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  Fail Upwards

  We tend to hate failure because we don’t put it in the right perspective. We often internalize our shortcomings, deeming ourselves the failure, rather than recognizing that we simply fell short of our own objectives. When cast in the correct light, you can see that failure is no enemy; it is your greatest teacher.

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  Share Your Story: Maya Chendke

  Our first Share Your Story is from Maya, who just graduated from Rotman. Maya takes a look back at what made her go into business school and, more importantly, how her life changed while she was there.

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  Introduce Yourself: Effective Networking Openers

  Be flexible and improvise when you are meeting new people in a professional context.

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  Do You Wanna Build a… Better To-Do List?

  One of the tools that Precillia has adopted, both in her job as well as in her roles as a wife and mother to two young girls, is the “Four Ds” – Delete, Defer, Delegate, and Do.

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  Expanding Economic Opportunities for Women: What Works?

  One thing we have learned from working with developing nations over many years is that efforts to increase the economic participation of women yield tremendous positive impacts in subsequent generations. The challenge, then, is figuring out how to go about expanding opportunities for women. What are the most effective avenues to pursue?

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  Forté C2B Conference: You Define “It”

  There were numerous takeaways from this session at the Forté C2B Conference, but upon surveying the reactions of Ali’s fellow attendees and asking what advice they would pass along to a friend, we focused on five key pieces of advice from Marjie Terry.

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