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Knowing When to Say No... and Actually Following Through

Kate Guilbault, Student at the Telfer School of Management, February 22 2024

There’s a people pleaser in every one of us. The degree to which we listen to and act upon those people-pleasing instincts vary, but we all have urges to do things for others to help them, help ourselves, or to make them like us. The issue arises when we are chronically prone to taking on tasks that others ask of us, even when it puts us in an...

Improving your Presentations - Tips from a Business Student

Katrina Soublière , Student at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management, February 22 2024

Introduction It will always fascinate me how many individuals have this clear natural ability to speak freely and with utter confidence. Some have practiced for years to grow such social skills and to others, it is a natural characteristic of their personality and a gift at that. The idea of standing in front of an audience of people (where...