(September 3, 2021) Our very special guest today is Professor F. Warren McFarlan, Professor Emeritus, and former Senior Associate Dean of External Relations at Harvard Business School. Among his many and varied accomplishments, he helped set up Harvard’s School International Senior Management Program in Switzerland in 1973 and was Co-Director of Case Development … [Read more...] about Episode 10: Straight Talk with F. Warren McFarlan
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Episode 9: Barbara Floersch and the Righteous Ask
(August 30, 2021) A righteous ask is a funding request grounded in a community need that is well aligned with the funder’s mission and put forth by a well-respected nonprofit in pursuit of impact rather than dollars, writes Barbara Floersch in her new book You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change. Barbara Floersch has more than 40 years’ experience in … [Read more...] about Episode 9: Barbara Floersch and the Righteous Ask
Episode 8 – David Macfarlane talks about his new book Likeness
(July 28, 2021) David Macfarlane, one of Canada’s most celebrated writers, has just released a new book. Likeness: Fathers, sons, a portrait is a told through a portrait of Macfarlane by Canadian artist John Hartman set against the backdrop of Hamilton, Ontario where Macfarlane grew up. The painting, measuring five feet by five and a half feet, that has ended up in … [Read more...] about Episode 8 – David Macfarlane talks about his new book Likeness
Episode 7 – Covering the opioid crisis with Marcus Gee
(July 9, 2021) What’s it like being a journalist captivated by a serious social issue? For the past two years, award winning journalist Marcus Gee has been writing about what some call the “other” pandemic—deaths from opioid overdose, an epidemic that's killing 17 people a day in Canada, and that the health system is struggling to cope with. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the … [Read more...] about Episode 7 – Covering the opioid crisis with Marcus Gee
Episode 6 – Untangling history on a knitting road trip with guest Sylvia Olsen
(June 22, 2021) Unravelling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey by Sylvia Olsen begins to untangle the messy business of Canadian history through a journey of knitting that takes her to 40 communities across the country. From the history of quintessential Cowichan sweaters made by Coast Salish knitters and Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association (NONIA) to modern-day … [Read more...] about Episode 6 – Untangling history on a knitting road trip with guest Sylvia Olsen