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A leader’s approach to hierarchy can have profound strategic implications for their organisation. In this special feature, with the help of experts from McGill University, we’ll explore the strategic opportunities that come from engaging employees up and down the ladder – and what it means to have a hierarchy in the first place, and what it would mean to abandon them entirely.

We start with Professor Henry Mintzberg, exploring how insights from across an organization can transform its strategy. Then, with help from Professor Quy Huy, we explore how emotional awareness is key to unlocking this strategic potential. And finally, we pull from anarchist perspectives to understand how hierarchies – or the abandonment of them – reflects organisations’ values and identity.

Eric Dicaire, Managing Editor at McGill Delve, wrote this story and narrated this episode.

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Strategy as care, with Henry Mintzberg - https://bit.ly/43N9oOq

Managing with anarchism, with Jayne Malenfant and Hannah Brais - https://bit.ly/4p28yG7

Can strategy be emotional? With Quy Huy - https://bit.ly/44jH720

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Professor Saku Mantere is Delve’s editor-in-chief. He also produced all the original music for the episode. Eric Dicaire is Delve’s Managing Editor.

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Price and quality were once considered the dominant forces behind consumer decisions. But, according to recent findings by Siddhanth Mookerjee, Assistant Professor of Marketing at McGill University, this isn’t the full story. Personal values and ideology play an increasingly important role in how consumers make purchasing decisions – particularly when it comes to supporting minority-owned businesses.

In this episode of the McGill Delve podcast, Professor Mookerjee shares findings from his latest study, “Reparative Consumption: The Role of Racial Identity and White Guilt in Consumer Preferences.” He walks us through how white guilt influences consumer choices – even more than other factors like political affiliation, gender, or race. He also discusses the value of consumerism as a reparative act for businesses that experienced discrimination, and how companies should navigate questions of race when engaging with consumers. Eric Dicaire, Delve’s managing editor, hosts this episode.

Read Professor Mookerjee’s study: Reparative Consumption: The Role of Racial Identity and White Guilt in Consumer Preferences | Journal of Consumer Research | Oxford Academic

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McGill Delve is the official thought leadership publication of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. Learn more at delve.mcgill.ca

Saku Mantere is McGill Delve’s editor-in-chief and is a professor of Strategy and Organisation at McGill University. He also produced all the original music for this podcast. Eric Dicaire is Delve’s managing editor, and he researched, produced, edited, and hosted this episode. 

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Humanitarian logistics are like planning the Olympic Games, but you don’t know where or when it will happen, or how many people will be affected, says Professor Harwin de Vries of the Rotterdam School of Management. This poses a massive operational challenge: how do you create an effective humanitarian response in such unpredictable conditions?

In this episode of the McGill Delve podcast, Professor de Vries explores this question and more. Anicet Fangwa, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Organization and an expert in humanitarian management, hosts this episode.

This episode of the McGill Delve podcast was produced in collaboration with the Analytics, Advanced Digital Technologies and AI Initiative (AAAI) at McGill University.

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McGill Delve is the official thought leadership publication of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. Professor Javad Nasiry hosted this episode. Saku Mantere is McGill Delve’s editor-in-chief and is a professor of Strategy and Organization at McGill University. He also produced all the original music for this podcast. Eric Dicaire is Delve’s managing editor, and he researched, produced, and edited this episode.

#Humanitarian #Aid #Logistics #Management 

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Oil producers are the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world. Will they stop in time to prevent the worsening effects of climate change?

On this episode of the McGill Delve podcast, two experts in management and sustainability discuss the end of oil. Professor Ryan Kellogg, of the University of Chicago, thinks oil divestment could happen in the next 75 years. Professor Javad Nasiry, director of the Sustainable Growth Initiative at McGill University, asks him why.

Our conversation begins with a question from today’s host, Professor Nasiry: As oil demand decreases, will oil companies slowly stop producing, or will they speed up production to maximize short-term profits? They discuss both possible outcomes and the changing economic and political landscapes that will shape them.

A special thank you to Professor Nasiry for guest-hosting this episode! And to Professor Ryan Kellogg for joining us from the University of Chicago.

