Ep 16: Shauna Sylvester; Executive Director, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue

2020-01-08

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Ep 16 Shauna Sylvester Executive Director, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue Dialogue is a tricky thing. It’s not just the exchanging of words: it is the sharing of ideas. On the surface, that sounds straightforward – until you realize it is a complex interplay of thoughts, agendas, emotions and competing interests, to name but a few. Then add in the demands of running a program at Simon Fraser University complete with intelligent staff and associates. But don’t stop there: ...

Ep 16 Shauna Sylvester

Executive Director, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue

Dialogue is a tricky thing. It’s not just the exchanging of words: it is the sharing of ideas. On the surface, that sounds straightforward – until you realize it is a complex interplay of thoughts, agendas, emotions and competing interests, to name but a few.

Then add in the demands of running a program at Simon Fraser University complete with intelligent staff and associates. But don’t stop there: be a professor too. Then take a break from the job and run for mayor of Vancouver.

What does this career look like and how do you ever plot a course to it? In this episode of Careers That Matter, Shauna Sylvester takes us inside her world and her career.

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