From Diplomat to Entrepreneur: Founder of World Trade Advisors Finds Better Quality of Life with Global Services Company
Six days before his 33rd birthday, Omar Allam left his secure, comfortable job as a trade diplomat at the Department of Foreign Affairs to pursue his dream of building a trio of global professional services companies.
McGill 'Hot Cities' Business/Field Trip Expands Horizons
A McGill management professor is leading students on a business field trip that will give them global experience. Called the ‘Hot Cities’ tour, professor Karl Moore is taking students to emerging and developing countries to more about other economies.
... “I've never been to Asia and I've always wanted to explore Asia,” said student Joseph Polossifakis. “I know it’s an up-and-coming region.”
Seeking Out the “Hot Cities”
This Reading Week, a group of students from the faculties of Management, Arts, Education, and Engineering will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Seoul, South Korea to experience business within rapidly emerging markets. Their journey, the sixth Hot Cities of the World Tour, will be led by Desautels Professor Karl Moore.
More Powers to Montreal Key in 10-step Plan to Revitalize Economy: Study
One of Montreal’s largest financial institutions says it has a plan to give the city’s lagging economy a boost, and it’s a plan Mayor Denis Coderre calls “inspiring.”
Talking Management with Karl Moore: What Canada Can Learn from China’s New Green Focus
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to Chris Marquis, a professor from the Harvard Business School. Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, February 25, 2014
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Jennifer Heil Makes It a Perfect Day
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to Canadian freestyle skier Jennifer Heil (BCom'13), one of Canada’s great Olympic athletes.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, February 18, 2014
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Do Quiet Leaders Succeed? By Earning Respect
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks with Pierre Boivin, CEO of Claridge Inc.Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, February 11, 2014
‘Hot Cities’ Tour Takes Business Students to Mongolia
More than 40 students and alumni from the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ are visiting Mongolia this March, to help them understand the realities of doing business in a fledgling emerging market.
... Mia Bernhardt, a student organiser for the trip, says:
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Nike Ran With the Notion of Environmental Sustainability
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to Glen Dowell, associate professor at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University. Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, February 3, 2014
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Lands at YVR
Excitement is taking off today for aviation lovers; the first scheduled service to use a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has made its arrival at YVR this morning; it was a Japan Airlines flight arriving from Tokyo.
... Aviation expert Karl Moore with 㽶Ƶ says it’s a game changer.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Beyond the Rack Fashions Its Strategy
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to Yona Shtern, CEO of Beyond the Rack.Read full article: The Globe and Mail, January 28, 2014
Modern Travel: Keep Calm and Carry It On
For the modern airline passenger, boarding a plane has morphed into a torturous Tetris-like ordeal—finding that last nook in the overhead bin to jam in your own, probably oversized, carry-on bag.
Une grande première à Montréal: TEDxMontrealWomen aura lieu le 7 décembre
L'évènement TEDxWomen aura lieu pour la première fois à Montréal le samedi 7 décembre 2013 au Cinéma Impérial. Tout comme les évènements TEDx partout dans le monde, TEDxMontrealWomen est une conférence unique dont le but est de partager de nouvelles idées couvrant des sujets variés.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Diversity Can Deflate Bubbles
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to Columbia University professor Sheen S. Levine.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, November 26, 2013
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How GE Management Practices Have Changed
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 㽶Ƶ speaks to Tom Gentile, CEO of GE Healthcare Systems.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, November 19, 2013