McGill Dobson Cup awards $100,000 to promising start-ups
After three months of mentorship and start-up plan pitches, the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship rewarded over $100,000 in cash and other prizes to the winners of the 2015 McGill Dobson Cup Start-UP Competition.
We’ve lost control of our own game
Written by Professors Henry Mintzberg and Karl Moore We Canadians may be tough guys on the ice, but off it, we’re wimps. We have allowed ourselves to lose control of our own game. Read full article: The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2015
Staying in the Know
In an era of information overload, getting the right information remains a challenge for time-pressed executives. Is it time to overhaul your personal knowledge infrastructure?
Why you should let your company show emotion
This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to speak to Julian Birkinshaw from the London Business School.
‘Quebec Inc.’ goes on a global buying binge: Why ‘La belle province’ is expanding beyond North America
Quebec premier Philippe Couillard just wrapped up a four-day European trip that doubled as an opportunity to invite Pope Francis to Montreal’s 375th anniversary in 2017, and a chance to reiterate why the province should play a bigger role on the global stage. ... “When an industry is global, you have to compete everywhere in order to compete anywhere,” said Omar Toulan, an associate professor at McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management.
The first blind graduate from Mcgill Desautels Faculty of Management shares his story
Featuring Thibault Trancart, BCom'15 and Fiona, guide dog. View full video: Breafast Television, June 1, 2015
Business Monday: New President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados elected
NEW president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB), Lisa Padmore , has promised not to shy away from continuing to voice ICAB’s opinion on matters of national importance. Read full article: The Barbados Advocate, June 1, 2015
Money and politics part 1 - Henry Mintzberg
One hears a lot about balance in politics these days. About finding the right balance between the economy and environmental protections. The right balance between security and civil liberties. The right balance between the rights of victims of crime, and compassion and rehabilitation for the offender. The right balance between tax cuts and government spending, and a balanced budget.
Doyenne, Faculté de Gestion Desautels, Université McGill
Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou deviendra doyenne de la Faculté de gestion Desautels de l’Université McGill à compter de janvier 2016. Read full article: Les Affaires, May 30, 2015
CEO Series - Heather Munroe-Blum
Karl Moore speaks with Principal emerita Heather Munroe-Blum, on leadership and her ten years as Principal of McGill: Heather Munroe-Blum had a formative childhood. Raised by her single mother and suffering from Polio, she has a deep appreciation for the public services Canada provides. Her background in social work and epidemiology has afforded her a colorful and varied career in education, research and wealth management.
Move over – I’m smarter! What do today’s leaders need to know about managing tomorrow’s leaders?
Written by François Moscovici I’ve just returned from McGill University where I participated in a debate about Millennials and loyalty. Gen Yers typically get bad press: they are seen as smart and connected but fickle and hard to please. So what do we, as leaders, need to know and do to engage and retain them?
A Guide for CMOs on Corporate Social Responsibility
Written by Melissa Sonberg Historically, corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity was concerned with brand building, not ROI. It was the old philanthropic model: people with resources, power, and access choosing to donate or share assets. Today, brands are putting a heightened importance on creating more than just goodwill with new initiatives, and that puts chief marketing officers front and center in this new era of strategic social responsibility.
Honorary Doctorate
NR Narayana Murthy will receive an honorary doctorate from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University in Canada on May 28. Murthy, the co-founder of Infosys Ltd, will be acknowledged for his accomplishments in business and dedication to fairer wealth distribution.
Read full article: The Times of India, May 25, 2015
New Undergraduate Program Wins Award for Sustainability in Business Curricula
The Desautels Faculty of Management congratulates the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and Desautels faculty members who were recently named recipients of the 2014 Dr. Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Integration of Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula, for conceiving and implementing the new Managing for Sustainability Major and Concentration (MSUS) programs for Bachelor of Commerce students at McGill University.
Postdoctoral Research Associate at McGill University and the Social Innovators’ Integration Lab (SIIL)
To download the job description in English and French, please click here.
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Start Date: January 2016, possibly adjustable
Duration: 2 years, with possibility of 1 year extension
