Change is like looking at one of those paintings made up of individual images; if you look at it close up, all you can see is a jumble of faces, but when you step back and look at the...

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With globalization, technological innovation and the growing number of linkages among people, activities and events, today’s pace of change is relentless. The people of the world mix and mingle as never before, forging new partnerships and creating more culturally diverse...

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After decades as a CEO and years as the Dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business, business students and other aspiring leaders often ask me what inspired me to become a leader.  Was there a moment in my career...

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Bring up the topic of innovation and often the conversation will soon revolve around a cool, new gadget or an exciting start-up company with a revolutionary idea.  If the talk is about the challenge of innovation, it usually focuses on...

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“Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50 percent of your time leading yourself—your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, conduct.” — Dee Hock Founder and...

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“… You can’t control people through policies, procedures and policing.  You can only do it through a strong risk management culture and absolute integrity in all leaders.” Leadership on Trial, A Manifesto for Leadership Development* (P. 39 – Comment...

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“If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.” ~Chinese Proverb Much has been said and written about the recent global financial and economic crisis. We heard about the governments, companies and executives who made...

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Carol Stephenson is Dean, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario. In the aftermath of the dot com bust and the bursting of the telecom bubble in the late 1990s, I gave dozens of speeches about my experience...

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Our goal was simple: Make Canadians proud. And in the end, the Vancouver Olympics accomplished just that – with our athletes “owning the podium” more times than in any other previous Winter Games, a spectacular array of facilities and special...

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Over the past decade, rapid competitive growth has dramatically transformed the global business environment. This transformation continues today. The barriers to international trade and investment are tumbling. Commercial activity is booming, with major advancements in transportation and communications technologies. Global...

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Thomas Friedman recalls visiting Bangalore – India’s Silicon Valley” – when he suddenly realized that the world was flat. And with that eureka moment, his bestselling book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century was born....

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Cartoonists Michael Fry and T. Lewis astutely observed that, “The more things change, the more they remain … insane.” For many business leaders, today’s economic climate is awash in change – volatile, often unpredictable, and always daunting change. How do...

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Leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility has long been a tradition at Ivey. In this article, the school’s dean describes some of the research and policy initiatives that continue to develop strong leaders and help companies make important contributions on social...

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As Peter F. Drucker believes, “decision-making is the specific executive task.” And in today’s   complex, ever-evolving business environment, any single decision invariably reverberates throughout the entire organization. What if a company moves its manufacturing operations offshore to cut costs, or...

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Some employees believe that all work and no play is the only certain path to the corner office on the executive floor. While this isn’t true, it is true that commitment, dedication, and hard work are essential to leadership success....

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There’s no doubt, as the articles in this edition of the Ivey Business Journal will attest, that the opportunities for Canadian companies doing business in China are enormous – and equally daunting. Despite the huge size of the Chinese market...

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