Read Professor Kellogg’s 2024 working paper, “The End of Oil:” https://www.nber.org/papers/w33207

This episode of the McGill Delve podcast was produced in collaboration with the Sustainable Growth Initiative at McGill University.

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With businesses everywhere looking to AI to enhance their work, it’s no surprise that the public sector is considering it, too. But is this a good idea? For Professor Renee Sieber, it’s complicated. AI has a lot of potential for public good by improving public transport systems or balancing electrical grids. But she’s concerned that, if we’re not careful, we might lose humanity in our government services.

Renee Sieber is an Associate Professor in the department of geography at McGill University. In this interview, she walks us through how government applications of AI should be treated differently from the private sector. She also shares her perspective on the opportunities and perils of using AI in the public sector, and why we should be careful with how we apply this new technology.

Eric Dicaire, Delve’s managing editor, hosts this episode.

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McGill Delve is the official thought leadership publication of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. Eric Dicaire, Managing Editor of McGill Delve, hosted this episode of the podcast. Saku Mantere is McGill Delve’s editor-in-chief, and is a professor of Strategy and Organization at McGill University. He also produced all the original music. Eric Dicaire produced and edited this episode.

#AI #Innovation #Technology #Management

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What if your entire medical history travelled with you seamlessly, with just a click of a button? That’s the idea behind MedLink, a blockchain company dreamed up by three students completing their Master’s of Management in Finance at McGill University. Philippe Benjamin-Duranceau is one of its founding members. On this episode of the McGill Delve podcast, he walks us through how blockchain could make transferring medical records as easy as sending an email – an innovation that could save time and lives.

Host Eric Dicaire sits down with Philippe Benjamin-Duranceau, a soon-to-be graduate of McGill University’s Master’s of Management in Finance, and Professor Katrin Tinn, Associate Professor of Finance at McGill University. They talk about Philippe’s new company, MedLink, and how it plans to use blockchain technology to simplify the transfer of medical records from one location to the next.

MedLink was one of the winners of last year’s Innovation for Impact competition, which invites Master’s and undergraduate students to create for-profit and non-profit entrepreneurial initiatives related to the UN’s Environmental, Social, and Governance goals. Students present their ideas to a panel of local business leaders, who decide the winners. Winners receive funding to further develop their initiative. Details are here. 

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McGill Delve is the official thought leadership publication of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. This episode of the podcast was hosted by Professor Saku Mantere, who is also Delve’s editor-in-chief. Saku Mantere produced all the original music. Eric Dicaire, managing editor at McGill Delve, produced and edited this episode.

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A new season of the Delve podcast begins! To kick things off, we’re asking: Is meaningful work a myth?

For some, their job provides nothing more than a steady paycheck. For others, it’s a deep source of meaning and satisfaction. Why is one worker disengaged when the other is not? Is it possible to pull someone out of dissatisfaction and help them find meaning again?

Mike James Ross thinks so. He’s an MBA graduate from McGill University and a PhD student at Concordia University, studying the meaning of work. He’s also a Transformational Leadership Advisor at the consulting firm Egon Zehnder.

It took him a while to discover what made his work meaningful to him. Now, as an educator, researcher, and consultant, he helps others find fulfilment in their careers.

In this conversation, he and host Professor Saku Mantere explore the meaning of work and why humans work at all. Mike also shares his personal journey from finance lawyer to academic, how he salvaged meaning from his work when he was at his unhappiest, and he offers advice on how you can chart your own path towards fulfilment.

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McGill Delve is the official thought leadership publication of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. This episode of the podcast was hosted by Professor Saku Mantere, who is also Delve’s editor-in-chief. Saku Mantere produced all the original music. Eric Dicaire, managing editor at McGill Delve, produced and edited this episode.

#Management #MeaningAtWork #FindYourself #SelfHelp #CareerAdvice #Research #HigherEd

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Need a great podcast to relax to this summer? Last February, our editor-in-chief Professor Saku Mantere sat down with Antoni Cimolino, the artistic director of the Stratford Festival for an amazing interview. Together, they unpacked lessons in leadership from the Bard himself, one of the greatest artists of all time: William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare was not only a fantastic playwright, but he was also an entrepreneur. And his life and work have much to say about leadership and the perils of greed, power, and corruption – insights that are as relevant today as they were in the 16th century.

