Air Transat pilot union has most negotiating leverage during busy travel time

More than 99% of Air Transat pilots voted to authorize a strike by their union, if necessary. Pilots at the charter airline are seeking more job security, better working conditions, more compensation, and better quality of life.

Overreliance on star employees can disrupt organizational continuity

Abidur Chowdhury was star designer at Apple, but he recently left the company for a position at an AI startup. It was a blow to the tech giant to lose Chowdhury, who is credited with playing a key role in the design of the iPhone Air. When firms become too reliant on a few star employees, they take on risk, Prof. Karl Moore told Canadian HR Reporter.

Canada should consider a hockey league of our own

The Edmonton Oilers have played in the Stanley Cup Finals each of the past two years—and lost both times.

Ambiversion can be a workplace superpower

Being an introvert or an extrovert isn’t an either-or proposition. People who fall somewhere in the middle of the spectrum are called ambiverts, and ambiversion can be a beneficial trait in business leaders. Prof. Karl Moore estimates that about 20% of business leaders are true ambiverts.

Companies should provide leadership training and opportunities to Gen Z

A recent survey conducted by Deloitte found that just six per cent of Gen Z and millenial respondents cited attaining a high-level corporate position as a primary career goal. More than half said they weren’t interested in becoming middle managers. Professor Karl Moore finds these numbers surprising. “'What is leadership, and do I want to become a leader?’ is a bit more in question for this generation,” he says.

Emerging tech can help make business’ more resilient

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence have the power to boost business’ efficiency, but they can also make an organizations more resilient.

Predictive analytics are one way that companies can help ensure they’re prepared for whatever comes next. Predictive analytics can turn raw data into, writes Karl Moore in Forbes.com.

To be effective, sometimes leaders need to display aspects of both introversion and extroversion

A stereotypical extrovert loves to engage with people, and derives energy from it. For stereotypical introverts, the reverse is true: they prefer to keep to themselves, and too much interaction with others saps their energy. But ambiverts display traits of both personality types, Professor Karl Moore told CBC Radio’s The Weekender with Jared Monkman.

Canada must reflect on its fundamental values in a rapidly changing world

In Canada, we often imitate the US political system without giving it serious thought, says Jean Charest, a former Member of the Parliament of Canada and Premier of Quebec. But growing political polarization and pressures on the Supreme Court shouldn’t be emulated, Charest told Prof. Karl Moore for an article in Les Affaires.

Cohort-based hiring can improve Gen Z employee retention

Starting a new job can be nerve-wracking, but having someone to lean on can help make it a little easier. Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z employees leave their job within the first year, but a recent US study found that when new hires join an organization as a group, employee retention is better. While Gen Z is unlikely to stay in their jobs as long as previous generations, this could be a strategy to hang around longer than they currently do.

When applying Gen AI to operations, start small

Generative AI has generated a whole lot of buzz--but not as many use cases. Many businesses don’t yet know how to use the technology to make their operations more efficient. Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization Karl Moore recommends starting small.

Is Tim Hortons still Canadian?

Tim Hortons is deeply embedded in Canadian culture, but is it still truly Canadian? According to McGill professor Karl Moore, ownership plays a key role. “If you’re owned by Americans, you’re no longer Canadian in the way that you were before,” he explains. However, he argues that nationality isn’t just about where a company is headquartered—it’s about where decisions are made.

In the face of a volatile world, modern leaders should draw on expertise suffused throughout the organizations they lead

The days of the CEO as the sole person making all the calls are behind us, writes Professor Karl Moore in Forbes.com. Modern leaders face a world that is volatile, unpredictable, complex and ambiguous, requiring a shift in the way we think about leadership. No one leader can anticipate every twist and turn. Instead, CEOs must tap into their teams’ collective intelligence to build resilience.

Even introverted CEOs sometimes need to speak loudly

The archetypal CEO leads with charisma and gregariousness, but not all effective executives share the same personality traits—and there can even be advantages to introversion.

U.S. pilot wages are rising fast & Air Canada pilots seeking to keep pace

In recent years, airline pilots in the U.S. have received impressive wage increases—40% at United and 34% at Delta. But the wages of Canadian pilots haven’t kept up, and the Air Line Pilots Association union has been pushing for a contract that puts Air Canada pilots’ wage increases closer to those of their American peers. The union and the airline have reached a tentative agreement of a 26% pay bump, followed by a 4% raise each of the next three years.

At Schneider Electric Canada, diversity drives innovation

Diversity is an essential ingredient in innovation, according to Emily Heitman, President of Schneider Electric Canada, the subsidiary of the global energy management firm. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs can provide mentoring opportunities and improve the effectiveness of recruitment efforts, Heitman tells Professor Karl Moore in an interview for Forbes.