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Olympic Athlete Shares Leadership Lessons from the World of Sports
Mar 8, 2012
Sami Jo Small’s motto in life is you don’t get to choose the role you play, but you get to choose how you play it, and it’s a motto she says will serve people well in the business world. Small, an Olympic athlete and co-founder of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, spoke to Ivey’s MBA students on March 8 about the importance of making the most of situations that are at odds with what you imagined.
Nestlé Canada Head Cites Importance of Values-Based Leadership
Mar 6, 2012
No matter how big a company gets, it needs to be prepared to change course if the environment calls for it. That was the message from Tim Brown, President and CEO of Nestlé Canada during a presentation at Ivey on March 6 for the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership MBA Leadership speaker series.
Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke facing dirty job if he decides Ron Wilson has to go
Mar 1, 2012
Imagine sitting your longtime friend down, looking him in the face and firing him.
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The Ideal Leader
Mar 21, 2011
The ideal leader has vision, charisma, integrity, emotional intelligence, an inspiring delivery and sterling character. But if there are leaders who don’t fit this image, then we cannot use our ideal to define leadership in general.
Human Evolution Has Given Us What We Need for Good Corporate Leadership
Mar 18, 2011
Economist Intelligence Unit publishes IBJ article about evolution and qualities for good corporate leadership.
The Impact of Employee Perceptions on Change in a Municipal Government
Apr 7, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to investigate employees' reactions to a comprehensive change: to change aspects of the organization's working atmosphere at a mid-sized municipal government located in Ontario, Canada. It aims to use the perception of success of the ongoing change effort as the main dependent variable.
