Carving out your path amid uncertainty
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.
Airbus officially renames the C Series
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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A new order of planes, a new chapter for Bombardier
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.
A piece of Canada in a coffee cup?
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.
From skies to ground: what the future holds for Bombardier
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.
Commentary on the Embraer-Boeing venture
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.
How a BCom alumnus upturned the fashion world from behind the keyboard
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.
Read more in McGill News Alumni Magazine
Leadership insights from Welcome Hall Mission
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.
A report to navigate the future financial landscape
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.
IMHL participant celebrated as leader in TB treatment
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.
Customized transformation with the McGill Executive Institute
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.
Today’s CEO and how things have changed
A recent piece for Bloomberg takes Professor Henry Mintzberg’s seminal 1960s work that tracked CEO time use and compares his findings with a study of modern CEOs.
As it turns out, the CEO experience has evolved considerably, especially in terms of hours worked and the nature of daily interactions.
Professor Moore on the misunderstood Millennial
Professor Karl Moore joined The Goldwater podcast to shed light on Millennials in the workplace – an oft-maligned generation that he maintains has their own wisdom to share through their rejection of rigid structures and appreciation of regular feedback.
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How to seal the deal with online shoppers
E-commerce retailers are noticing the growing tendency among consumers to abandon their online shopping cart without completing the sale. As Desautels lecturer Robert Saroka affirms, many of the sale-clinching mechanisms of a brick and mortar operation do not transfer to the digital realm.
Recapping the McGill X-1: Week 3
The 2018 McGill X-1 Accelerator program is already in full swing.
Wrapping up its third week, participants learnt the ins and outs of: the business model canvas, startup lifecycles, networking, and how to liaise with a board of directors – elements that will be crucial to their success as emerging businesses.
Read more in The Dobson Chronicles
