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Kesi Olafimihan’s (EMBA ‘13) Journey to Becoming a Strategic Leader

Kesi Olafimihan (EMBA ’13), a VP at Scotiabank and Young Achiever’s Award recipient from Telfer, shares his story of becoming a strategic leader.

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Tyson Rigg (BCom ‘16) is Making Strides in the High Finance Industry in Canada

Tyson Rigg (BCom '16), 2022 Young Achiever’s Award recipient from Telfer, shares his success story of earning a senior role in high finance at BMO Private Wealth.

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Susan St. Amand joins the Family Enterprise Legacy Institute as Inaugural Executive in Residence

The Telfer School of Management’s Family Enterprise Legacy Institute (FELI) appoints Susan St. Amand as the inaugural Gordon Family Executive in Residence in Family Enterprise.

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Swee and Lilian Goh’s Support Through Philanthropy and Lessons in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources

Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Professor, Swee Goh, and his late wife, Lilian Goh, earn the Dean's Philos Award for their philanthropic contributions.

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Kim Angèle Vallières’ (BCom ’17) Student Experience Motivates Her in Giving Back

Kim Angèle Vallières (BCom ’17), Young Donor of the Year Award recipient, shares how her Telfer student experience inspired her to give back to students.

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Why Raymond Heung (BCom ‘69) Chose to Study Business in Canada

Raymond Heung (BCom '69), an R. Trudeau Medal recipient at Telfer, immigrated from Hong Kong to study business in Canada before pursuing his career.

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Dan Casey (MBA ‘83) Reflects on Three Decades in International Management

Dan Casey, EVP of Future Electronics and a leader in international management, earns a prestigious Trudeau Medal from the Telfer School.

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Anie Rouleau (BCom ‘92): A Leader in Sustainable Entrepreneurship with The Unscented Company

Anie Rouleau, the Founder and CEO of The Unscented Company, a champion in sustainable entrepreneurship, earns a prestigious Trudeau Medal from Telfer.

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Our 2025 Strategic Plan for a Better Canada

Dean Stéphane Brutus has shares our 2025 Strategic Plan that outlines what we will do to better our School and to build a Better Canada.

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Telfer Hosts Wes Hall's book launch: No Bootstraps When You're Barefoot

The Telfer School of Management welcomes Wes Hall on October 19, 2022, for the launch of his first book: No Bootstraps When You’re Barefoot.

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Dr. Paula Horsley and the BE-FIT program team win the first ever Telfer Award of Excellence: Leadership in Healthcare Improvement

The BE-FIT project wins the first Telfer Award of Excellence: Leadership in Healthcare Improvement for its research on increasing mobility in surgical patients.

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The Manipulation of Uber’s Public Image Profoundly Impacted the Lives of Taxi Drivers

Uber deliberately positioned itself as a tech company to avoid the regulations of the taxi industry, which affected the lives of taxi drivers.

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CMC-Canada and Telfer Renew Academic Partnership for Students

The Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) is pleased to welcome back the University of Ottawa as a partner in education.

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uOttawa Receives Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) for Building Accessibility

In Canada, around one in five Canadians aged over 15 years old has one or more disabilities. As we grow older, the chance of disability increases with age. As mobility is one of the most...

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Professor Walid Ben Amar, Telfer's new PhD Director

A New Program Director for the PhD in Management

Every few years, a new program director is appointed to each of Telfer’s graduate and executive-level programs. Following the favourable recommendation of the selection committee, Dean Stéphane...

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Meet Charlotte Karam, the New Director of Telfer’s Executive MBA program

Under the leadership of Charlotte Karam, Telfer Executive MBA’s new director, the program is gearing up for a fresh cohort of participants and a new global outlook.

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Telfer’s Master of Science Programs Transition to a New Director

Every few years, new program directors are appointed to each graduate and executive-level program at Telfer. The selection committee recommended a program director to take on the Master of...

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The Evolution of the PhD in Management Program at the Telfer School

On January 18th 2021, Telfer Nation celebrated an important milestone in the young history of its Doctorate in Management program when Vusal Babashov successfully defended his thesis and became...

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When Major Projects Fail, What Role Does Governance Play?

