambunctious baby-time at the library, and more pool time than I ever thought possible. As this chapter...
by mvboronowski | Sep 20, 2017 | Collaboration, Pop Culture Career Advice
As a father of a toddler with a reasonable social network, I am becoming immersed in the world of the hit (I think) children’s animated series and consumer products juggernaut, PAW Patrol. The show’s premise is simple enough. Ryder, a “tech-savvy boy” with a passion...
by mvboronowski | Sep 13, 2017 | Adaptability, Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
Last week I published a piece on lifelong learning lessons from the perfectly fine Google recruitment video and/or raucous, adventurous workplace comedy, The Internship. This week I will focus on another perfectly fine (except for the last 20 minutes, but this isn’t a...
by mvboronowski | Sep 6, 2017 | Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
Last weekend I was prompted by Netflix’s algorithm to watch The Intern and The Internship movies. Both movies got the juices flowing in terms of what so many co-op students and former interns are thinking about now that they’re back in school. This week I’ll focus on...
by mvboronowski | Aug 30, 2017 | Have Better Conversations, Learning & Thinking
Social media is a wonderful medium for connecting and informing communities. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, however, ask for too much of our time, erode our relationships, and often cause us to be addicted to the distraction of push notifications and...
by mvboronowski | Aug 23, 2017 | Adaptability
I recently returned from a vacation in Europe. All told, my wife and 10-month old son managed to commute between Vancouver, Toulouse and Barcelona with six separate flights. Some were long, eight-hour hauls, while others were shorter. Flying with a baby isn’t...
