Desautels BCom student Jillian Blair has a talent for songwriting and singing with plenty of determination to boot.
With an album release on the horizon, she sheds light on her musical journey so far.
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Published on: 21 Jan 2019
IMHL graduate Nicole Rouvinez-Bouali (IMHL’17) has had a very busy year: from publishing a chapter in an award-winning book and starting new research collaborations, to receiving the 2018 Leading Physicians of the World Award.
More specifically, over 2018, Rouvinez-Bouali has:
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Published on: 18 Jan 2019
With news that Alabama officials have approved a series of multi-million-dollar subsidies to Airbus to up production and job creation, Professor Karl Moore sees parallels close to home with Bombardier’s government funding.
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Published on: 18 Jan 2019
Professor Karl Moore interviews Element AI CEO Jean-François Gagné as he shares more about his entrepreneurial roots, his unconventional path, and the feat of building an AI company from the ground up.
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.
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Published on: 16 Jan 2019
IMPM graduate Sharon Cohen, Vice President, Fairmont Brand Management, AccorHotels shares how the program shifted her focus on management and the tools that she continues to use in her current role.
Published on: 16 Jan 2019
In his forthcoming book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, Professor Henry Mintzberg draws from his decades of experience to caution against the pitfalls of managing by positional authority and status.
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Published on: 16 Jan 2019
Businesses with sights set on boosting their performance may want to take a closer look at the people they are hiring. According to research co-authored by Professor Patricia Hewlin, employees with a calling are bound to be strong performers.
“Individuals who perceive they have a calling have a personal connection to the job. They feel that the job is their station in life and, as a consequence, are devoted to the work,” says Professor Hewlin.
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Published on: 16 Jan 2019
Congratulations to Desautels BCom students who secured two 1st place wins and five 2nd place finishes at this year’s Jeux du commerce. McGill finished 2nd academically overall among 13 other universities.
1st place Strategy
Noah Tomas Petkau, Tamara Belair, Rachel Seo
1st place International Business
Aleem Damji, Noemi Holczer, Laurie Carmichael
2nd place Debate
Jean-Philippe Roch, Raphael Roel, Zhao Kang Chen
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Published on: 15 Jan 2019
In a blog post for Forbes, Professor Karl Moore explores values that still hold true today- and likely well into the future - even among Generation Z. The first “truth,” as he puts it is being a person of your word.
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Published on: 15 Jan 2019
As Professor Ashesh Mukherjee makes clear in his latest book, The Internet Trap, the pitfalls of living online in the age of social media include ceaseless comparisons with others and feelings of envy.
"And once people start posting interesting information, others are likely to follow suit in a bid to keep up with the Joneses. This creates an arms race of one-upmanship, leading to ever more upward comparisons on the Internet," he says.
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Published on: 15 Jan 2019
As three-quarters of employers report that a shortage of skilled workers has heightened stress and workloads of existing staff, Professor Corey Phelps, Associate Dean of Executive Education at Desautels, shares his take on adapting to and retaining a millennial workforce amid mounting labor shortages.
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Published on: 15 Jan 2019
Bernard Stotland (BCom’57), President of the Jewish General Hospital Board of Directors from 2009 to 2011, has been honoured with a 150th Anniversary Medal by the Senate of Canada, in recognition for his achievements as a leader at the hospital and his support for arts and cultural organizations in Montreal.
Published on: 11 Jan 2019
Jean-Claude Tshipama (EMBA’16), CEO of Broadband Africa for Eutelsat, has been named to a list of distinguished Congolese for 2018.
Tshipama is celebrated for his illustrious career, most notably for his recent efforts in expanding access to satellite internet in Africa.
Published on: 11 Jan 2019
McGill Dobson Cup winners TemperPack have raised $22.5 million in financing from a group of venture capitalists.
Presently operating in Virginia and Nevada, TemperPack engineers, manufactures and distributes sustainable packaging products that replace single use plastics.
Published on: 11 Jan 2019
The final module of the International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM), entitled the Worldly Mindset, took place at IIMB.
Site visits, a tour of old and new Bangalore, as well as engaging lectures all contributed to new insights, in-depth conversations in the classroom and new concepts that participants can apply in their workplaces.
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Published on: 11 Jan 2019
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