Delve: Why Employers Think Overqualified Job Applicants Lack Commitment, with Roman Galperin
Why is being overqualified for a sought-after job at a desirable workplace seen as a drawback? Despite having prestigious educations and impressive work credentials, these candidates get turned down by hiring managers, often before they even get an interview.
New book from Prof. Karl Moore helps bridge workplace generation gaps
Gen Z and younger millennials want their work to have meaning and impact, and are determined to be their authentic selves at work. This is a bit of a departure from the work-life split preferred by their predecessors, but it is not the first time that generation gaps have affected workplace culture. To understand how these gaps can be bridged 鈥� and propose some techniques to do it -- Prof.
Case-by-case evaluation of remote work vulnerable to managerial discretion
Office workers adopted remote work on a massive scale during the pandemic, and many of them only want to return to the office on a limited basis. This was a major issue in the spring 2023 strike by the Public Service Alliance of Canada. In the union鈥檚 new contract, remote work requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. This makes an amount of sense, according to Desautels Prof. Jean-Nicolas Reyt.
Fady Dagher plans to flatten the hierarchy of Montreal police force
As chief of the Service de police de l鈥橝gglom茅ration de Longueuil (SPAL), Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�12) carried out a real revolution in the force, and he has now taken the reins of the Service de Police de la Ville de Montr茅al (SPVM) as its new chief, writes 捆绑SM社区 Alumni News. In Longueil, Dagher took the concept of 鈥渃ommunity policing鈥� one step further by creating a 鈥減artnership police force鈥� that works hand-in-hand with social services. Dagher credits 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Prof.
Anita Nowak鈥檚 book Purposeful Empathy helps reviewer understand generation gaps in climate crisis impact
To understand the impact of the climate crisis on younger generations, empathy is a place to start. It is a necessary part of confronting, but on its own, it is not enough. Desautels lecturer Anita Nowak (BA'97, BCom'97, PhD'11) recently published her book聽Purposeful Empathy, which is described as聽an inspiring and powerful read by Quebec MNA D茅sir茅e McGraw in a review for Policy Magazine.
Glossy work permeates cultural industries, but exists in other sectors too
When聽Lisa Cohen聽moved to New York City in 1984 to work for Vanity Fair magazine, it seemed like a dream job. But the reality didn鈥檛 stack up to her expectations. Though the work was sometimes interesting, Cohen found the detailed fact-checks that she was assigned tedious. Still, she stayed in the magazine industry for five years before pursuing a business degree. That鈥檚 Cohen鈥檚 personal experience with 鈥榞lossy work鈥�.
Two 捆绑SM社区 Desautels Offices receive Sustainable Workplace Certifications
捆绑SM社区 Desautels has yet again been recognized by the University鈥檚 Sustainable Workplace Certification program, an award-winning program from the Office of Sustainability that challenges the 捆绑SM社区 community to foster sustainable workplaces through individual and collective practices.
捆绑SM社区 to award honorary degree to CGI founder Serge Godin for exceptional leadership and entrepreneurship
As part of this Spring鈥檚 Convocation celebrations, 捆绑SM社区 will award honorary degrees 鈥� the highest order it can bestow 鈥� to 17 exceptional individuals who have made considerable contributions to society. Serge Godin, O.C., O.Q., Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.), founder of CGI and a prominent figure in the Canadian technology industry, will be awarded an honorary degree from 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Possible WestJet pilot strike could drive up domestic air travel prices
The union representing WestJet pilots has voted in favour of a job action, and that leaves air passengers playing a guessing game. The pilots can鈥檛 strike until May 16 at the earliest, and for those who already hold tickets with the airline, it鈥檚 a 鈥榳ait and see鈥� situation鈥�, said Prof. Karl Moore to CityNews Vancouver.
捆绑SM社区 Executive Education goes to Gasp茅sie
About thirty managers and entrepreneurs attended a recent 捆绑SM社区 Mini-MBA course in Matane, Quebec. It was the first time this type of course has been delivered in one of Quebec鈥檚 regions beyond Montreal and was the brainchild of local businessman Fran莽ois Rioux (MBA鈥�10). 鈥淲hen you are on-location, you can see the energy and better understand the stakes, the challenges, and the successes,鈥� says Eric Saine, the Executive Director of 捆绑SM社区 Executive Education.
Armstrong building has LEED Silver certification, leading future building projects to a higher standard
In 2017, the Donald E. Armstrong Building on McTavish Street, former home of the 捆绑SM社区 bookstore, underwent extensive renovations, and it鈥檚 now the home of Desautels鈥� masters鈥� programs. Throughout the Armstrong building鈥檚 transformation, efforts were made to reduce environmental impact. Its energy efficiency was improved by 37% and water efficiency by 40%. 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 plans for the future are even more ambitious.
Hot Cities of the World tour visits growing West African cities
Africa is at the heart of our world, but its diverse cultural and economic influence has often been overlooked. Yet the world has begun to take note, says Prof. Karl Moore, who led this year鈥檚 Hot Cities of the World Tour to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, C么te d鈥橧voire.
International Masters Program for Managers helps entrepreneur re-examine core values
Methane is a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. 鈥淎nd studies tell us methane emissions are greatly underestimated,鈥� says Lee Krywitsky (IMPM'18), whose Calgary-based company Safe Effective Technology works with the oil and gas industry to reduce emissions.
Learning, support and belonging are pillars of workplace success at Danone
Danone鈥檚 success is centred on its people, and built around fundamental principles of learning, support and belonging, says Dan Magliocco, the CEO of Danone Canada, a large food products company that specializes in dairy. 鈥淲e live in a society that is driven by goals and performance,鈥� Magliocco told Karl Moore in an interview for Forbes and Les Affaires. 鈥淏ut our workplace is collaborative and inclusive, and emphasizes well-being.
Galen Weston stepping down as President of Loblaws, but succession plan is 鈥榥atural evolution鈥�
In a move the company said was planned in advance, Galen Weston will be stepping down as the president of Loblaws at the end of 2023, and will be replaced by Danish retail executive Per Bank, who will also assume the title of CEO. But Weston will be staying on as executive chairman of the board. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a natural evolution,鈥� said Prof. Karl Moore in an interview with BNN Bloomberg. 鈥淭he word 鈥榚xecutive鈥� is important here.
