McGill team wins honourable mention at EDI case writing competition
Congratulations to 2023 BCom Jaslie Denault and MBAs Alfonso Rodriguez Gomez, David Iacono and Kriti Pradhan, in collaboration with Faculty Lecturer Tatiana Gauvin, for their honourable me
McGill-HEC Montr茅al EMBAs make Poets&Quants 2022 Best & Brightest Executive MBA list
The influential business school news site Poets&Quants has named McGill-HEC Montr茅al EMBAs Jean-Pierre Michael and聽Carlos Andrade to its 2022 Best & Brightest Executive MBA list.
Clothing recycling programs do little to address fast fashion鈥檚 environmental impact
Speed and variety. These are the pillars of the fast fashion model. Retailers like H&M and Zara seek to bring style to the masses by emulating the trends of Paris and Milan, but their model of disposable clothing comes with a high environmental cost. With this business model in place, it simply is not possible for these businesses to be sustainable, said Prof.
Higher interest rates are already packing a punch
Payments on variable rate mortgages have gone up, and house prices have gone down. We are already seeing the impact of higher interest rates, and we are not done yet, according to Prof. Sebastien Betermier. 鈥淚 expect to see a continuation of what we are already seeing,鈥� Betermier told CTV News.
Shopify鈥檚 work-from anywhere model unlocks a globe-spanning talent pool
Some might see the model of hybrid work as a half-measure, but Shopify is using it to transcend geography 鈥� and as a work-around for the skilled worker shortage that鈥檚 plaguing the tech sector.
"We're trying to be more decisive to say, 鈥榳ork from anywhere, but make sure you and your team are getting together,鈥欌�� said Shopify President Harley Finkelstein in an interview with Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.com.
The workplace has changed, and will continue to: Samer Saab
Leaders should spend less time worrying about people who leave, and more time celebrating those that stay, according to Samer Saab (BEng鈥�93, MBA鈥�96), the CEO of Explorance, a leading experience management solutions company.
In an era of talent scarcity, the balance of power between employer and employee has shifted, Saab told Medium.com in an interview for Authority Magazine.
Delve: Managing Ourselves Out of Climate Change
As heatwaves increase around the world and weather patterns become even more unpredictable, top researchers at McGill鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management are finding novel solutions to the climate crisis鈥攕olutions that link multiple industries, regulatory bodies, leaders, entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers. Because the only way forward is together.
C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence awarded to GCPA student
Daniel Powell (BCom'21, GCPA'22), student of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among his graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.
New SEC reporting requirements will be a challenge for companies without strong CSR strategies
With the specter of climate change looming large, the Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to standardize environmental and social governance reporting.
Many companies aren鈥檛 prepared for it. 鈥淭his is coming fast and companies that have not really started on their corporate social responsibility journey need to get organized,鈥� said H茅l猫ne V. Gagnon (LLB鈥�93), the chief sustainability officer for CAE, a provider of flight training and simulation solutions.
Chafik Hamad establishes RAFAH bursary to honour his mother鈥檚 memory by helping students who face systemic barriers
McGill celebrated its bicentennial in 2021, and as the university community began looking toward the next hundred years, it launched the Third Century Challenge Fund. Created by Chancellor Emeritus Michael Meighen, it encourages others to give by matching funds. Forty-eight new scholarships and bursaries have been created since the launch of the fund in 2019, and Chafik Hamad (MBA鈥�15) is one of the donors who took up the call.
Luxembourg is investing in innovation to power its future
Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in the world. At 2,586km2, it鈥檚 less than half the size of Prince Edward Island.
Kalina Newmark brings an Indigenous lens to management in a Fortune 500 company
As a brand manager for Starbucks鈥� Instant packaged coffee business, Kalina Newmark seeks to make each team member feel that their contribution is valued at the same level. It鈥檚 just one of the ways that Newmark seeks to incorporate Indigenous teachings into her work. For Newmark, who is Sh煤htagot鈥櫮碧╪臋 and M茅tis from the Tulita Dene First Nation, the idea of valuing each person鈥檚 contribution at the same level is really important, writes Prof.
BCom graduate recognized by PRME as Global Students Regional Leader in North America
Congratulations to Alice F茅lix da Silva (BCom鈥�22) on being recognized by Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the United Nations' largest initiative to advance responsible management education in the world, for her outstanding contributions while representing McGill Desautels as the 2021/22 PRME Global Students (PGS) Regional Leader in North America!
From Olympian to CEO, Craig Buntin shares his journey with McGill鈥檚 entrepreneurship community
Craig Buntin (MBA鈥�13) represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, but during the lead-in to the 2010 Games in Vancouver, the pairs figure skater sustained torn ligaments in his shoulder that would prevent him from competing on home ice. It was a setback, but he ably pivoted toward the next chapter.
Mini-MBAs for Time-Poor Executives
Have you ever thought about pursuing an MBA, but felt short on time? Enter the Mini-MBA. These short, non-degree awarding programs cover a broad range of business topics 鈥� finance, marketing, strategy, and more 鈥� and provide an introduction to each subject.
