[ From the Dean ]
A Step Back. A Step Forward: Finding a New Perspective in a Season of Change
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | January / February 2012
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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How Leadership Has Changed
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | July / August 2011
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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My path to leadership
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | May / June 2011
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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The true meaning of Innovation
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | March / April 2011
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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LEADERS OF GOOD CHARACTER
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | January / February 2011
“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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The Role of Leadership in Managing Risk
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | November / December 2010
“… 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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LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | September / October 2010
“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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PRINCIPLES TO ADVANCE A NEW LEADERSHIP ETHOS
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | July / August 2010
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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COMPLEXITY AND CROSS-ENTERPRISE LEADERSHIP
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | May / June 2010
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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MITIGATING THE RISK: PRACTICAL STEPS FOR EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS ABROAD
by Carol Stephenson, O.C. | March / April 2010
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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