News - Executive Institute /channels/news_feeds/all/term/intl_executive_inst/rss en The Five Mindsets of a Manager continues to influence management practices twenty years after its original publication /channels/channels/news/five-mindsets-manager-continues-influence-management-practices-twenty-years-after-its-original-350862 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Today’s leaders don’t only face managerial and business challenges. There are geopolitical, social, and environmental obstacles too. The way they respond will define their organization’s success. In 2003, <a href="/desautels/henry-mintzberg"><strong>Prof. Henry Mintzberg</strong></a> provided a framework for leadership in the modern global economy when he published “The Five Mindsets of a Manager” in the Harvard Business Review.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:34:57 +0000 webfull 192617 at /channels IMPM scholarship helps 2sLGBTQIA+ students promote diversity and inclusion /channels/channels/news/impm-scholarship-helps-2slgbtqia-students-promote-diversity-and-inclusion-348961 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Business has an important role in the economy, and in shaping culture. Businesses set the norms, and can foster inclusivity. <strong>’s International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM) </strong>recently took steps to help 2sLGBTQIA+ people do this by launching a scholarship of up to $10,000 USD for leaders actively involved in promoting diversity and inclusion in their organization, communities, country, or region.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:53:09 +0000 webfull 190412 at /channels EMBA alumnus Jacques Farcy moves from SQDC to SAQ /channels/channels/news/emba-alumnus-jacques-farcy-moves-sqdc-saq-348956 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>After two years as the President and CEO of the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC),<strong> Jacques Farcy (EMBA’21)</strong> is assuming the same titles at the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), a Quebec government crown corporation that sells and distributes alcohol. “I am very enthusiastic about the prospect of contributing to the SAQ’s development and working with each member of the great SAQ team, to satisfy each and every customer on a daily basis and generate value for Quebec,” Farcy said in a press release.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:27:50 +0000 webfull 190407 at /channels Desautels offices lead the way in Sustainable Workplace Certification /channels/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-offices-lead-way-sustainable-workplace-certification-348617 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Three more teams at the Desautels Faculty of Management have been recognized for their exceptional commitment to sustainable workplace practices. The IT Customer Service department and the Bachelor of Commerce program have both earned Bronze Certifications, while the Executive Institute earned a Silver Certification. Eleven teams across joined the Sustainable Workplace Certification program hosted by the Office of Sustainability, five of which are from the Faculty of Management.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/desautels_sustainibility_certification.png?itok=UplBMcrZ" width="160" height="84" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:08:15 +0000 webfull 189989 at /channels IMPM helps business leaders see the world from different perspectives /channels/channels/news/impm-helps-business-leaders-see-world-different-perspectives-348562 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>There are many ways of looking at the world, and we can all benefit by looking at it from a different perspective. ’s International Masters Program for Managers has been helping business leaders understand different mindsets for more than 25 years, writes Ian Wylie in the Financial Times. It delivers education at universities in five countries, including Lancaster University in the UK. There, they learn about the reflective mindset of local Quakers.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:18:32 +0000 webfull 189934 at /channels Executive Education goes to Gaspésie /channels/channels/news/mcgill-executive-education-goes-gaspesie-348147 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>About thirty managers and entrepreneurs attended a recent <strong> Mini-MBA</strong> course in Matane, Quebec. It was the first time this type of course has been delivered in one of Quebec’s regions beyond Montreal and was the brainchild of local businessman François Rioux (MBA’10). “When you are on-location, you can see the energy and better understand the stakes, the challenges, and the successes,” says Eric Saine, the Executive Director of Executive Education. That’s exactly what we wanted to do at – to be a bridge that links communities.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 02 May 2023 16:32:15 +0000 webfull 189452 at /channels New Dates | Level Up Free Webinar Series /channels/channels/news/new-dates-level-free-webinar-series-324980 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This time of crisis has thrown into question how we communicate, get things done, think about the future, and even how we reflect inwardly to make sense of it all.</p> <p>To help support our global learning community, the <strong> Executive Institute</strong> launched in summer 2020 a free online micro-learning series called <a href="https://executive.mcgill.ca/level-up" target="_blank"><strong>Level Up</strong></a>.</p> <p>Its objective is to look at the latest thought leadership around people, performance, processes, strategies and self-management.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/channel_levelup.png?itok=0PSVab_S" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:03:15 +0000 webfull 163834 at /channels Coming soon | Online Mini-MBA /channels/channels/news/coming-soon-mcgill-online-mini-mba-322212 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>We know first-hand that managers are facing more disruptions than ever before. One of the biggest questions that companies are asking themselves today is how they can adapt to today's new reality—a challenge we have also had to face.</p> <p> </p> <p> Executive Institute has been working hard not only to offer our most popular programs online but also to create an impactful virtual experience for our participants. With that in mind, we are pleased to announce that <strong>our Mini-MBA Series will be offered online!</strong></p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/channel_onlinemmba.jpg?itok=74d_i88I" width="160" height="112" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 19 May 2020 14:37:45 +0000 webfull 160748 at /channels Free Live Webinar Series /channels/channels/news/free-live-webinar-series-321604 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://executive.mcgill.ca/" target="_blank"> Executive Institute</a> is pleased to offer a series of micro-learning modules for professionals seeking quickly to acquire key insights in an online format.</p> <p>The <a href="https://executive.mcgill.ca/level-up" target="_blank">Level Up | Free Live Webinar Series</a> will provide you with the opportunity to interface with top tier subject matter experts on relevant topics to provide you with best practices and knowledge that are applicable to your day-to-day.</p> <p>Join our global online community of learners!</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/fb_levelupsm.png?itok=vTqrnFpn" width="160" height="134" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:10:27 +0000 webfull 160074 at /channels Executive Institute is proud to launch the 2013-2014 seminar calendar /channels/news/mcgill-executive-institute-proud-launch-2013-2014-seminar-calendar-231316 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Shaping leaders and managers to be at their best<br /><br /></h2></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/photo2013-14m_copy.jpg?itok=aDAOJeak" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2013</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:37:52 +0000 webfull 99560 at /channels