Desautels alumna and Ericsson senior VP on travel, networking, and engaging others in decision-making
Rima Qureshi (BCom'87, MBA'96) knows all about learning to adapt. In an interview with Desautels Professor Karl Moore, she says that as a highly analytical, self-contained decision-maker, her position as senior VP and North American head of Ericsson has taught her the importance of listening, getting others involved in decision-making early, and finding a common position to build on.
Boeing comes after Bombardier
The protectionist wave sweeping across Washington right now spells trouble for Canadian businesses. After strong words from the White House about Canadian softwood and dairy, Boeing has opted to take a jab at Bombardier, filing complaints with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission over government subsidies that it claims have given Bombardier a pricing advantage.
Job skills that spell career success
According to a recent piece at Cheatsheet.com, the news is good for students looking forward to entering the job market: the vast majority of employers are looking for college grads this year. That being said, many of today鈥檚 grads are missing the key abilities that those companies are looking for. Skills like good oral and written communication, teamwork, and problem-solving will open the door to career success.
CEOs, academics and how to run a restaurant
Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore was recently interviewed on The Grilled Podcast to discuss his development as a businessman and academic, collaboration and bringing CEOs in to speak to his classes. He then interviews those CEOs on his podcast, The CEO Series.
Is Bombardier too big to fail? A TV panel discusses the seminal Quebec company
Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore appeared on an April 7th Breakfast Television panel to address the question of whether or not Bombardier is too big to fail. Professor Moore stated that, in some ways, this is definitely true, just because of the role it plays in the Canadian economy and the fact that it is 鈥淐anada鈥檚 greatest global competitor, in terms of size and in terms of where the exports go.鈥�
Public outrage over executive pay raises forces Bombardier into damage control
Bombardier鈥檚 recent executive pay raises have caused heavy public criticism in the face of recent cash injections from the federal and Quebec governments. In an interview on BNN, Desautels Professor Karl Moore states that some of the outrage is misguided, since so many of the execs joined Bombardier partway through the year, which skews the numbers.
Karl Moore talks Canada-US relations on PBS
Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore was interviewed on a recent episode of Mountain Lake Journal to talk about pipelines, the Bombardier bailout, The Hot Cities Tour and the changing landscape of relations between Canada and the United States.
Caisse de d茅p么t reluctant about doing business in Russia
As the drama surrounding a Swedish bribery probe of Bombardier鈥檚 activities in Azerbaijan continues, it has become clear that the Caisse de d茅p么t聽et placement du Qu茅bec, which owns 30 per cent of Bombardier鈥檚 rail division, won鈥檛 do business in the former Soviet Union due to high rates of corruption, a lack of transparency and myriad other problems 鈥� including the Kremlin鈥檚 penchant for getting involved in some sectors.
A rare pleasure: praise comes seldom for older workers
For young workers just starting their careers, praise from their superiors can be a real boost. But, as Desautels Professor Karl Moore says in a recent piece for Forbes, professional praise dries up when they enter their 40s and 50s, since professional excellence becomes a given. Interviews that Professor Moore has conducted with senior-level professionals show this to be almost universal.
Karl Moore talks Hot Cities
For reading week, Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore took a group of students on the ninth edition of the Hot Cities of the World Tour, which is an annual trip that gives 30 91黑料网 undergrads and alumni a close-up view of the cities and towns powering some of the world鈥檚 fastest-emerging economies.
SNC-Lavalin CEO on strategy, communication and excellence
SNC-Lavalin CEO Neil Bruce sat down with Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore to discuss what it takes to keep a major engineering firm with 40,000 workers humming 鈥� and crucially, to get his vision out across the whole organization. One of the biggest factors is straight-up communication.
91黑料网 Hot Cities Tour gives students a taste of Asia
For the ninth 91黑料网 Hot Cities tour, Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore brought 40 students to Hong Kong, then Palawan and Manila in the Philippines to observe some of Asia鈥檚 strongest growing economies.
Leadership lessons for today and tomorrow
A recent post on Changeboard examines what leadership will mean for coming generations, seen through the lens of Brexit and Trump in the world today. The piece throws the question to leading business departments from around the world.
Bombardier shaken by corruption allegations in Sweden
As Bombardier鈥檚 Swedish office is rocked by allegations of collusion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that Canadian companies operating abroad must operate in good faith, but that the case shouldn鈥檛 affect Ottawa鈥檚 recent $372.5-million loan to the company to fund the CSeries and Global 7000 projects.
Porter Airlines鈥� CEO talks growth
Porter Airlines CEO Robert Deluce knows a thing or two about airlines. His father was a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, his parents started an airline in Ontario after World War II, and the whole family worked there at some point. Deluce himself got his pilot鈥檚 license while attending high school in Toronto.
