Rotman Management

LEADERSHIP TODAY is permeated by paradoxes: leaders must hold and share power; generate short term and long-term results; provide stability and display adaptability; optimize data and use hard-earned intuition — to name a few. The zoom buttons on our

IN THE MIDST OF THE WORST INFLATION seen in 40 years, not all prices are rising. In the 1970s, the cost of taking a kilogram of water to space was $20,000 in today’s dollars. Now, it is more like $2,000 — a tenfold reduction, and as SpaceX’s Starship

You have spent three-plus decades on Wall Street. Describe how leadership has changed in that timeframe. As an investment banker, I’ve had a front-row seat to observe the changes. I’ve executed hundreds of deals and had the opportunity to work closel

IMAGINE YOU ARE IN A ROOM with the leaders of the G20: the president of the United States, the prime ministers of Canada and India, the chancellor of Germany, the president of China, the king of Saudi Arabia and the leaders of the other 14 largest ec

BY NOW, MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE that women earn less money relative to men for the same work. What some may not know is that this gender pay gap is a pervasive pattern worldwide. One recent estimate suggests that comparing differences in average annual

TUCKED BETWEEN the Old Town Bar and ABC Kitchen in New York’s Flatiron District is a nondescript white door marked with the number 37. When you ring the bell, the door buzzes open, and a waiting elevator takes you up to the fourth floor. You’re now i

BY NOW, MOST READERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH BLOCKCHAINS — the shared ledgers that facilitate the recording of transactions and tracking of assets. Although most of these assets to date are directly related to blockchain-native applications and use cases,

VIRTUALLY EVERY COMPANY out there is trying to capitalize on the promise of data and analytics — or should be. While leading firms like Amazon and Alibaba seem to have cracked the code, most are still finding their way and many remain unsure where to

IN RECENT YEARS, a growing number of business leaders have taken a public stance on important political and social issues ranging from inequality to climate change, gun control and immigration. And this is becoming less and less of a choice for them:

INCREASED STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS, a rapidly changing workforce and digital dominance are just a few of the elements making leadership as challenging today as it has ever been. Through a decade of study, observation and practice — plus hands-on enga

TRADITIONAL PRINCIPLES of business strategy are derived from military warfare — the art of winning battles and conquering enemy territory. These principles have served many firms well. Corporations that mastered them developed a sustained competitive

DESPITE A NOTABLE UPTICK IN SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE behaviour by corporations in recent years, irresponsible employment practices remain all too common. The challenge is especially difficult for firms that source products from overseas. Many large corpo

INTEREST IN THE METAVERSE has exploded. Global Google searches for ‘metaverse’ skyrocketed 7,200 per cent last year, and metaverse online gaming platform Roblox reportedly hit over 55 million daily active users in February 2022. Meta committed more t

THE TRANSFORMATION OCCURRING TODAY in the world of business is nothing short of a fourth industrial revolution. I refer to it as a ‘digital tsunami,’ and it is increasing in intensity by the minute. The question is, how many of today’s businesses wil

TODAY’S COMPANIES ARE INCREASINGLY expected to explain their purpose beyond economic prosperity. Yet for many business leaders, this remains unfamiliar territory. Many wonder, ‘Is it worth our time and effort to wrangle with issues that complicate th