Hot Cities of the World tour visits growing West African cities
Africa is at the heart of our world, but its diverse cultural and economic influence has often been overlooked. Yet the world has begun to take note, says Prof. Karl Moore, who led this year鈥檚 Hot Cities of the World Tour to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, C么te d鈥橧voire.
International Masters Program for Managers helps entrepreneur re-examine core values
Methane is a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. 鈥淎nd studies tell us methane emissions are greatly underestimated,鈥� says Lee Krywitsky (IMPM'18), whose Calgary-based company Safe Effective Technology works with the oil and gas industry to reduce emissions.
Learning, support and belonging are pillars of workplace success at Danone
Danone鈥檚 success is centred on its people, and built around fundamental principles of learning, support and belonging, says Dan Magliocco, the CEO of Danone Canada, a large food products company that specializes in dairy. 鈥淲e live in a society that is driven by goals and performance,鈥� Magliocco told Karl Moore in an interview for Forbes and Les Affaires. 鈥淏ut our workplace is collaborative and inclusive, and emphasizes well-being.
Galen Weston stepping down as President of Loblaws, but succession plan is 鈥榥atural evolution鈥�
In a move the company said was planned in advance, Galen Weston will be stepping down as the president of Loblaws at the end of 2023, and will be replaced by Danish retail executive Per Bank, who will also assume the title of CEO. But Weston will be staying on as executive chairman of the board. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a natural evolution,鈥� said Prof. Karl Moore in an interview with BNN Bloomberg. 鈥淭he word 鈥榚xecutive鈥� is important here.
Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students
The second week of May marks the start of the GCPA program for a new incoming cohort of 52 students. This year鈥檚 cohort consists of 47 of 香蕉视频鈥檚 very own Bachelor of Commerce graduates, one graduate from McGill鈥檚 School of Continuing Studies, 2 Concordia graduates and the remaining from other Canadian Universities.
Desautels鈥� Cameron McRae among Top 25 Finalists for SSHRC Storytellers Challenge
McGill Desautels鈥� Cameron McRae, PhD candidate in Marketing, has made the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Top 25 Finalists list for the 2023 Storytellers Challenge. Watch his compelling story on Precision Retailing in Grocery and Supermarket Environments.
IMSF empowers students impact in community
The Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF), offered by the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), is an experiential leadership development program that aims to bridge the gap between the classroom and the community.
How the Chickasaw Nation grew its economy
Located in Oklahoma, the Chickasaw Nation operates more than 100 businesses and employs nearly 14,000 people. The federally recognized Native American tribe has come a long way since Governor Bill Anoatubby began working there as health director in the 1970s. 鈥淲e had to use ingenuity because we did not have a lot of resources. We had the human resources that we needed to mobilize.
MMF Series: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Mitchell McEwen (MMF鈥�20)
Learn how the McGill Master of Management in Finance (MMF) can open a number of career doors. On this Earth Day, we catch up with an MMF alumnus working in ESG and Sustainable Finance, Mitchell McEwen (MMF鈥�20). Now Senior Manager,聽Enterprise聽Sustainable Finance, TD Bank Group, he first joined the Bank as an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) intern.
Desautels African Business Initiative features alumni panellist Sekou Coulibaly
Each year, the McGill Desautels African Business Initiative (DABI) brings together attendees, panelists and guest speakers for an opportunity to learn, network and engage in stimulating discussions about the future of business in Africa. This year鈥檚 panelists included Sekou Coulibaly (BCom鈥�03), who was executive director at L鈥橭r茅al before launching a sustainable, made-in-Africa luxury clothing brand called SEKBI Bogolan in 2020.
Sustainable finance is key to a sustainable future
Sustainable finance is an integral part of a more sustainable future, but it won鈥檛 fix the world鈥檚 problems overnight. 鈥淓ven if we all want to go to work tomorrow in electric vehicles, and have our groceries delivered in electric trucks, we鈥檙e not there yet,鈥� said BMO Quebec President Gr茅goire Baillargeon in an interview with McGill Desautels Prof. Karl Moore for Les Affaires.
Vaudreuil-Soulanges entrepreneurs connect with BSRM researchers to learn retail best practices
About sixty entrepreneurs from Vaudreuil-Soulanges region joined Desautels faculty and staff for a conference on best practices in retail.
Shift to shorter commercial leases creates niche for temporary pop-up activities
E-commerce has made it possible to order almost anything online, but that has made it more challenging for brick-and-mortar retailers to attract shoppers and with more stores sitting vacant, some shopping malls have gotten creative, and added temporary pop-up activities like roller skating and haunted houses.
Delve: AI-griculture, A High-Tech Approach to Decarbonizing Agricultural Food Supply Chains
One of the largest contributors to climate change worldwide, the agricultural food supply chain crosses international borders and reaches across industries and sectors. Reducing its environmental impact requires complex, high-tech solutions like artificial intelligence鈥攁nd the people to implement them at the right time, in the right places.
The lessons from this pandemic are helping Joanne Liu prepare us for the next one
鈥淓pidemics and pandemics are without pity,鈥� says Joanne Liu (MDCM'91,鈥疘MHL'14, DSc'16) 鈥淚f there are weak links, they will break.鈥� Liu is the former president of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res, and a graduate of Desautels鈥� International Masters for Health Leadership program.
