Hi everyone, my name is Norm Beange. You might be wondering how to pronounce my last name – pretend there’s no ‘e’ at the end and pronounce it like “Benj” in “Benjamin.” I’m 71 (I think that’s the definition of “mature student”) and my wife and I have 3 adult children (our eldest son was killed in an automobile accident in 2004) and 6 grandchildren!
I own and manage a Toronto-based manufacturing company that produces highly customized marketing and consumer that has about 65 employees. It fits that my Myers-Briggs personality type is “Entrepreneur.” My spiritual gift is exhortation and my love language is affirmation so my goal in taking this program is to gain more knowledge to write a book about leadership development in the local church and to have the academic credibility to do so.
My main hobby is reading; I read mostly non-fiction on sociology, human behavior and leadership. I look forward to journeying with all of you in this online world of education … it’s certainly going to be a learning experience for me.