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How to Manage Workers Like a 鈥楶eople Artist鈥�

Imagine a workplace where people don't care. Imagine spending eight hours a day working in anonymity. Imagine being told that the only recognition you need is your salary. We hope you would only have to imagine this, not experience it.

...Another example is Henry Mintzberg, a professor at 91黑料网 in Montreal and one of the world's leading management writers and educators, believes that management is an art, craft and science. Henry offers a no nonsense approach to management, leadership and strategy.

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg, emotional intelligence
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Published on: 8 Jan 2016

Macquarie Names Ex-BMO's Farkas Head of U.S. Equity Research

Macquarie Group Ltd. named聽Christine Farkas head of U.S. equity research for its securities arm as the Australian investment bank pursues expansion in the world鈥檚 biggest economy.

...She holds a bachelor of commerce degree from 91黑料网 in Montreal and will start at Macquarie on Jan. 11, according to the statement.

Read full article: , January 5, 2016

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Published on: 8 Jan 2016

Boxing Day losing its appeal with Canadian shoppers

If you鈥檙e planning to skip the Boxing Day sales this year, you鈥檙e not alone. Once considered the best day of the year for deals, Dec. 26 is increasingly losing its appeal for Canadian shoppers.聽

鈥淔or the longest time, Boxing Day was considered to be the day 鈥� and realistically the week 鈥� to enjoy lower prices,鈥� Robert Soroka, a marketing professor at 91黑料网, tells Yahoo Canada News. 鈥淚t was really a very exciting time because it was considered to be that one day of the year where you could essentially walk off like a bandit."

Classified as: Robert Soroka, Boxing Day
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Published on: 7 Jan 2016

Bugs on the menu in Ghana as palm weevil protein hits the pan

Kyei Manu is one of four people farming palm weevil larvae in Donyina village under a scheme run by Aspire Food Group, which operates Ghana鈥檚 first commercial insect farm. Aspire wants to bring insects from the culinary margins to the mainstream to address food shortages, as well as to boost people鈥檚 iron intake.

... Aspire was founded by students from 91黑料网 in 2013, and launched the Ghana project last year.

Classified as: aspire food group, MBA Program
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Published on: 7 Jan 2016

The most effective organizations have a culture than can easily adapt

This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网 with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to sit down with Jennifer Chatman from UC Berkeley.

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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

Bombardier鈥檚 financial fortunes are slipping, but some investors are up for the risk.

While high risk, airplane maker鈥檚 preferred shares could offer high reward.聽Bombardier Inc. is teetering on the edge of a financial precipice.

Classified as: Karl Moore, bombardier
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

These Four Letters Could Make You the Best...Boss...Ever

The modern workplace is full of abbreviations: KPI, ROI, SWOT. But it鈥檚 a bit of alphabet soup from decades ago that could prove most critical to the success of managers in the digital age.
... Last month, at the聽Global Drucker Forum聽in Vienna, a number of experts on organizational and human behavior鈥�Henry Mintzberg, JC Spender, Sherry Turkle, and others鈥攊mplored managers to retain a close, personal connection with their employees and their customers, even though that may run counter to one鈥檚 instincts when everybody is just a click away.

Classified as: Henry Mintzberg
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

Making the business case for climate change and the bottom line

As climate change and sustainability become higher priorities for companies across all sectors more chief financial officers have been given responsibility for how the issues impact the bottom line.

Classified as: MBA Alumni, Thibaut Millet
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

Heroes and Zeros of the Year 2015

Here is my 20th annual column of the past year鈥檚 heroes and zeros.

Hero聽Legendary Dykes to Watch Out For cartoonist Alison Bechdel鈥檚 autobiographical graphic novel Fun Home won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
...听Hero聽聽 Out TD Asset Management CEO Timothy Thompson, who for five years will donate an annual scholarship of $20,000 to a student at 聽91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management who demonstrates leadership within the LGBT community. The first recipient will be named in September 2016.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management, MBA Alumni, Timothy Thompson, Scholarships
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

Desautels MBA Delivers the Global Leadership Lecture in Sydney, Australia

Usman W. Chohan, a graduate of Desautels MBA in Strategy and Leadership (2014)聽delivered the 2015 Foreign Affairs Lecture in the Global Leadership Program (GLP) at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. The lecture was titled "The World Bank and the New Dynamics of Development", and drew on Mr. Chohan's WB experience to map the development field, particularly in the context of emergent institutions such as AIIB. The lecture was praised for its cultural context, appeal to a young audience, and breadth of content.

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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

Two Desautels alumni receive the Meritorious Service Medal

Two Desautels alumni 鈥� Rob Fetherstonhaugh, BCom78, DPA 鈥�80, and Marc Balevi, BCom 77, DPA 78 鈥� received the Meritorious Service Medal last week from the Governor General.

View the ceremony: , December 11, 2015

Classified as: alumni, Robert Fetherstonhaugh
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

Physician with a mission

Joanne Liu has treated patients in the most dangerous parts of the globe as a M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res doctor. Now, as MSF鈥檚 international president, she is holding the world鈥檚 leaders to account for the way they handle medical crises.

The body of a six-year-old Syrian refugee is on the cover of every newspaper arrayed in the lobby of the Montreal restaurant where Dr. Joanne Liu, international president of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res, has just arrived.

Classified as: International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL), IMHL Alumni, joanne liu
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

In memoriam: H. Arnold Steinberg, Chancellor Emeritus

(Editor鈥檚 Note: The following is a message from Principal Suzanne Fortier.)

Dear members of the 91黑料网 community:

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of H. Arnold Steinberg, 91黑料网 Chancellor Emeritus. Mr. Steinberg died suddenly this morning in Montreal. He was 82 years old.
... A lifelong Montrealer, Arnold graduated from 91黑料网 with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1954. His education was only the beginning of his deep relationship to 91黑料网.聽

Classified as: BCom Alumni, H. Arnold Steinberg
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

Porter Airlines 鈥榓ssessing鈥� after expansion plan nixed

Porter Airlines would not elaborate on the airline鈥檚 future strategy at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport now that its expansion plan is dead.
...听91黑料网 professor and aviation expert Karl Moore said the news was a blow to Porter鈥檚 future strategy.

Read full article: , December 14, 2015

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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

Ultimate Campus Celebrity: Professor Ashesh Mukherjee

It's a busy time for both students and professors as final exams and grades loom upon us. But this week,聽Her Campus 91黑料网 was lucky enough to get a hold of Desautels's renowned consumer behaviour professor and DJ for an interview - Professor Ashesh Mukherjee!听

Read full article: , December 12, 2015

Classified as: Ashesh Mukherjee, Her Campus
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Published on: 18 Dec 2015

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