Shows
Rotman Executive SummaryThe Art of Advice: How to up your advice giving (and getting) gameGiving feedback is like a hand grenade. No matter how positive a spin you put on it, criticism is still hard to hear. So what can we do differently in tough conversations for a better outcome? Assistant professor Rachel Ruttan shares best practices from her research on advice-giving...and getting. Show notes [0:00] “I read this book called difficult conversations. And they use this analogy, any kind of tough or difficult conversation, like negative feedback is basically hand grenade. no matter how much you dress up the hand grenade, it's still a hand grenade. So I thin...
2022-12-0613 min
Swift Legacy PodcastBy The WayIn this episode of the Swift Legacy Podcast, Amie, Molly, and Rachel chat about By The Way - an unreleased Taylor song from around 2004 that was cowritten with Deric Ruttan and Brett Beavers.
2022-03-0423 min
DCOMmentariesTHE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS PRESENTIt's always the holiday season at DCOMmentaries! Al & Val go to LA in a blizzard to save Christmas. Will they be any match for a weatherman on a jet ski?The Ultimate Christmas Present (December 1st, 2000)IMDB WikipediaDirected by Greg Beeman (Under Wraps, Brink, Horse Sense, Miracle in Lane 2, Ring of Endless Light)Written by Hallie Einhorn (only credit) & Michael Hitchcock (been in a million things, but wrote a number of episodes on both Glee and Crazy Ex Girlfriend)
2022-02-081h 05
BustedMyth: Sexual Harassment is a Women’s Issue and a Result of Sexual DesireSexual harassment is often portrayed as an issue that only concerns women, where women are victims of harassment because they were “asking for it” through their behaviours or dress. This portrayal puts the onus on women to stop harassment by simply changing their actions. . Yet, sexual harassment is not a “women’s issue” in the sense that victims can be of any gender and perpetrators tend to be men. This perception also ignores the reality that sexual harassment is often about having power and control over someone else. We bust this common myth to show that it is imperative that the s...
2021-11-0333 min
Attribution with Bob McKinnonCompassion w/ Rachel RuttanRachel Ruttan’s research is ripe with counterintuitive findings, such as, how past experience overcoming a struggle can actually make us less compassionate to people currently experiencing the same challenge. Or how the pursuit of money can make us feel worse about ourselves. Going behind her fascinating research, listen to how Rachel’s own journey out of poverty informs her work. Rachel Ruttan is an assistant professor at the Rotman School of Management, at the University of Toronto. Rachel's research examines issues around moral judgement, values, compassion we feel for others and why we sometimes have lapses in i...
2020-12-0745 min
Two Psychologists Four BeersClocks and Garbage Cans (with Rachel Ruttan)Yoel and Mickey host Rachel Ruttan, who is an assisant professor of organizational behavior and human resources at the Rotman School of Management. What is organizational behavior and how is it different from psychology? What makes for a good research idea? How is figure skating like academia? When big corporations espouse social values, does it cheapen people's commitment to these values?
Bonus: What is the best way to suss out if a new friend smokes weed?Special Guest: Rachel Ruttan.Links:Barnstormer Brewing & Distilling Co.BOTTLE SHOP – Blood Brothers BrewingValue Corruption: The Ef...
2020-07-011h 20