Desautels alumni featured in McGill podcast
Four former Desautels students were recently featured in new episodes of Alma Matters, a podcast presented by 香蕉视频 Athletics and Recreation.
Mathieu Darche (BCom鈥�00) won a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020, while Richard Pound (BCom鈥�62) is a former Olympic swimmer who currently serves as an International Olympic Committee Member.
Rogers purchases Shaw, erases competition
Following its $26 billion acquisition of Shaw, Rogers has been criticized for eliminating regional competition. If the sale is approved by the Trudeau government, the company would become the second-largest telecom provider in Canada.
Professor Paul Beaumont joins the conversation to discuss the continuing importance of keeping the telecom industry competitive.
Preparing future retail leaders for post-pandemic world
Anwar White, Program Director for the Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) program,聽recently joined 鈥淭he Voice of Retail'' podcast with Michael LeBlanc to discuss everything from the Faculty鈥檚 new retail innovation lab to future directions in retail.
He points to social media as the greatest factor in evolving retail trends, stressing that companies must continuously innovate post-pandemic to stay competitive.
Online shopping convenient but isolating
Professor Yu Ma, Academic Director of the Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) program, weighs in on the ongoing impact of the pandemic on Canadian retail trends, particularly the steep rise in e-commerce. From his perspective, the convenience of online shopping comes at the expense of the social aspect that encourages customers to spend their money in-store.
Pandemic-related shifts will cost Canadian airlines
CBC News explores five pandemic-induced issues on the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization鈥檚 pandemic declaration. Airlines were hit particularly hard from March 2020 onwards, but data shows that Canadians continued to travel domestically even as international travel was heavily restricted.
One year later, COVID-19 still disrupting supply and demand
According to Professor Saibal Ray, most companies were ill-prepared to deal with the surging demand for essential goods after the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020.
Panic buying and hoarding combined with transport shutdowns to make shortages even more severe.
One year later, we are still feeling the ripple effects of the initial shock to the supply chain.
The recipe for success
Professor Karl Moore recently spoke with Ola K盲llenius, Chairman of the Board for Mercedes Benz, about the recipe for success in the business world. By listening to the needs of his team and keeping a close eye on market trends, K盲llenius has positioned himself as a world leader in the automotive industry.
McGill鈥檚 Lean Six Sigma instructor catalyzes process improvement in Region of Peel
Alex Boussetta, who has instructed Lean Six Sigma courses at Desautels since the early 2000s, shares a story of transformation within the Region of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area. Thanks to the training he provided, the Region of Peel鈥檚 analytical team approaches their work in a more systematic, efficient way.
Takeaways from CEO virtual visit to McGill
Professor Karl Moore shares the key insights he gleaned from a recent virtual event connecting McGill MBA students with 50 CEOs.
Former Dobson participant turns side gig into $1.3 billion startup
Just over seven years ago, former McGill student Francis Davidson started a side business when he rented out his apartment to fellow McGill students.
Today, he is the co-founder and CEO of Sonder, a hospitality company that leases and owns properties worldwide. Davidson has raised over $550 million from venture capital firms to value the company at just over $1.3 billion, with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk both contributing.
MMF students win CFA Institute鈥檚 Research Challenge
Five Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students are off to the regional round of CFA Institute鈥檚 Research Challenge, an annual global competition that provides students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics. Facing stiff competition from HEC Montreal and Concordia University, Zirui (Bruce) Chen, Huiru (Audrey) Wu, Neil Wiacek, Chen (Andy) Yu and Haiwen Luo formed the team that came out on top.
Turning hobbies into business opportunities
In response to the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are turning their pastimes into online businesses. Marie-Jos茅e Lamothe, Academic Director of the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, attributes their success in part to the public鈥檚 willingness to support businesses that are important to them rather than buying exclusively from e-commerce giants.
EMBA students celebrated for International Women鈥檚 Day
In honour of International Women鈥檚 Day, La Presse shines a spotlight on two members of the 2021 McGill-HEC EMBA class: Jillian Ruiz and Sophie Provencher. Ruiz, the head of marketing at Local Logic in Montreal, says the key to a successful career is to identify personal values and build around those values. As Vice-President of Couche-Tard, Provencher strives to be a positive influence not only in the business world but also in her local community.
The power of ambiversion
In a world of emergent strategy, where more levels of an organization are involved in strategic decisions than ever, Professor Karl Moore points to the value of ambiversion in leadership. Naturally extroverted leaders must learn to mimic introverts in listening carefully and analytically, while introverted leaders must act like extroverts to energize a team.
A disconnect between job title and actual duties leads to 鈥済lossy work鈥�
Professor Lisa Cohen once coined the popular term 鈥済lossy work鈥� to describe a mismatch between an employee鈥檚 job title and day-to-day responsibilities. In 鈥淗ow to Recognize and Avoid the Toxic Glamour of Glossy Work,鈥� she highlights the disappointment that can result when a job fails to live up to employee expectations. In her experience, honesty and constant communication are key to correcting the mismatch.
