Mentoring/Careers

By Ellen Ensher, Ph.D. This semester I decided the icebreakers I was accustomed to using on the first day of school were boring and bleh. After watching the movie, Bird…

By Ellen Ensher, Ph.D. They say all research is me-search. Recently, my good friend and co-author, Elisa Grant-Vallone, blinked our eyes and found ourselves at mid-career. So we asked the…

Hammocks for Social Justice and Cookies as an Act of Rebellion Ellen Ensher, Ph.D. Professor of Management Why did Loyola Marymount University (LMU) sponsor 13 faculty/staff on a week-long trip…

Whoo! Still coming down from a whirlwind of awards, ceremonies, and of course graduation! As part of the honor of being LMU’s 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award winner I was asked…

Ellen Ensher from LMU ITS on Vimeo. Yesterday, I was honored to become Loyola Marymount University’s 2017 recipient of the President Fritz B. Burns Teaching Award! Winning this award has…

On March 8, 2017, LinkedIn celebrated International Women’s Day by asking different thought leaders including myself to write about the following issue: “The World Economic Forum predicts the gender gap…

I love teaching business because I think companies like MM LaFleur with positive cultures and focus on developing employees really do make the world a better place. I am crazy…

“You did it! You’re done! You made it! You’re Through. …Oh what a great moment … now what will you do??”- Sandra Boynton One of my favorite ways to wrap…

By Lindsay Western, MBA Candidate, Loyola Marymount University, Guest Blogger Spring is just around the corner which means its networking time! Lindsay Western, LMU MBA candidate, tackles the what-to-wear conundrum…

I have been doing a lot of mentoring for women who get breast cancer. Most of these women are referred to me through friends of friends. But recently, it hit…