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McGill Executive Education goes to Gaspésie

About thirty managers and entrepreneurs attended a recent McGill Mini-MBA course in Matane, Quebec. It was the first time this type of course has been delivered in one of Quebec’s regions beyond Montreal and was the brainchild of local businessman François Rioux (MBA’10). “When you are on-location, you can see the energy and better understand the stakes, the challenges, and the successes,” says Eric Saine, the Executive Director of McGill Executive Education.

Published: 2 May 2023

Armstrong building has LEED Silver certification, leading future building projects to a higher standard

In 2017, the Donald E. Armstrong Building on McTavish Street, former home of the McGill bookstore, underwent extensive renovations, and it’s now the home of Desautels’ masters’ programs. Throughout the Armstrong building’s transformation, efforts were made to reduce environmental impact. Its energy efficiency was improved by 37% and water efficiency by 40%. McGill’s plans for the future are even more ambitious.

Published: 2 May 2023

Hot Cities of the World tour visits growing West African cities

Africa is at the heart of our world, but its diverse cultural and economic influence has often been overlooked. Yet the world has begun to take note, says Prof. Karl Moore, who led this year’s Hot Cities of the World Tour to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Published: 2 May 2023

International Masters Program for Managers helps entrepreneur re-examine core values

Methane is a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. “And studies tell us methane emissions are greatly underestimated,” says Lee Krywitsky (IMPM'18), whose Calgary-based company Safe Effective Technology works with the oil and gas industry to reduce emissions.

Published: 2 May 2023

Learning, support and belonging are pillars of workplace success at Danone

Danone’s success is centred on its people, and built around fundamental principles of learning, support and belonging, says Dan Magliocco, the CEO of Danone Canada, a large food products company that specializes in dairy. “We live in a society that is driven by goals and performance,” Magliocco told Karl Moore in an interview for Forbes and Les Affaires. “But our workplace is collaborative and inclusive, and emphasizes well-being.

Published: 2 May 2023

Galen Weston stepping down as President of Loblaws, but succession plan is ‘natural evolution’

In a move the company said was planned in advance, Galen Weston will be stepping down as the president of Loblaws at the end of 2023, and will be replaced by Danish retail executive Per Bank, who will also assume the title of CEO. But Weston will be staying on as executive chairman of the board. “It’s a natural evolution,” said Prof. Karl Moore in an interview with BNN Bloomberg. “The word ‘executive’ is important here.

Published: 2 May 2023

Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students

The second week of May marks the start of the GCPA program for a new incoming cohort of 52 students. This year’s cohort consists of 47 of McGill University’s very own Bachelor of Commerce graduates, one graduate from McGill’s School of Continuing Studies, 2 Concordia graduates and the remaining from other Canadian Universities.

Published: 2 May 2023

Desautels’ Cameron McRae among Top 25 Finalists for SSHRC Storytellers Challenge

McGill Desautels’ Cameron McRae, PhD candidate in Marketing, has made the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Top 25 Finalists list for the 2023 Storytellers Challenge. Watch his compelling story on Precision Retailing in Grocery and Supermarket Environments.

Published: 28 Apr 2023

IMSF empowers students impact in community

The Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF), offered by the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), is an experiential leadership development program that aims to bridge the gap between the classroom and the community.

Published: 27 Apr 2023

How the Chickasaw Nation grew its economy

Located in Oklahoma, the Chickasaw Nation operates more than 100 businesses and employs nearly 14,000 people. The federally recognized Native American tribe has come a long way since Governor Bill Anoatubby began working there as health director in the 1970s. “We had to use ingenuity because we did not have a lot of resources. We had the human resources that we needed to mobilize.

Published: 26 Apr 2023

MMF Series: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Mitchell McEwen (MMF’20)

Learn how the McGill Master of Management in Finance (MMF) can open a number of career doors. On this Earth Day, we catch up with an MMF alumnus working in ESG and Sustainable Finance, Mitchell McEwen (MMF’20). Now Senior Manager, Enterprise Sustainable Finance, TD Bank Group, he first joined the Bank as an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) intern.

Published: 21 Apr 2023

Desautels African Business Initiative features alumni panellist Sekou Coulibaly

Each year, the McGill Desautels African Business Initiative (DABI) brings together attendees, panelists and guest speakers for an opportunity to learn, network and engage in stimulating discussions about the future of business in Africa. This year’s panelists included Sekou Coulibaly (BCom’03), who was executive director at L’Oréal before launching a sustainable, made-in-Africa luxury clothing brand called SEKBI Bogolan in 2020.

Published: 20 Apr 2023

Sustainable finance is key to a sustainable future

Sustainable finance is an integral part of a more sustainable future, but it won’t fix the world’s problems overnight. “Even if we all want to go to work tomorrow in electric vehicles, and have our groceries delivered in electric trucks, we’re not there yet,” said BMO Quebec President Grégoire Baillargeon in an interview with McGill Desautels Prof. Karl Moore for Les Affaires.

Published: 20 Apr 2023

Vaudreuil-Soulanges entrepreneurs connect with BSRM researchers to learn retail best practices

About sixty entrepreneurs from Vaudreuil-Soulanges region joined Desautels faculty and staff for a conference on best practices in retail.

Published: 20 Apr 2023

Shift to shorter commercial leases creates niche for temporary pop-up activities

E-commerce has made it possible to order almost anything online, but that has made it more challenging for brick-and-mortar retailers to attract shoppers and with more stores sitting vacant, some shopping malls have gotten creative, and added temporary pop-up activities like roller skating and haunted houses.

Published: 20 Apr 2023

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