Sure, engineers have great technical skills but how do you empower the whole engineer to maximize their potential and contribution? The Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) does just that with "transformative learning opportunities" including for-credit courses like Concepts and Applications of Authentic Leadership and a course I've been honoured to teach, Engineering [...]
"We have it within our power to create better jobs for more people," says Tom Zizys, Metcalf Innovation Fellow. He'll share ideas on how to fix Canada's dysfunctional employment market. Plus, hear daughter-mother co-workers, Nicole and Leslie Bendaly of Kinect on working together, and how organizations can best invest in leadership skills. https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2015-02-11.mp3 Click [...]
Naguib Gouda is President of Career Edge and a staunch advocate for paid internships. Naguib and Career Edge are dedicated to helping new graduates and internationally qualified professionals successfully launch and advance their career through paid internships. Sydney Helland is the Marketing & Communications Coordinator at Career Edge. Leveraging her education and transferable skills [...]
When Mike Klassen graduated from engineering school, he wanted to make a difference so he volunteered with Engineers Without Borders. That gig led to paid jobs with EWB where he spent three years first in Ghana, then Uganda and the UK, as a consultant, team leader and portfolio manager. He now works within Institute for [...]
