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Case Details - EVTOL & The Future of Flight
Background How can countries with vastly different infrastructures, climates, regulatory framewo...
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BCR Course Outline
Vanier College Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences Business Communication and Resea...
Challenge 1 - Notes
Structure of your presentation. Situation 1 : Slide 1 - Explain the situation, what is happ...
Episode 32: Having Uncomfortable Conversations
April 23, 2025 In business education, there is often a reluctance to engage in what a recent pos...
Episode 19-21: Reflections on Developing Leadership Skills in Aspiring Young Professionals
November 7, 2024 Last week, I attended a gathering where a friend asked me about the biggest rew...
Episode 24: Reflection - A MAD SKILL Leadership Skill
January 3, 2025 In the last days before my emeritus designation takes effect, I continue to rece...
Episode 25/26: A Weekend at JDC West 2025
January 15, 2025 This past weekend, I had the opportunity to observe several academic stream pre...
Episode 27: Some Thoughts on Reading and Resolving the Case
February 12, 2025 Over the past few weekends, I have had the opportunity to judge and mentor at ...
Episode 28: The Importance of Being an Authentic Storyteller in Your Communication
February 26, 2025 Over the past week, I have been reading Dr Michael Gerharz's posts about the i...
Episode 29: Making Sure Q&A Is Consistent with Your Authentic Story
March 12, 2025 In my upcoming workshop for The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, I will discuss ...
Episode 30: Design Mindsets for Design Thinking
March 26, 2025 One of the key skills that helps teams develop their ideas is design thinking, wh...
Episode 33: Case-Solving Success Factors
May 7, 2025 Over my two decades of coaching case-solving teams, I have coached 301 teams at var...
Episode 34: Case-Solving Team Building for Success
The two questions I frequently receive from coaches at both other schools and my own are: How ...
Episode 35: Language - The Key to Communicating Your Solution
The language used to communicate your message is very important. Over my two decades of coaching,...
Episode 36: Observations as a Mentor and Judge
A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Ph.D. students in the GradProSkills (Conco...
Episode 37: Creating a Mic Drop Moment
In a recent post, Oliver Aust discussed unforgettable endings for speeches. This is a topic I hav...
Episode 38: Structure Leads to Better Stories
In October 2024, I had the pleasure of judging the Collegiate Ethics Case Competition at the Univ...
Episode 39: The Team Debrief: A Coach's View
A few weeks ago, Ben Cohen shared an interesting post on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/posts...
Episode 41: Rephrasing Three Days Back in the Classroom
Last week, I resumed teaching the case course at the Haskayne School of Business. This time, it w...