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By Women's Executive NetworkMay 9, 2013
Recently at a WXN Breakfast in Calgary, 2007 WXN Top 100 Hall of Fame inductee and Corporate Director Kathleen Sendall was interviewed by WXN founder, Pamela Jeffery as they delved into a variety of questions. We think Kathy’s ‘Top 10’ list makes pretty good sense and is also a great conversation starter. Here are Kathy’s ‘Top 10’: 1. Never give up the search for the perfect mascara. 2. Never lose your sense of humour and ability to laugh, especially at yourself. 3. Listen - learn to keep your mouth shut and control your temper. Recent Posts
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Media & Internet A Q&A with Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Summit keynote Jordan Banks, Managing Director, Facebook Canada. Jordan discusses the concept of innovative thinking, the opportunities that innovation presents for organizations and the characteristics teams need to support creative thinking. What do you find is the biggest challenge about motivating and instilling innovative thinking in a team? By Elaine KnowlesDecember 15, 2010
‘If I had asked my customer’s what they wanted, they’d have said a faster horse’ Â When asked to write a piece on my experience at this month’s WXN Breakfast seminar, I was delighted. Then I realised it was on innovation. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all for innovation but the problem is, it’s very hard to be ‘innovative’ when in this country, I was nervous I would be queuing for bread as the IMF arrived that very day. But I pulled myself out of bed on the cold Thursday morning of 18th Investing in Ireland
Business & Economics By Suzanne CorrJuly 9, 2010
Over the last forty years, Ireland has re-invented itself as a dynamic, knowledge based economy that has attracted almost 1,000* companies to base their European operations here. This has been achieved through a combination of a highly educated and skilled workforce, a very attractive corporation tax regime and a stable, pro-business government. (*IDA Ireland) Â As a long standing member of the EU and an English speaking member of the Eurozone, Ireland is an ideal location for those looking to do business in a community of almost 500 million people. |
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