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Speaker news: January 2008

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A New Way to Think, A New Way to Lead, From the Dean of Rotman

Roger Martin has revamped business education for the demands of the new global economy

"Instead of focusing on what exceptional leaders do," says Rotman Dean Roger Martin, "we need to understand and emulate how they think." And, if you study them closely, many of today's exceptional leaders -- at Proctor and Gamble, at eBay -- practice what he terms Integrative Thinking. Essentially a new way to think, Integrative Thinking is a cross-disciplinary, big picture approach to leadership which takes into account the fact that, at top levels of management, problems rarely fall neatly into segregated categories such as marketing or finance. Martin's book on Integrative Thinking, The Opposable Mind, was named one of the best business books of 2007 by The Globe and Mail. Martin himself was recently named one of the most influential business school teachers in the world by Business Week.

Roger Martin Speaker Profile

NEW SPEAKER

Rethinking the Gender Gap at Work

In The Sexual Paradox, Susan Pinker looks at why men and women make different career choices

In her stunning new book, The Sexual Paradox, Susan Pinker examines how fundamental differences between genders influence ambition and success. Why are the behavioral differences between girls and boys in school reversed in the workplace: Why do fragile boys later go on to succeed? And why do smart young women opt out of successful careers to seek fulfillment elsewhere? In her talks, Pinker turns many gender assumptions on their head -- for instance, that men and women want the same thing out of life. She provides provocative answers to many confounding questions, such as why many fields have difficulty retaining women, especially in upper echelon positions.

Susan Pinker Speaker Profile

GREEN CONSUMERISM

Does "All-Natural" Even Mean Anything?

Adria Vasil's Ecoholic has helped thousands of Canadians lead greener, healthier lives

Adria Vasil's Ecoholic -- a word-of-mouth bestseller now in its fifth printing -- smartly answers many topical consumer questions that have arisen in our post-climate change world. Vasil steers us toward legitimately green choices and products, and away from marketing greenwash. Bright, optimistic and plainspoken, she doesn't just talk about buying smarter products. She highlights the power in each of us to affect change, both as consumers and as citizens -- to look critically at the world, to ask questions (she'll show us which ones, and to whom to ask them), and to act accordingly. Often times, she tells audiences, the best thing to do, for your wallet, for your health, and for the planet, is also the simplest thing to do.

Adria Vasil Speaker Profile

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