Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels
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!
Ready for takeoff
With the dip in domestic air travel as a result of the pandemic, pilot David Morgan redefined the flight experience by launching AxAir Aviation, a charter plane service for local business and tourist travel along the coast of Nova Scotia.
Underscoring verbal connection
Eric Saine, Executive Director of the McGill Executive Institute, reflects on the importance of practicing communication skills in classrooms and professional settings.
By offering seminars on healthy leadership communication, institutions like McGill set a table for dialogue surrounding social and emotional learning; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and conflict resolution.
Timing is everything
Branding and marketing initiatives across industries rely heavily on trend-spotters like Laura Saunter, who predicted millennials’ obsession with pink several years ago. Professor Karl Moore outlines Saunter’s methods, which utilize a creative assembly of artistic and mathematical tools to discern what product characteristics will catch the consumer’s eye in weeks, months, or years down the line.
Untapped potential
Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, provides insights on the $5 billion, Montreal-based luxury clothing retailer, SSENSE.
The company's success, he says, bodes well for the fashion industry in Montreal. It’s a chance for high-end retail brands to build into a niche group of customers yet unreached, particularly millennials with deep pockets.
Moving the ball forward
Claude Généreux (BEng’85) and his wife, Myriam Legault (BEd’85), announced a donation of $1 million to the McGill Athletics and Recreation. Their gift will support student athletes, both in and out of the stadium, by providing scholarships, funding community service opportunities.
Advancing financial markets across the globe
Seven years ago, Olivier Babin (BCom’18) won the Bourstadt Stock Market Simulation. Now, at age 25, he has his sights set on launching his own startup in the financial technology sector while continuing to build Mkono, a non-profit he co-founded to provide microcredit without interest to entrepreneurs in Kenya.
Job design matters
Professor Lisa Cohen joins the hosts of Talking About Organizations to share her insights on job design, particularly the approach that companies should take in defining job responsibilities and crafting job descriptions. She also weighs in on the value of the Job Diagnostic Survey designed in 1975 to help employers gauge employee performance and satisfaction.
Gauging progress in Canada’s vaccination efforts
Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, joins a group of experts on the Bill Kelly Show podcast to share his perspective on the status of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout initiative, including the growing pressure to expand vaccine access on a global scale. Â
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Right out of university, Dick Irvin (BCom’53) enjoyed a stable career in Montreal’s finance sector.
Embracing the journey
Samer Saab (BEng'93, MBA'96) fled a civil war in Lebanon to pursue a degree in engineering at McGill in 1990. He realized early in his career that he was best suited to launching his own company. Since returning to his alma mater for an MBA, he has leveraged his business school experience to launch what has become one of Canada’s most desirable employers.Â
Blazing a trail for reconciliation
Professor Karl Moore joins Wáhiakatste Diome-Deer in a conversation with Jolain Foster to learn about how her identity as a Gitxsan informs her career in accounting at Deloitte. Foster is committed to building bridges between peoples from different cultures in every aspect of her work, something she sees as the cornerstone for creating more efficient and successful corporations.
Practical tips for introverted leaders
Based on interviews with more than 400 CEOs, Professor Karl Moore offers practical suggestions for introverted leaders to support their more extroverted employees. For the introvert, he says, verbally responsive listening and taking on the role of an engaged “sounding board” are helpful ways to encourage creative yet actionable ideas in the workplace.
Creating entrepreneurial solutions in the arts
Childhood friends William Lande and Sam Tannenbaum are taking the art world by a storm with their online sales business, Bidgala, which connects artists with potential buyers. Professor Karl Moore delves into the duo’s vision for growing an accessible, user-friendly platform for emerging artists that emphasizes the personal stories and experiences behind each piece.
Taiga solidifies head start in race to produce off-road electric vehicles
Taiga Motors Corporation, formerly Canaccord Genuity Growth II Corp., recently announced completion of the Qualifying Transaction, solidifying its status as a leading publicly-traded manufacturer of off-road electric vehicles.
In 2016, Taiga Motors won first place in the Innovation Driven Enterprise category of the McGill Dobson Cup.
