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O Launer busmess dean named one of country’s most powerful women Bi'Boa VRBANME the next generation of business leaders by revolved around bringing innovation and But it's the unconventional approach Chronicle Staff Women‘s Executive Network last week as something she calls “intrapreneurship” to that she's brought to what is usually an they named her to the Top 100 listing of Bell Canada. helping change the approach ivory tower position that is winning her i By the time something ends up in a textâ€" Canada‘s Most Powerful Women for 2008. of one of the nation‘s mOst we|l~known plaudits, especially in a region known for its book, it‘s more history titan a guide to " To get recognition out of your peer businesses as it moved from having a innovative thinking. ‘ I the future group a it doesn‘t get any better than that monopoly in telecommunications to com- "it's the school of hard knocks." she ‘ ‘_ That‘s a sentiment that‘s informed the at the end of the day," said Dybenko on the peting in a deregulated laughs. "I was at Bell during 1 l thinking of Ginny [)ybenko since she took line from Arizona where she is meeting with world of multiple service i ’ I ' A their most difficult transition I i over as dean of Wilfrid laurier University’s alumni and enjoying some downtime for providers. ? ”53‘? from when it was a monopr ‘ I school ofbusiness and economicsin 2006. the first time since the start of September, There was a question of ,4 ~ s Q oly to a competitive husi- l 1 "Things move so quickly that we have to "It’s a real honour." how Dybenko would trans» ‘ . . M 1-; r ness. ; make sure that We don't get trapped in the Dybenko embraced that spirit of innova- [ate all her business acumen . . a: ' 3 ‘ " My role in Bell at that l pasc" said Dybenko. "If it‘s been around tion and entrepreneurship at the school to the world of academia. Q ‘~ time was pivotal to that tranr l long enough to get captured inatextbook. it after a 30-year career in senior business but she thinks it‘s been a a "' s sition, so I learned a lot I represents more historythan the future." positions including servingas president and success and that this award .er é} about change management. ; She was honoured for that spirit of inno~ chief executive officer of Bell Advanced recognizes what's being 1 \ and making sure that there i vation and the leadership she’s providing to Communications. Most of that experience done at Laurier. j- was a good dose of innova "I think it took a lot of .. tion. and that’s hard in a bravery and courage lroiti a ‘ f . M. large company.“ "I . ‘~‘ ‘51.” 4 school like Lauriet in bring- ’ . t . I 53"?" She also worked in a high " 3‘1 ' . " 1“,“ ing me into their told." said ' x gd tech startup after Bell which J y x . ~»\ ‘.‘ ‘ ‘ ~11 Dybenko lo take on some Ginny Dybenko gave her remarkable access I, ' A . ‘ 1 body irom the business I t . _ ,. to that growmg area ofthe \ _ lumen (1H!!! oflttmnms . I ‘- > ‘ world, and a woman to boot, economy and how a lot of it ‘ ‘\ " ' , shows a lot ol‘thc insight that is being incubated right here ' they had in my ability to continue my stir» in Waterloo. A lot of those engineers and .7 \ cess’ in the academic environment. computer science grads at UW come to lau» , . P I “' r'.._ .. M "I‘ve got to say that this reflects wonder tier to get that business education they need A Qlfl from ’ ' \‘ fully back onlaurier.“ to growtheirideas. The 5., ‘\‘ Not that Dybenko doesn‘t have a firm "\Wiat l hope to do in the school is make ea r g, \ . grounding in the academic parts of being a sure that we continue the level of excellence a - M M -l ‘ r 1' \ ‘ dean She has a degree in mathematics from we have now." said Dybenko. “But more V mOQICOl . if: .3, “ , ‘ I the University of Western Ontario and a importantly. we have to tnold the curricur 3r 3 K; S m l I e g. .. I -. ‘ 2“ M ‘. ’ master’s degree in math from the University him to make it really relevant. particularly to - -.1 . ' » QM ofWaterloo. She also has a diploma in oper» the business community in Waterloo. ChrISTmGS J‘g. '3 ations research from the University of "That‘s why we're looking at bringing on ~ :~ a n 3 .3 ,, g ‘ Toronto and an executive business diploma a program around the management of " =â€" § front Queen's University. innovation, and this is something I‘ve lived ‘ 1 in my life for the last 30 years." 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