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Perceived Importance and Confidence in Leadership Ability: A National Survey of Final Year Canadian Engineering Students Engineering educational institutions and workplaces looking to attract students and professionals to leadership training […]

Where’s my code? Engineers navigating ethical issues on an uneven terrain For November, we continue to highlight the many spaces and places where engineering, ethics and equity meet with Where’s […]

It’s long been acknowledged that women engineers are underrepresented in the profession when compared to men. Unsurprisingly, this includes significant underrepresentation in engineering leadership roles at engineering firms and organizations. […]

This month for the ILead Research Team (IRT) Archives, we feature a deep, qualitative exploration of the workplace struggles of 29 senior engineering leaders, examining how adversity has taught them […]

In Counting past two: Engineers’ leadership learning trajectories Rottmann et al., examine the career paths and workplace learning experiences of 28 senior engineers. The study seeks to understand how engineers learn […]

Few would disagree that engaging in opportunities beyond the classroom is central to engineering students’ leadership development. But how do we know this for sure? And, how do we know which extra-curricular and co-curricular activities […]

I have a PhD, now what? Does that question sound familiar?  Approximately 26% of U of T Engineering PhD alumni are employed in tenure-track positions. The majority of PhD alumni […]

At Troost ILead, we believe that leadership begins with the self. As such, it is important to consider where the self is situated. For instance, are you a club leader, […]

This month we dive into Klassen et al’s ‘Charting the landscape of engineering leadership education in North American universities’, which offers a framework for comparing 15 North American Engineering Leadership (EL) […]

For many years, ILead’s research team has incorporated a strong focus on equity, diversity and inclusion into their research. For March, we highlight ‘Equity as rebar: Bridging the micro/macro divide […]