Empowering Indigenous women leaders

Professor Karl Moore sits down with Bobbie Racette to hear about how her Indigenous values inform her work as an entrepreneur. As the founder of Virtual Gurus, an online platform that helps connect businesses with freelance creators, consultants, and other collaborators, Racette plays an active role in breaking down stereotypes about Indigenous women and inspiring new generations to pursue their dreams in the face of adversity.

Adopting a holistic approach to environmental change

Professor Karl Moore sits down with Joachim Rosenberg, the president of Volvo Energy and a champion for climate change, to discuss the resounding global call to cut down on carbon emissions.

Rosenberg underscores the need for corporations to consider both the values and the practices behind long-term environmental goals.

Bridging the racial attention deficit

A new study out of Columbia University reveals that white American professionals pay significantly less attention to the work and words of their Black colleagues than to those of their white colleagues. According to Professor Karl Moore, occasionally amplifying Black voices or developing diversity training programs is not enough to eliminate this attention bias.

A straight shot from Calgary to New Delhi

Thousands of citizens in Calgary have signed a petition asking major airlines to establish a direct flight to New Delhi, India. A new route, they argue, would help meet the business and recreational travel needs of a rapidly growing South Asian community in Alberta’s largest city. Currently, travelers to New Delhi must catch a connecting flight in Vancouver or Toronto.

Building belonging on Broadway

Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin and her husband, CEO of The Hewlin Group, Jay Hewlin, are working to carve out diverse, equitable, and inclusive spaces for success on Broadway. As they partner with hit Broadway shows, including Hamilton and Moulin Rouge!, they advocate for initiatives that go beyond diversity statements, pushing for a balance between policy change and personal development.

A call for hybrid work models

Research conducted by Professor Karl Moore features prominently in a new piece that advocates for a hybrid office environment. Recently, Professor Moore found that at least half of American employees who work remotely are working longer hours, and a majority of young professionals suffer from loneliness on a regular basis.

Karl Moore joins star-studded lineup at C2 Montréal

C2 Montréal, a popular annual conference that brings together leaders at the intersection of commerce and creativity, will return in a virtual and in-person format from October 19-21.

This year’s theme will focus on the prefix “re” in keeping with the return and renewal of pre-pandemic social connection.

Spotlighting Inuit leaders

Professor Karl Moore sits down with Kilikvak Kabloona to hear about how her Inuit identity informs her role as a business and community leader. As the CEO of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., she plays a key role in helping First Nations navigate the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement.

Managing up: how to maintain a strong relationship with your boss while working from home

Managing up, the art of managing your manager, could be the secret to a successful career. But how does it work when working from home? Hybrid working arrangements are here to stay, says Professor Karl Moore.

Advancing success in the digital workplace

Based on interviews with more than 20 young professionals from leading tech companies, Professor Karl Moore developed a series of best practices to help both introverts and extroverts flourish while working remotely. From creating new mentorship and learning opportunities to making the workplace more comfortable, employers must act intentionally to cultivate success in a digital space.

Hope for business air travel despite falling demand

With the business travel sector continuing to struggle in light of teleconferencing and work-from-home options, Professor Karl Moore believes the new reality is an opportunity for airlines to start offering more competitive pricing to business professionals on domestic flights.

Normalizing flexible communication

Professor Karl Moore sits down with Kira Newman, editor-in-chief of Greater Good Magazine at University of California, Berkeley’s Happiness Research Center, to hear her thoughts about the impact of remote work on face-to-face interaction. From Newman’s perspective, flexible communication should become the norm for both remote and in-person work.

Persevering through high-pressure situations

Professor Karl Moore sits down with Mark de Rond, a professor of organizational ethnography at the University of Cambridge, to discuss how humans physically and emotionally respond to extreme adversity. In Professor Moore’s experience, the perseverance of individual leaders in the face of stress is critical to team success when encountering unexpected challenges.

Pandemic breeds empathy in leaders

Professor Karl Moore discusses his recent research on how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced extroverted and introverted leadership styles. Most people slowly became ambiverts in lockdown, Professor Moore says, with extroverts learning how to be alone and introverts realizing how much they missed social interaction.

Desautels Alumnus Appointed Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge

This fall, Kamal Munir (Ph.D.’00) will step into a new role as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (UK). Munir taught at McGill for four years before moving to Cambridge, where he has served as an instructor of policy and strategy at the Judge Business School for the past 20 years.