The road to greatness for 91黑料网 startup
91黑料网 Dobson Cup participants Aifred Health won first place and a $35,000 Milestone Award in the latest stage of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE. By doing so, they also became one of 30 teams to qualify for the next phase of the four-year, $5-million competition whose final winner will be announced in 2020.
A decade of executive MBA transformation
As the 91黑料网-HEC Montr茅al EMBA program marks its tenth anniversary, La Presse looks back on its record of impact, both within the classroom and beyond.
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Mintzberg's communityship and today鈥檚 social media
A recent blog post attempts to connect Professor Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 conception of community with one of today鈥檚 preeminent community-building tools 鈥� Facebook.
鈥淲ith the rapid growth of technology and increasing expansion of social media usage, what are the prospects of using Facebook for community building? Is it merely being used as a commodity for sharing?鈥�
Reflecting on DMAA 2019
Members of the Desautels community came together on February 1, 2019 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel to celebrate this year鈥檚 recipients of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA).
This year鈥檚 recipients included:
Lean Six Sigma... en fran莽ais!
This May will mark the first time that the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training will be offered in French.
Offered by Alex Boussetta, Lean Six Sigma has become the most successful continuous improvement approach and project management methodology for quality improvements.
At the end of the training, the participants will be able to:
MMF students win Deloitte case challenge
Congratulations to MMF students: Maud de Witte, Jean-Baptiste Foult, Pierre-Louis Patault, and Celec Soriano-Francis who won the Deloitte M&A Synergies Case Challenge.
An advantageous opening for Bombardier
With the derailment of the Siemens and Alstom railroad merger project, many observers, including Professor Karl Moore, maintain that this is good news for Bombardier Transportation.
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Professor Hewlin joins leadership conference
Professor Patricia Hewlin has been invited to share her research on authenticity in the workplace at the upcoming Empathetic Leadership conference organized by WXN in Montreal.
Can Tim Hortons recapture the magic?
CBC Radio speaks with Professor Robert Mackalski for his take on Tim Hortons' new double-double-flavored coffee bar, a聽product that taps into the beloved off-menu order.聽
Listen to CBC radio clip (at 1:28 min)
Lessons learned from scrambled eggs
In a roundup of leadership anecdotes, La Presse cites Professor Henry Mintzberg鈥檚 experience with airline scrambled eggs and its lessons for top managers.
This anecdote and many others are featured in Prof. Mintzberg鈥檚 newly released book, Bedtime Stories for Managers.
Avoiding the pitfalls of lofty leadership
Professor Henry Mintzberg sits down with Inc.com to share his view on the changing landscape of management and how it impacts growth.
Most worrying to Prof. Mintzberg is the growing prevalence of bad management that is disconnected from the day-to-day of an organization.
Making tech work for shoppers
Online shopping is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the technology that is revolutionizing the retail industry.
In an opinion piece, Dean Isabelle Bajeux shares her perspective on what retailers can do to keep up.
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Scoring big in sports and academics
Congratulations to the following BCom students聽who were honored for their superior standing in their respective sport, while also maintaining a high academic average.
Each student was presented with a certificate signed by the Governor-General of Canada.
Blakes hires MBA alumnus
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has appointed Hubert T. Lacroix (BCL鈥�76, MBA鈥�81), former president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, as its strategic counsel.
Lacroix will take on the new role of strategic counsel and will assist clients with the development of business strategies, governance, long-term planning and major deals.
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And the coveted cup goes to...
Congratulations to Desautels MBA students: Hindul Bharadwaj, Paulo Caputo, Amelia Hirst, and Radhika Rana who won the 2019 Desautels Cup on February 1.
The team came in victorious over seven other teams comprised of MBA, MMA, and MMF students.
