Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou highlights the key features of McGill-Desautels’s newly redesigned MBA program: a mandatory leadership course, a greater emphasis on experiential learning, and a more flexible pace. Now, students have the option to complete an accelerated full-time MBA in 12 months.
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Published on: 26 Sep 2019
Bringing Insight to the Surface
The official thought leadership publication of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, Delve offers the latest in management thinking to inform and inspire decision-makers across sectors.
Under the direction of Professor Saku Mantere, inaugural Editor-in-Chief, Delve features the latest in management thinking that stretches perspectives, sparks new ideas, and brings clarity to decision-makers at all levels and across sectors.
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Published on: 25 Sep 2019
Introducing Natasha, our DesautelsConnect Ambassador
My goal on Ten Thousand Coffees is to help make DesautelsConnect a valuable tool that serves and meaningfully brings together individuals within the Desautels community.
I’m currently familiarizing myself with the entire networking process (both online and offline) to see how the DesautelsConnect experience can be optimized to better suit our community’s needs.
Published on: 24 Sep 2019
After sustaining a series of injuries, 21-year-old BCom student Océane Fillion has officially retired from competitive snowboarding. While she vows to hit the slopes as often as she can, the former Slopestyle and Big Air champion will focus on earning a business degree at McGill University and acting as a coordinator for the Quebec Snowboard Association.
At the height of her snowboarding career, Océane won a gold medal at the Canada Games in 2015 and a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 2016.
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Published on: 23 Sep 2019
Professor Karl Moore interviews Eileen Murray, the co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates, about her efforts to fight hiring discrimination, communicate openly, and encourage risk-taking in the workplace.
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Published on: 23 Sep 2019
Dr. Toni Rinow (MBA’06) has taken the reins of Pivot Pharmaceuticals, where she will drive expansion in key cannabis markets in Canada, the U.S., and the EU. Dr. Rinow brings to the table more than two decades of finance and business experience in the healthcare industry.
Published on: 23 Sep 2019
Dr. Elise Perrault (MBA’07) recently made the Marquis “Who’s Who” list in recognition of her achievements in the field of business management. Dr. Perrault has racked up multiple awards for excellence in teaching and research as a professor at the College of Charleston’s School of Business and visiting professor at Brown University.
She leverages years of entrepreneurial experience in the arts, music, and technology industries to develop strategic, socially conscious business leaders.
Published on: 20 Sep 2019
In an interview with Professor Karl Moore, SAQ chief Catherine Dagenais (EMBA’18) shares her best tips for leading with authenticity, fostering a culture of innovation, and striking an ideal work-life balance.
Each week as part of his blog on Les Affaires, Karl Moore, Associate Professor in Strategy & Organization at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management, speaks with world-class business leaders about their journey, the latest trends in business, and notably, work-life balance.
Published on: 20 Sep 2019
There’s nothing predictable about the career trajectory of Andrew Comrie-Picard (MBA/LLB’01), who has accumulated an impressive body of stunt work in Hollywood films like Atomic Blonde and Hobbs & Shaw, the latest instalment of The Fast and the Furious franchise. Over the course of his career, Comrie-Picard has also tried his hand at law, race car driving, journalism, entrepreneurship, and hosting a reality TV show.
Published on: 18 Sep 2019
Professor David Schumacher pulls back the curtain on BlackRock’s oversized market influence in a new documentary produced by European television network ARTE.
He discusses his research paper, Who is afraid of BlackRock?, which links BlackRock’s acquisition of Barclays Global Investors to skittish investor behaviour and shock waves in the market.
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(Watch Professor Schumacher from 17:00 onwards.)
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Published on: 18 Sep 2019
What does it take to lead one of the world’s top consulting firms? Listen in as Professor Karl Moore talks strategy, impact, and industry trends with Scott McDonald (BCom’89), President & CEO of Oliver Wyman.
Published on: 17 Sep 2019
Professor Karl Moore sits down with Cirque du Soleil’s Davide Pisanu (MBA’13) to find out what motivates him as he sets out to transform a company of 5,000 people.
Published on: 16 Sep 2019
Sophie Galaise (EMBA’12) recently claimed a coveted spot on the Australian Financial Review’s annual Women of Influence list. Sophie became the Managing Director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2016, having previously directed the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Brisbane, Australia, and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra.
Published on: 16 Sep 2019
McGill ranks among the world’s top 50 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020. At number 42 on the list, McGill is one of only three Canadian universities to crack the top 50. The annual rankings rate 1,400 universities across 92 countries on the quality of their teaching, research, and international engagement.
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Published on: 13 Sep 2019
Professor Dror Etzion and his co-leads, Professors Catherine Potvin and Jaye Ellis, are on a mission to inspire sustainable business practices among Canada’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which employ 90 percent of the population.
Recently, they teamed up with the National Film Board of Canada and a Montreal-based production company to develop a platform to share stories about the steps SMEs are taking on the path to environmental sustainability.
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Published on: 13 Sep 2019
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