Les ingr茅dients du succ猫s, selon deux experts
Le Canada et le Qu茅bec accusent un retard important en ce qui a trait 脿 l'effort li茅 脿 la R-D et 脿 l'innovation. Comment faire pour maximiser la R-D et s'assurer de faire mieux? Alain Lavoie et William Polushin, deux experts du domaine, r茅pondent.
Lire l鈥檃rticle complet: Les Affaires, le 20 octobre 2012
Cross Country Check-up
Professor William Polushin discusses with Rex Murphy about whether Canada should allow foreign state-owned companies to buy into Canadian resource industries.
Listen to interview (1:47:28): CBC, October 28, 2012
Why we need the world's best
The great historian Marcel Trudel liked to talk about the myths and realities of Quebec's history. On my side, I'll talk about the myths and realities of the international role of Quebec's universities - a key role for the success of Quebec.
Leadership for introverts
According to author Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, introverts think first and speak later, a characteristic American companies don't always equate with strong leadership. In some organizations, this leads to a perception gap: the incorrect assumption that an introverted leader has "tuned out" or has backed away from a problem.
Working with China is a far more productive strategy than exclusion
Tom Velk and Olivia Gong say the West gains nothing from bashing China. Rather, it should welcome its investment in commodity-producing assets in the form of transparent partnerships.
鈥� Tom Velk is a professor of economics and director of the North American Studies programme at 香蕉视频. Olivia Gong is a BCom student in finance and research assistant at McGill.
MBA student Alexis Pradie receives 1938 Champions Award
MBA student Alexis Pradie has been chosen as the recipient of a 1938 Champions Award by the Committee on Enrolment and Student Affairs and the Martlet Foundation. The 1938 Champions Awards were established in 1991 by the surviving members of the 1938 McGill Intercollegiate Champions in football and hockey in memory of their teammates who lost their lives in the service of their country during World War II.
CBIE honours champions of international education
Ottawa, October 22, 2012 - The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2012 Excellence Awards showcasing innovators, leaders, service professionals and emerging stars in our field. 聽聽聽
Professor Steve Maguire receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Professor Steve Maguire, Director of Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been awarded a 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on October 19, 2012 for his dedication to his peers, his community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada.
Student-Centered, Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning Leads to Education Innovation
The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) at 香蕉视频 views students as critical stakeholders in university education, according to Adam Halpert, Managing Director of MDIIM. MDIIM staff and faculty engage and partner with students wherever possible. For example:
International students are essential for Quebec鈥檚 prosperity, says McGill Principal
Quebec must develop a clear strategy to make it a destination of choice for international students, if it wants to increase its capacity for productivity and innovation. That is the message Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 香蕉视频, delivered at a lunchtime conference of the Conseil des relations internationales de Montr茅al (CORIM).
With Mary Gordon, Founder of Roots of Empathy
Mary Gordon is an award-winning social entrepreneur, educator, best-selling author, child advocate and parenting expert. In 1996, Gordon founded Roots of Empathy, a pioneering, evidence-based classroom program that helps to reduce levels of aggression among schoolchildren, while raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. To date, the program has reached 450,000 children worldwide.
Creating an action plan to improve work-life balance
Jumping from job and field to another, while learning new skills, is a pattern that defines careers.
Recent surveys suggest that financial commitments, like homeownership or family, are a tougher proposition when you can't expect to stay in a job for long or to earn more in real terms than you do at 40.
Improving your situation and managing your career
In fact, a wide range of economic, demographic and technological forces are acting to catalyze change.
For instance, more than 20% of employees no longer go to a traditional office each day, while women comprise half of the workforce - and 40% of them are primary wage earners.
Society, too, has been fundamentally altered, with only one in six households fitting the 鈥渢raditional鈥� family structure.
-Article by Faculty Lecturer Mike Dellar
Like him or loathe him, Bettman brings brains to bear
As the man who officially announced the NHL lockout and is seen as its architect, commissioner Gary Bettman is taking more darts than anyone in this dispute, even more than NHL Players鈥� Association executive director Donald Fehr.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How to rebalance the economy with the help of the 'plural' sector
Prof. Karl Moore speaks with Prof. Henry Mintzberg about a forthcoming electronic pamphlet by Mintzberg on "rebalancing society" with the help of the "plural sector."聽
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, October 9, 2012
