Japan’s business schools zero in on growth
David Hackett, Administrative Director of McGill’s MBA Japan program, sits down with the Financial Times to weigh in on the changing landscape of MBA education and employer demand in Japan.
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From silos to slabs: Mintzberg on organizational barriers
Derived from his latest book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, Professor Henry Mintzberg explores the ineffectiveness of organizational slabs and makes the case for “tailored connections between silos.”
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Mastercard Foundation in support of the Dobson Cup
The McGill Dobson Cup powered by National Bank is pleased to announce a new prize, the Mastercard Foundation-Dobson Startup Awards, which total $23,000 and will focus on innovations in Social Enterprise.
The award will be divided as follows: First prize at $15,000, Second prize at $5,000 and third prize at $3,000.
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A little authenticity goes a long way
Watch as Professor Patricia Hewlin explores the dimensions of authenticity in life and work with McGill’s New York alumnae chapter on February 9, 2019.
“When people stretch themselves a bit more and begin to incorporate more of their values in their work and lives, it’s so much more fulfilling...when authenticity is done well it’s generative,” says Prof. Hewlin.
Catapulting startups with a cultural mission
La Piscine is the first organization in Quebec dedicated to growing a startup ecosystem around creative and cultural innovation.
Philippe-Aubert Messier (EMBA’13) of Apollo Music Store comments on the value it has brought to his music platform company.
Legal woes for SNC-Lavalin and its implications
As SNC-Lavalin’s frustrations over a years-long legal battle around charges of bribery and fraud come to a head, Professor Karl Moore weighs in on what this could mean for Quebec’s economy.
The road to greatness for McGill startup
McGill Dobson Cup participants Aifred Health won first place and a $35,000 Milestone Award in the latest stage of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE. By doing so, they also became one of 30 teams to qualify for the next phase of the four-year, $5-million competition whose final winner will be announced in 2020.
A decade of executive MBA transformation
As the McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA program marks its tenth anniversary, La Presse looks back on its record of impact, both within the classroom and beyond.
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Mintzberg's communityship and today’s social media
A recent blog post attempts to connect Professor Henry Mintzberg’s conception of community with one of today’s preeminent community-building tools – Facebook.
“With the rapid growth of technology and increasing expansion of social media usage, what are the prospects of using Facebook for community building? Is it merely being used as a commodity for sharing?”
Reflecting on DMAA 2019
Members of the Desautels community came together on February 1, 2019 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel to celebrate this year’s recipients of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA).
This year’s recipients included:
Lean Six Sigma... en français!
This May will mark the first time that the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training will be offered in French.
Offered by Alex Boussetta, Lean Six Sigma has become the most successful continuous improvement approach and project management methodology for quality improvements.
At the end of the training, the participants will be able to:
MMF students win Deloitte case challenge
Congratulations to MMF students: Maud de Witte, Jean-Baptiste Foult, Pierre-Louis Patault, and Celec Soriano-Francis who won the Deloitte M&A Synergies Case Challenge.
An advantageous opening for Bombardier
With the derailment of the Siemens and Alstom railroad merger project, many observers, including Professor Karl Moore, maintain that this is good news for Bombardier Transportation.
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Professor Hewlin joins leadership conference
Professor Patricia Hewlin has been invited to share her research on authenticity in the workplace at the upcoming Empathetic Leadership conference organized by WXN in Montreal.
Can Tim Hortons recapture the magic?
CBC Radio speaks with Professor Robert Mackalski for his take on Tim Hortons' new double-double-flavored coffee bar, a product that taps into the beloved off-menu order.Â
Listen to CBC radio clip (at 1:28 min)
