McGill Student Team NutriPulse wins third place at 2018 Food Security Social Innovation Challenge
By Nii AddyAt the 2018 Social Innovation Challenge (SIC) held in Toronto on July 12, 2018, McGill team NutriPulse was adjudged the third place winner among eight finalists, with a $10,000 cash prize.
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.
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.
An industry honor for EMBA alumnus
Atypic, founded by Pascal Lépine (EMBA’12), has been named the Agency of the Year at the latest Flèches d’Or.
As an agency that seeks to boost the impact of organizations in the plural sector, Lépine credits this recognition in part to Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg, his mentor.
How a Desautels professor is sensitizing students to fake news
“Fake news” is a term that has planted itself firmly in the common lexicon over the past year and its implications are serious – from swaying consumers to undermining the tenets of democracy and free debate.
These profound consequences are what prompted Elena Obukhova, Assistant Professor of Strategy & Organization at the Desautels Faculty of Management, to take action in the classroom through an innovative assignment.
Shaping socially responsible leaders: Professor Etzion’s course recognized by Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute Business & Society Program has announced the winners of the 2017 Ideas Worth Teaching Award, an annual prize that recognizes teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels that is redefining excellence in business education.
Management for the contemporary workplace
With the rise of knowledge work, a new model of management referred to as emergent strategy, as defined by Professor Henry Mintzberg, is taking hold.
A recent blog post explores how emergent strategy takes form in the workplace through four models of leadership.
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Professor Perez-Aleman honored with Equity and Community Building Award
The annual Equity and Community Building Awards were presented on May 1 to an array of McGill community members whose efforts are advancing the University’s equity building objectives.
Among the recipients was Professor Paola Perez-Aleman who was selected in the Academic Staff category.
Catching up with renowned management thinker Henry Mintzberg
Professor Henry Mintzberg recently sat down with Professor Karl Moore on his CEO Series show to explore his approach to Management education via the IMPM and IMHL programs, as well as the profound societal impact the program participants are making.
Some of Desautels’ very best honored by MAA
This year’s McGill Alumni Association (MAA) awards ceremony recognized the accomplishments of many leading members of the Desautels community, including Donald Lewtas (BCom’75), Professor Henry Mintzberg, and Shawn Errunza (BEng’10, MDCM).
Musings about Trump’s leadership style
Recognizing that President Trump’s style of leadership is not easily slotted into the traditional categories, some writers have coined a new term to describe it, divert-autocracy, and cite Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg along the way.
They argue that a divert-autocracy stands in stark contrast to organizational theory, as described by Professor Mintzberg.
Recognizing members of the Desautels community
The Desautels Faculty of Management is delighted to recognize members of its community who have recently received awards of excellence.
Please join me in congratulating them for their continued and inspiring commitment to Desautels and McGill.
Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou Dean & Professor of Finance Desautels Faculty of Management
Yokohama National University joins IMPM as partner institution
Founded 22 years ago by Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg, the International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM) has announced that Japan’s Yokohama National University (YNU) has joined as a partner institution to deliver the Collaborative Mindset Module.
Breaking down management roles for better workplaces
According to Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg, the key to making organizations more efficient is to break down management roles, which allows each member to develop their own skillset.
Management roles, for Mintzberg, can categorized into three overarching areas: Interpersonal, Informational and Decision-making.
The good and the bad of modern healthcare
Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg joined The Sunday Edition on CBC Radio with Michael Enright to discuss his take on modern healthcare, stating that we need to approach challenges in the field of health care in a radically different way.
