Jeune Afrique has featured Jean-Claude Tshipama (EMBA’16), CEO Broadband Africa for Eutelsat, as his organization works to bring broadband internet to the far reaches of the African desert – zones that are not covered by fiber optic connections.
Published on: 16 Jul 2018
Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, recently visited the Gaspé and Percé regions. Her visit included a series of meetings with officials from the region and non-profit organizations.
One such meeting included Manon Jeannotte (EMBA’16), Chief of the Micmac de Gespeg, who presented the Right Honourable Payette with jewelry crafted by a local artist.
Published on: 16 Jul 2018
If 65% of children entering primary school today will end up working in jobs that don’t yet exist, how can we equip students with the skills needed to thrive in the workplace?
In an interview with Fast Company, Desautels Dean Isabelle Bajeux underscores the importance of lifelong learning and explores how the Faculty’s programming is adapting to this reality by combining theory with experience.
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Published on: 12 Jul 2018
Michael Richardson (GCPA'18), student of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among his graduating class as this year’s recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.
The prize, which is valued at $2,750, is named after Douglas Mellor, the first Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Quebec, now the Ordre des comptables agrées du Québec, and is awarded each year to honor Mellor’s enduring contributions to both McGill University and his profession.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2018
A recent strategy blog post outlines three ways that businesspeople can find answers to major challenges when no precedent exists. Citing Professor Henry Mintzberg, part of the approach entails embracing uncertainty to “craft” your solution carefully over time.
In other words, it is important to think of your work as a craft, not an assembly line.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2018
Bombardier Inc.’s name will no longer appear on its C Series jet, which has been officially renamed the A220 as it joins the Airbus family of commercial aircraft.
According to Professor Karl Moore, this is a step in the right direction for both parties.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2018
The American airline JetBlue has just placed an order for 60 A220 planes, which were previously referred to as the CS300 under Bombardier.
Having officially ceded control of the C Series aircrafts to Boeing in July, this order, for Professor Karl Moore, signals the importance of the newly established partnership between Bombardier and Boeing.
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Published on: 11 Jul 2018
Tim Hortons is not just a corporation, it’s a Canadian cultural icon.
But with international expansion and a wave of recent scandals, Desautels Faculty Lecturer Robert Mackalski comments on the brand’s ubiquity and what it will take for “Timmies” to regain the hearts of Canadians.
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Published on: 10 Jul 2018
With the successful closing of Bombardier’s C Series deal with Airbus, Desautels Professor Karl Moore comments that all eyes are shifting to Bombardier’s booming rail transportation division – its most profitable branch that is at the centre of CEO Alain Bellemare’s five-year turnaround plan.
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Published on: 10 Jul 2018
Experts are saying that the proposed joint venture between Embraer SA and Boeing Co. comes as a response to Bombardier and Airbus' partnership via the C Series.
Desautels Professor Karl Moore comments on how Bombardier will have to hold its own amid these developments.
“Bombardier has a year and half to be aggressive in the market before any Boeing deal is finalized,” he says.
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Published on: 10 Jul 2018
From the comfort of his Notting Hill flat, Imran Amed (Bcom’97) started the Business of Fashion blog, which has very quickly become the undisputed source on the inner workings of the fashion world.
In a recent interview, he credits much of his success to Montreal and his alma mater.
Published on: 5 Jul 2018
With sights set on eliminating homelessness in Montreal, CEO for Welcome Hall Mission, Sam Watts, sits down with Professor Karl Moore to explore how running an NGO is not unlike heading a medium-size enterprise.
According to Watts, the differences between profit-oriented enterprises and not-for-profits really only pertain to their end goals.
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Published on: 5 Jul 2018
Professor Patrick Augustin, together with a think tank from the World Economic Forum, authored a report entitled, GFC on Financial and Monetary Systems, which lays out the risks and challenges facing the increasingly disrupted financial domain.
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Published on: 28 Jun 2018
IMHL participant, Dr Daksha Yeshwantlal Shah, Deputy Executive Health Officer, Non-Communicable Diseases and MIS Public Health Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), has been recognized by the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) for her outstanding efforts in advancing the diagnosis and awareness of TB in Mumbai, India.
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Published on: 28 Jun 2018
In a roundup of firsthand leadership perspectives for La Presse, Jean-François Larouche, Creative Director at Moment Factory, extolls the benefits of enrolling in the McGill Executive Institute’s custom programming.
For Larouche, the nine-month mini-MBA program allowed Moment Factory employees to reflect on company values, assess operations through an objective lens, and to hone their leadership skills.
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Published on: 28 Jun 2018
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