In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Susan Christoffersen who is currently serving as the first woman to be appointed Dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. 

Susan discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. 

Episode Resources

• The Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the Rotman School of Management https://www.gendereconomy.org/
• Babcock, L., Zackman, G., Peyser, B., Vesterlund, L., & Weingart, L. R. The No Club: Putting a stop to women’s dead-end work. New York, NY Simon & Schuster, 2022.  https://www.thenoclub
• Hewlett, Sylvia. Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.
• Kennedy, Pagan. “How to Cultivate the Art of Serendipity.”  The New York Times (January 2, 2016). nytimes.com/2016/01/03/opinion/how-to-cultivate-the-art-of-serendipity.html.
• Piper, Martha and Samarasekera, Indira. Nerve: Lessons on leadership from two women who went first. Toronto, Ontario ECW Press, 2021. www.nerve2021.com

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