As some of you will know from discussions we have had, or past blogs I have written, I am passionate about leadership and see it both as a noun and a verb. There are many definitions to describe and educate us on what Leadership IS. How we execute on that ourselves is very much about action and […]
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Managing Personal Time
I hope you had a great weekend! I managed to binge watch the first season of Ted Lasso (it’s as good as you have heard), and spent the weekend planning food for a one-week cottage vacation that I am heading out on next weekend, that included making a very large batch of Chocolate Chip cookies (my […]
Overcoming imposter syndrome
A few months ago, I was approached by our Cisco partners to speak at an upcoming Cisco Women of Impact online event. When I met in advance with Cisco to discuss the topic for my discussion, they suggested Imposter Syndrome as the topic. I said yes, we firmed up the date and then I was left to prepare. […]
Happy National Donut Day!
Of course, it’s a thing! And since I have developed an especially strong reputation as a lover of donuts (even if it isn’t totally warranted), I hereby declare myself McMaster’s donut queen for a day, this June 4, 2021! I have ordered some delicious vegan donuts for door delivery to celebrate (watch my Twitter and Instagram for […]
Prioritizing IT Security at McMaster
I hope you had a wonderful, restful and sun filled weekend. Last month, I wrote about adding IT security to your spring-cleaning checklist. Whether precaution or premonition, our recent IT security incident serves as a reminder that IT security must always be a priority for a Higher Education and Research institution like McMaster, and that each of you […]
Languishing, Flourishing and Mother’s Day
On Monday, many of you received an email from our HR team highlighting that this was Mental Health week. The toolkits, programming and the campaign tag lines ‘Name It Don’t Numb It’ and ‘#GetReal About How You Feel’ hit the mark. Given the challenges we are facing and the way we are feeling during an intense lockdown […]
Adding IT security to your spring cleaning checklist
This spring many of us are thinking about what we’d ‘normally’ be doing at this time of year on campus (for the second spring in a row). With exams just concluding, we know we would be reflecting on a busy academic year, admiring the tree blossoms, looking at a carnival setup for Light Up the […]
Happy Earth Day 2021
Good morning and HAPPY EARTH DAY! What an incredible planet we live on and rely on. I took a geography course when I was in university where we studied the Gaia Hypothesis (also Gaia Paradigm/Theory/Principles) which tells us that the earth is one living entity and that everything on it and in it is linked in a […]
Finding comfort in gratitude
Good morning and Happy Friday, Colleagues Spring is in full swing — April showers and the beginning of warmer days are here. The recent Easter long weekend was an invitation to unplug and I am hopeful that many in the McMaster community took that seriously. If not, you have another weekend facing you so you […]
McMaster IT and ‘the return to campus’
We have officially passed the milestone of a full year of learning and working remotely. If you are like me, it felt like the longest, shortest year on record. The fact that we are now into the second year of a global pandemic continues to feel as surreal as it was the first time around. […]