McGill Desautels Faculty of Management - Saku Mantere's Recent Media Coverage

McGill Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 24 May 2024 16:33:56 +0000

Across programs and subject areas, the McGill Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student experience and inspiring the next generation of leaders through the annual Faculty Awards. This year we recognize the following outstanding members of our faculty:

Research

Delve: Is Business Ethics an Oxymoron? with Jo-Ellen Pozner and Saku Mantere

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:36:43 +0000

Craft business, such as microbreweries and ethical chocolate companies, has seen a rise in the past several years, with many claiming to put values over excessive profit. Meanwhile, larger, more economically driven businesses have imploded in the wake of questionable decision making. Are craft businesses somehow more ethical or moral than others? Or is business ethics an oxymoron? The answer depends on values.

Delve Spring 2023 digital magazine

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:20:28 +0000

What will the firm of the future—and the future of work—look like? In the face of societal and generational change, will organizational hierarchies fall flat?

Both music and business demand improvisational skills and collective action

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:35:07 +0000

Even if executives solicit employee feedback, they don’t necessarily have the skills to enter into a dialogue about it. Being able to think on your feet is an important skill in a leader, and Prof. Saku Mantere says that music is one way to develop it. “Jazz teaches us communication in the moment,” says Mantere, who recently released his debut album, called Upon First Impression. “And the creativity is, to an extent, always collective because you’re creating on the spot between people.”

Delve: Striking a New Balance in Management and Society, with Henry Mintzberg and Saku Mantere

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:53:26 +0000

How has management thinking changed in the past 50 years and where might management be headed today? In his research and writing, Desautels Faculty of Management Professor Henry Mintzberg covers not only the past 50 years but looks toward the future of managing organizations, developing managers, and rebalancing society, from business to politics to higher education.

Delve - "New Normal" podcast: A Shock to the System with Saku Mantere

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:40:48 +0000

In episode 5 of The ‘New Normal’ hosted by Dave Kaufman, Delve Editor-in-Chief Professor Saku Mantere discusses how organizations have responded and adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic: whether universities, governments, or businesses, many responded to the crisis by adapting quickly and performing beyond expectations. Why are some organizations at their best when facing a problem, while others flag?

Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:47:29 +0000

Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.

The Distinguished Teaching Award recipients Jiro Kondo and Lisa Cohen were honoured at McGill’s 2021 Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching.

Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2021 teaching awards!

Desautels thought leadership publication Delve launches delve.mcgill.ca and new podcast episodes

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 31 May 2021 13:03:00 +0000

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Delve, the thought leadership publication of McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management, has examined how organizations grapple with a rapidly changing world. In the spirit of embracing transformation and leveraging insight from the latest management research, Delve launches into uncharted post-pandemic directions with a new website and “New Normal” podcast episodes, aiming to inspire conversation and shift perspectives on some of the most consequential economic, social, and ecological topics of our time.

Marcel Desautels: 15 years of support broadens horizons in business education

�㽶��Ƶ — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:37:52 +0000

The impact of Marcel Desautels’ giving is dramatic, both on individual students who receive his awards, as well as on the Faculty’s programs. Two previous scholarship recipients and the Director of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management comment on how Marcel’s generosity has benefitted them.

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Delve: COVID-19 as an Organizational Learning Opportunity

�㽶��Ƶ — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:16:45 +0000

Organizations learn constantly. They would not survive in the face of competition if they didn’t. Yet this learning is often gruesomely slow. Organizational practices and routines tend to stick and organizational structures tend to persist. But all this seems to change when there is a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic—and herein lies a possibility for organization learning, according to Professor Saku Mantere of �㽶��Ƶ.

Access management insights with Delve

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:08:13 +0000

Bringing Insight to the Surface

The official thought leadership publication of �㽶��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management, Delve offers the latest in management thinking to inform and inspire decision-makers across sectors.

Under the direction of Professor Saku Mantere, inaugural Editor-in-Chief, Delve features the latest in management thinking that stretches perspectives, sparks new ideas, and brings clarity to decision-makers at all levels and across sectors.

Bill Bruford on leading and contributing

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:41:50 +0000

In Professor Saku Mantere’s third and final interview with Bill Bruford, the renowned musician explores what it takes to push the frontiers of music creation and the leadership dynamics at play when writing music in a band, revealing broader lessons for leaders in general.

Insights on music composition

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 21 May 2019 18:42:44 +0000

In part of two of Professor Saku Mantere’s interview with Bill Bruford, the legendary drummer explores his dual identity as a composer and drummer, as well as his experience navigating drum culture.

Insights from an academic rock star

�㽶��Ƶ — Wed, 15 May 2019 20:04:43 +0000

In part one of his three-part interview with legendary drummer turned musicologist Bill Bruford, Professor Saku Mantere uncovers the nature of his creative process and highlights from his rich career drumming for bands like King Crimson and Yes.

Now what? How to deal with climate change together

�㽶��Ƶ — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 19:31:43 +0000

If major initiatives have been undertaken across sectors to combat climate change, the question arises how to consolidate these efforts for maximal impact?

Professors Henry Mintzberg, Dror Etzion and Saku Mantere address this pressing question in a recent piece for the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

MBA Next 50 Celebration

�㽶��Ƶ — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:17:50 +0000

The Desautels community has come together for an amazing achievement.

Thanks to incredible donor support, Desautels has a new home for our Masters programs - and extra space for our BCom students.

Donors also created 34 new MBA awards for the #1 MBA Program in Canada and named more than 140 MBA Lockers.