The REFINERY has a new BLOG site – Check it out!

THE REFINERY has moved their BLOG to the new website. Check it out at http://www.refineryleadership.com/our-ideas/blog/

Who is Krysty? by Krysty Wideen

For the foreseeable future, my blog posts are going to centre around a certain topic: Leadership, a Gen Y perspective. I hope you’ll follow along with me as I continue to explore the concept of leadership through this lens and what that means for the modern workplace. Like many people, the combination of so many generations in the workplace fascinates me and I enjoy exploring both the challenges and advantages of such an environment.

Gestión y Evaluación del Desempeño by Juan (Paco) Castellanos

Recientemente estuve en México, involucrado el proceso de inducción e implementación de un programa encaminado a gestionar el desempeño de los empleados de una corporación transnacional.
Durante dos meses y medio, tuve la oportunidad de aprender sobre la cultura e interactuar con empleados de dicha organización en México.

Reflections on becoming a PhD: Re-learning to Learn by Valerie Nishi

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships were built for.” – John A. Shedd

My name is Valerie and I am a new doctoral student in Human and Organizational Systems. I was encouraged to write this blog – to share the first year of my doctoral program – so that others may gain some insight from my experience.

The Gap That Won’t Go Away: Gender Parity and Executive Sponsorship by Krysty Wideen

Gender parity initiatives are about change; they are about changing mindsets, changing systems, changing behaviours. Much research of late has shown that women are not making the strides that were hoped for in reaching the top of organizations (example, Catalyst Pipeline’s Broken Promises), and I’m suggesting that we start to think a little differently about why that is in a way that is thoughtful and actionable.