John Molson School of Business

• Their conclusion is based on the consultation of 30,000 performance evaluation forms of employees working in a large American retail chain.
• According to Prof. Shue, performance assessment is generally very factual and based on very concrete evaluation criteria.
• “What we commonly talk about in terms of management and potential are characteristics such as assertiveness, execution skills, charisma, leadership and ambition.
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  Avec les nouvelles générations, il faut voir autrement les cheminements de carrière – surtout ceux des femmes

A better work-life balance

• In addition to perception issues, there are a number of other factors that explain the scarcity of female talent in senior management.
• These include the demands of balancing work and family, women’s choices for a better life balance, disillusionment about their chances of accessing these strategic positions, and so on.

For a new leadership type

• All these major factors are reshaping the game and calling for a new type of leadership, different from the command-and-control approach which marked the last century.
• This new type of leadership draws heavily on resilience, courage, flexibility, listening, empathy, collaboration, benevolence and recognition of the collective contribution.
• As parity in management functions is gradually taking place, these other leadership characteristics are emerging.

Career-boosting mandates

• One of the strategies that deserves attention is the acceptance of mandates that we will call career boosters, and which can be defined as follows: a short-term role that enables the acquisition of new strategic knowledge while creating significant added value for the organization.
• According to a study carried out among senior business executives, 71 per cent of respondents identified these types of mandates as having been their career boosters.

Raising awareness in organizations

• It’s possible to break through the glass ceiling, but succeeding in this major challenge requires a fresh look at leadership.
• Our organizations also need to become more aware of the hidden inequities embedded in promotion processes.

• "Concordia is a leader among universities in pursuing financing mechanisms that align with our institutional commitment to sustainability," said Graham Carr, president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University.
• "We were the first university in North America to issue a sustainable bond.
• And now I'm thrilled that we're once again the first university in Canada to conclude a Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL) arrangement with BMO.
• "As sustainable lending continues to grow around the world, BMO is proud to be the leading Canadian bank for SLL structuring.

• MONTREAL, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Franois Dauphin, President and CEO of the Institute for governance (IGOPP) is pleased to announce that Mtre Patric Besner has been appointed the Institutes Vice-president.
• We are fortunate to welcome Mtre Patric Besner to the IGOPP management team.
• In 1993, he founded the boutique firm Besner, Business Lawyers, which specialized in business law (transactional and corporate governance).
• Mtre Besner has been responsible for the legislation of the CBA-QC's business section since 2008.

• MONTREAL, March 30, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Transat A.T. Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Chrystal Healy as Vice-President, Corporate Responsibility, a newly created position in the Corporation.
• "We are extremely pleased to welcome Chrystal to the Transat team," said Christophe Hennebelle, Chief People, Sustainability and Communications Officer.
• Ms. Healy has 15 years of professional experience in corporate responsibility in various industries.
• Founded in Montreal 35 years ago, Transat has achieved worldwide recognition as a provider of holiday travel particularly as an airline under the Air Transat brand.