Dr. Joanie Connell – Flexible Work Solutions
Vroom Vroom Veer with Jeff Smith
English - May 16, 2016 10:05 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Religion & Spirituality Spirituality Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dr. Joanie Connell is the founder of Flexible Work Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in leadership assessment and development. She is the author of “Flying without a Helicopter: How to Prepare Young People for Work and Life.” She received her doctorate from UC Berkeley and her bachelors from Harvard.
Dr. Joanie Connell Vroom Veer Stories
Grew up walking around Harvard Square, decided to attend at a young age
Parents supported her dream, and insisted her degree led to work
Used her Harvard education in engineering to land a job in Silicon Valley
Worked on the early computer hardware that interface computers together
Realized early on in engineering that she preferred working with people rather than machines
Completed her PhD. in Psychology, and then returned to engineering--go figure
Now acts as an interface between Millennials and their managers
Dr. Joanie Connell Links
Flexible Work Solutions
Flying without a Helicopter: How to Prepare Young People for Work and Life