In a roundup of leadership anecdotes, La Presse cites Professor Henry Mintzberg’s experience with airline scrambled eggs and its lessons for top managers.

This anecdote and many others are featured in Prof. Mintzberg’s newly released book, Bedtime Stories for Managers.

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Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 6 Feb 2019

Professor Henry Mintzberg sits down with Inc.com to share his view on the changing landscape of management and how it impacts growth.

Most worrying to Prof. Mintzberg is the growing prevalence of bad management that is disconnected from the day-to-day of an organization.

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Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 6 Feb 2019

Online shopping is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the technology that is revolutionizing the retail industry.

In an opinion piece, Dean Isabelle Bajeux shares her perspective on what retailers can do to keep up.

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Classified as: Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou
Published on: 6 Feb 2019

Congratulations to the following BCom students who were honored for their superior standing in their respective sport, while also maintaining a high academic average.

Each student was presented with a certificate signed by the Governor-General of Canada.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 5 Feb 2019

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has appointed Hubert T. Lacroix (BCL’76, MBA’81), former president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, as its strategic counsel.

Lacroix will take on the new role of strategic counsel and will assist clients with the development of business strategies, governance, long-term planning and major deals.

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Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA Alumni
Published on: 5 Feb 2019

Congratulations to Desautels MBA students: Hindul Bharadwaj, Paulo Caputo, Amelia Hirst, and Radhika Rana who won the 2019 Desautels Cup on February 1.

The team came in victorious over seven other teams comprised of MBA, MMA, and MMF students.

Their winning proposition involved adopting a lower risk strategy for a struggling company by halting movie production in the short run and moving into the Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) business.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Published on: 5 Feb 2019

Leaders of the youth financial literacy program PennyDrops, Victoire Gekas (BCom’18) and Antoine Francoeur (BCom’18), join Salut Bonjour to share the strides they are making with their new French program, Jeunesse Enrichie.

Skip ahead to 1:09:00 to watch.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 1 Feb 2019

Viktoria Machanova (BCom’99) joined PSP Investments in 2008 as a private-equity analyst and has since moved up to manager of private equity.

She sits down with the Montreal Gazette to shed light on her life working for one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers.

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Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 1 Feb 2019

Hear from Eiko Takahashi (MBA'17), a graduate of the EQUIS-accredited McGill MBA Japan, as she reflects on the value of her experience in the program.

Applications for the next cohort beginning in April 2019 are now open.

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Classified as: MBA Japan, MBA Japan Alumni
Published on: 1 Feb 2019

This February, Desautels MBA students: Stephen Alvares, Ysa Cao, Aditya Chinnakonda, Rhea Dsouza, Intisar Ishtiaq, and Rodrigo Pomareda will compete in the Rotman Design Challenge. Representing McGill, they will compete against 31 teams from 17 different schools from all around the world.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Published on: 31 Jan 2019

One year following her team’s 2nd place finish in the Business for a Better World Case Competition in Davos, Desautels MBA student Sandra Chang Urbina reflects on the transformative experience.

The team was recognized for their proposed Higher Education Right (HER) Bonds, which would provide low cost loans to make it possible for low- and middle- income young women in India to access higher education.

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Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Published on: 31 Jan 2019

WSP Global Inc. unveiled a promising strategic plan Wednesday that forecasts double-digit revenue growth through 2021. Professor Karl Moore comments on its advantageous positioning in comparison to SNC-Lavalin.

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Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 31 Jan 2019

In discussion with Professor Karl Moore, WestJet CEO Ed Sims sheds light on some of the most recent challenges he’s had to face in his role, his five-year plan, and how he is looking to position WestJet as Canada’s most Canadian airline.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 30 Jan 2019

In his forthcoming book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, Professor Henry Mintzberg curates 42 of his most popular reflections to remedy the rampant issue of management gone wrong.

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Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, Strategy & Organization
Published on: 30 Jan 2019

Coinciding with a larger international trend, Canadian business schools are increasingly offering specialized graduate programs as alternatives to the traditional MBA. Two such examples are the new Masters of Management in Finance and the Masters of Management in Analytics offered by McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management.

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Classified as: Masters of Management in Finance (MMF), Masters of Management in Analytics (MMA)
Published on: 30 Jan 2019

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