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Well, that was quite the G7 meeting in Quebec this weekend! I certainly can’t recall a time when a U.S. president was so openly critical of a Canadian prime minister. And speaking of political history, today in The Conversation Canada we address another Donald Trump controversy about Canada. Renée Lafferty-Salhany of Brock University answers the question that Trump recently asked Justin Trudeau: “Didn’t you guys burn down the White House?”
Henry Giroux of McMaster University returns with another essay about Donald Trump. He examines the president’s track record on falsehoods and deception and wonders how that will impact with the upcoming summit with North Korea.
We all compare ourselves to the people we work with. Yannick Griep of the University of Calgary tells us about his research on companies that use a “talent management” system which selects people for advancement – meaning many others are not suitable. Would you rather know if you’re on or off the list?
And finally…if you’re heading to Starbucks today, remember that 1,200 stores across Canada are shutting down for a few hours so their staff can take part in bias training. We’ve updated a great piece by Javeed Sukhera of Western University on the effectiveness of implicit bias training.
Regards,
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An illustration called “British Burning Washington” depicting the White House on fire in 1814.
U.S. Library of Congress
Renée Lafferty-Salhany, Brock University
Donald Trump was under the mistaken impression that Canadians once burned down the White House. But he's not the only one who has a fuzzy sense of the history of the War of 1812.
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As Donald Trump heads to the summit in Singapore with the North Korean leader, a reminder: He’s on record as lying on average nine times a day.
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Henry Giroux, McMaster University
U.S. President Donald Trump has lied continuously and he will lie again. We should expect more untruths to come out of his summit with North Korea's Kim Jung-Un in Singapore.
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A negative performance review along with the knowledge that one is not considered to be ‘highly sought after talent,’ can be demotivating to your staff.
Štefan Štefančík/ Unsplash
Anand van Zelderen, Katholiek Universiteit of Leuven; Yannick Griep, University of Calgary
Don't tell your employee they are not doing well, according to new research. "White lies" coming form managers to staff about how well they are doing can help with their motivation.
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Employees of Starbucks Coffee in the United States and Canada will receive “implicit bias” training.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Javeed Sukhera, Western University
Starbucks is implementing implicit bias training for its employees in the United States and Canada. Even though we are not aware implicit biases, they lead to discriminatory behaviours.
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Health + Medicine
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Joseph Franklin, Florida State University
The suicides this week of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain shocked and saddened many. And the news was disturbing. Why is it so hard to know who might commit suicide?
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Politics
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Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, Tshwane University of Technology
Nelson Mandela's centenary celebrations provide a chance to debunk the lie that he sold out black South Africans.
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Business + Economy
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Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
International trade policy requires three traits to be successful and lead to mutual prosperity. Trump's is missing all three, as he showed at the G-7 summit.
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