Many companies have missions and visions, and ours is helping every Indigenous person see and feel their value in the world, said Jenn Harper in an interview with Professor聽Karl Moore for The Globe and Mail. Harper鈥檚 company is called Cheekbone Beauty, and it seeks to make sustainable cosmetics that won鈥檛 end up in a landfill. Cheekbone Beauty鈥檚 organizational culture draws from the 鈥渟even grandfather teachings鈥� of Anishnaabe culture. These teachings are broken down into three pillars of humility, love, respect.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2023
Data could tell you a lot about your employees鈥� performance, capabilities, and even mental health. But there are risks associated with using algorithms to process this type of data. Artificial intelligence isn鈥檛 yet sophisticated enough to deal with the nuances involved. 鈥淚t won't suggest improvements to reflect a changing context, such as a pandemic,鈥� says Matissa Hollister, an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Desautels. 鈥淚t's a cutting-edge technology that encodes the status quo.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2023
There are more than 50,000 Indigenous businesses in Canada. They operate in every sector of the economy, and contribute $32 billion to the country鈥檚 GDP. And Indigenous businesses are poised to grow further, said Dr. Marie Delorme in an interview with Prof. Karl Moore for The Globe and Mail. Economic prosperity is critical to achieving reconciliation, says Delorme, who is CEO and founder of the Imagination Group of Companies. The National Indigenous Economic Strategy is a road map.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2023
On December 29, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced the newest Order of Canada appointments and promotions. Among the 99 honourees are seven 91黑料网ians, including the current chancellor of Universit茅 de Montr茅al Frantz Saintellemy (EMBA鈥�20). The graduate of the 91黑料网-HEC Montreal Executive MBA program is recognized with one of our country鈥檚 highest civilian honours for his contributions to innovations in leading-edge electronics technologies and to the country鈥檚 entrepreneurial diversity.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
When things went downhill for Southwest Airlines, they went downhill fast. During the 2022 winter holiday travel period, the Dallas-headquartered airline cancelled 6,500 flights in just three days. Winter weather played a role, but the low-cost carrier was disrupted far more than other airlines. Reports from within Southwest suggest that an outdated employee scheduling system contributed, says Prof. Karl Moore. 鈥淚t may well be that Southwest relies on a system that very much needs to be brought up to date.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
Even if executives solicit employee feedback, they don鈥檛 necessarily have the skills to enter into a dialogue about it. Being able to think on your feet is an important skill in a leader, and Prof. Saku Mantere says that music is one way to develop it. 鈥淛azz teaches us communication in the moment,鈥� says Mantere, who recently released his debut album, called Upon First Impression. 鈥淎nd the creativity is, to an extent, always collective because you鈥檙e creating on the spot between people.鈥�
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
Air Canada is discontinuing direct flights between Calgary, and Saskatchewan鈥檚 two largest cities. The move will leave travellers from Regina and Saskatoon with fewer options, but is a savvy business move, according to Prof. Karl Moore. It is part of the air carrier鈥檚 effort to focus on its major hubs in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. 鈥淎ir Canada considered which routes are profitable 鈥� and which ones are not,鈥� said Moore in an interview with CBC News. 鈥淎nd that is what good business people do.鈥�
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Published on: 11 Jan 2023
Finding available ice time or sports fields to book can be a challenge, but CatchCorner aims to change that. The app, which has been compared to OpenTable for sports facilities by Forbes, allows users to find and reserve fields and facilities that meet their needs. Co-Founders Maya Azouri (BCom鈥�17) and Jonathan Azouri (BCom鈥�16) have recently partnered with Sports Illustrated to become CatchCorner by Sports Illustrated.
Published on: 6 Jan 2023
Human instinct is not well-suited to making wise investments, says Prof. Benjamin Croitoru in an interview with Global News. Fear of missing out is just one example of this. Following the crowd can lead to bad investments, and the crash of cryptocurrency values in 2022 is only the latest example of this. helps people understand investing 鈥� and the common mistakes that people make managing their money.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2023
Rima Qureshi鈥檚 (BCom鈥�87, MBA鈥�96) career has taken her to Stockholm, Dallas and New York, but she retains strong connections to Montreal and 91黑料网. Now the Executive Vice President and Strategy Officer at Verizon in New York, Qureshi began her career with Ericsson, and helped the company integrate thousands of new employees when it acquired parts of Nortel. Qureshi returns regularly to Montreal to spend time with family and mentors MBA students at Desautels.
Published on: 6 Jan 2023
One of the biggest challenges today for financial institutions is how to meet net-zero climate targets while achieving high returns on investment and satisfying the needs of various stakeholders. What does the road to net-zero look like in the realm of long-term investment, who are the players, and how should the inevitable roadblocks be overcome?
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Published on: 5 Jan 2023
Clothing companies used to offer just a few collections each year. Today, fast fashion companies like H&M or Zara offer dozens. One way they accomplish this is by reducing the quality of their clothing, but this increases the resources needed to make what we wear, and increases their environmental footprint as a result, said Javad Nasiry in an interview with BNN Bloomberg.
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Published on: 21 Dec 2022
Positive storytelling can encourage consumers to make better, more eco-conscious choices. That鈥檚 the vision the Stephanie Beaulieu (MBA鈥�22) shared with Karl Moore in an article for Forbes.com. Beaulieu founded the eco-fashion company Ecova to make change in the fashion industry.
Published on: 21 Dec 2022
People are using cash less, and plastic more. But this presents a problem for unbanked and underbanked people. There are still a significant number of Canadians who don鈥檛 have a bank account. They can鈥檛 participate fully in the digital economy, but central bank digital currencies could help them do that. The Bank of Canada is one of the central banks considering a digital currency, and one of its main benefits is inclusion, says Katrin Tinn, an Assistant Professor of Finance at 91黑料网.
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Published on: 21 Dec 2022
Delve: Why Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Standards Need an Indigenous Perspective
In the high-stakes realm of finance and investment, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria play a larger role than ever in companies鈥� decision making and commitment to creating shared value. In this accelerated transition toward cross-sector economic change, whose interests are centred and whose concerns are left out of the sustainability conversation?
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Published on: 16 Dec 2022
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