This episode of the Delve podcast begins with an overview of Shakespeare's life as an entrepreneur. Then, guest Antoni Cimolino and host Saku Mantere delve into the bard's lessons in leadership, with examples from Shakespeare's plays. They conclude the conversation by linking Shakespeare's lessons to today's context.

Learn more about Antoni Cimolino and the Stratford Festival: https://bit.ly/3WNMNO8

McGill Delve is the official thought leadership platform of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. This episode of the McGill Delve podcast was hosted by Saku Mantere. He is a professor of strategy and organization at McGill University and McGill Delve’s editor-in-chief. He also produced all the original music. Eric Dicaire produced and edited this episode.

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In this episode of the Delve podcast, we’re examining what Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) can teach us about healthcare management.

When COVID-19 hit the world in 2020, it showed us the strain under which emergency departments, long-term care homes, and other vital services were struggling. And the challenges haven’t gone away. In Canada, one in five people doesn’t have a family doctor they see regularly. Emergency wait times can be as high as 22 hours. Less than a third of people who need a specialist see one within a month. And while these numbers cover the situation in Canada, countries around the world face similar challenges.

Sustainable improvements to large, bureaucratic health systems won’t happen overnight. But it’s not impossible. Brazil spent the past 50 years restructuring its health innovation capabilities to address the scourge of Neglected Tropical Diseases affecting its citizens. And in the DRC, going back to management basics helped maximise healthcare spending while improving patient outcomes. When it comes to improving healthcare, these countries show how, at micro and macro levels, we can make changes for the better.

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This episode of the Delve podcast was built on previous conversations with Professors Anicet Fangwa, Samer Faraj, and Paola Perez-Aleman. Listen to their full interviews here:

How simple management practices can save lives, with Anicet Fangwa - https://bit.ly/44nPev6

How social goals can drive innovation policy, with Paola Perez-Aleman - https://bit.ly/Brazil-Innovation

Healthcare innovation requires courage and slack, with Samer Faraj - https://bit.ly/3RHhtgZ

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ABOUT DELVE

Founded in 2019, Delve is the official thought leadership platform of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. Under the direction of Professor Saku Mantere, inaugural Editor-in-Chief, Delve features the latest in management thinking that stretches perspectives, sparks new ideas, and brings clarity to decision-makers at all levels and across sectors.

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This episode of the podcast was produced, hosted, and edited by Eric Dicaire. Professor Saku Mantere is McGill Delve’s editor-in-chief and produced all the original music.

#Management #Healthcare #Reform #Educational #Podcast #McGillUniversity #HigherEd #Experts #Science

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In 2025, managers face unprecedented economic uncertainty shaped by volatile global leadership, climate change, and rapid technological shifts. Traditional management tools and professional development often fall short in addressing these complex challenges. On this episode of Delve, Professor Henry Mintzberg, renowned management scholar at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management, and his PhD student Hanieh Mohammadi discuss the power of self-learning and adaptive identities in helping managers navigate this turbulent landscape.

Mintzberg and Mohammadi explore the critical role of peer learning, where managers exchange ideas and real-world experiences with trusted colleagues, mentors, and professionals across disciplines. These collaborative learning moments help managers stay informed, grounded, and agile amid uncertainty – all of which can help you make smarter decisions.

Tune in to discover how embracing your multiple identities and leveraging peer networks can transform management practice in today’s fast-changing world.

LINKS

More from Prof Mintzberg:

https://bit.ly/43TpeG9 - Striking a New Balance in Management and Society

https://bit.ly/strategy-as-care - Strategy as Care

More from Hanieh Mohammadi:

https://bit.ly/3FSt22z - Navigating Uncertainty: Three Drivers of Managerial Agility

https://bit.ly/40HaR6p - These workers beat organizational gridlock to save innovation. Here’s how.

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McGill Delve is the official thought leadership platform of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. Eric Dicaire produced, edited, and hosted this episode. Professor Saku Mantere is Delve’s editor-in-chief and produced all the original music. Learn more at delve.mcgill.ca

#Management #Strategy #Learning #Podcast #ThoughtLeadership #HigherEd #ProfessionalDevelopment

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