Major projects are intended to create transformational outcomes. However, despite the extensive time, money and effort invested in them, they sometimes fail. To find out why, Moses...

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The Entrepreneurs’ Club Hosts their 31st Annual Toast to Success Dinner with Keynote Speaker Guest, Wes Hall

Last month, Telfer’s Entrepreneur Club (TECDE) hosted the 31st annual Toast to Success dinner. This year’s theme focused on celebrating diversity in business, particularly marginalized...

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To Empower Members of the Next Generation, We Need to Answer Their Questions

Answers are important, but asking good questions can be even more so. In our increasingly divisive world, the right questions can truly demonstrate our willingness to understand the needs of...

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A Path Worth Following

The journey to success of Telfer School graduate Brennan Loh inspires how he supports and empowers the next generation of entrepreneurs. No two paths to success are entirely the same....

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An Ottawa Startup's Journey from the uOttawa Entrepreneurship Hub to a ‘Million’ Dollar Deal

The balance between launching an Ottawa startup and being a student can be both a time-consuming and rewarding feat. University of Ottawa alumnus, Karim Alibhai, and Telfer alumna, Alina...

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Entrepreneurship Isn’t Just for Business Students Anymore - All Students Can Benefit

Entrepreneurs and their start-ups, and the subsequent growth of their firms, can have a vital impact on the health of an economy. What’s more, young adults in Canada have demonstrated a growing...

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Giving Tuesday – Enrich The Student Experience at Telfer!

This Giving Tuesday, on November 30th, support the student experience at Telfer and double your impact. As you know, a student’s experience is rooted in the memories they make and the crucial...

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Family-Owned Businesses are Key to Global Economic Recovery

The global economic recovery will rely disproportionately on the success family-owned enterprises achieve in managing next generation transitions. These organizations include 60% of the global...

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The Telfer School of Management Announces a Strategic Leadership Cabinet with Prominent Business Leaders

At the Telfer School of Management, we have formally named seven prominent Canadian business leaders to the School’s Strategic Leadership Cabinet to work with Dean Stéphane Brutus in order to...

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Congratulations to the Winners of the Summer 2021 Intopia Strategy Simulation

Telfer BCom students know a big project is coming when they enroll for their fourth-year capstone course, Strategic Management (ADM 4311). The course includes an online strategy simulation that...

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Telfer MBA Students Helping the Ottawa Local SME Community with a one-of-a-kind Consult-a-thon

The MBA Student Association (MBASA) at Telfer School of Management came up with an event that is the first of its kind – a small and medium-sized (SME) Consult-a-thon focusing on providing...

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The 2021 Annual “Telfie” Awards with Dean Brutus

On June 23rd, the Telfer School of Management held its Annual Excellence Recognition Assembly. Hosted for the first time by On June 23rd, the Telfer School of Management held its Annual...

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Rethinking the System: The Lifelong Journey of Audrey-Claire Lawrence

At the age of 19, Audrey-Claire Lawrence (EMBA, 1997) started her teaching career in Rouyn-Noranda over 850 km away from Québec City where she has been living. Little did she know, this was...

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Entrepreneurship Policies through a Gender Lens

We are delighted to announce the release of the report, Entrepreneurship Policies through a Gender Lens by the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD). This timely report...

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Telfer is Officially a Principles for Responsible Management Education Signatory

The Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) is a UN-supported initiative whose mission it is to transform management education, research and thought education leadership globally...

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Clearwater Seafood Inc. Receives Valuation at the Winter 2021 Finance Capstone

Telfer’s fourth-year Finance students complete their capstone course, Equity Valuation (ADM 4350), at the culmination of their studies. It is an opportunity for students to take all that they...

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Transforming Leaders for a Better Canada

The Telfer School of Management has just unveiled its Vision for a Better Canada. Director of Executive Programs, Glen Orsak, answers questions on how...

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Another Great Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition This Semester

On April 6th, the Telfer School of Management hosted its annual Michel Cloutier Competition, a live case competition where fourth-year marketing students are required to present a marketing...

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Join us in building a Better Canada and a bolder Telfer

A special message from Stéphane Brutus, Dean of the Telfer School of Management Every day at Telfer, we try to move our vision of a Better Canada forward. But some days we don’t just...

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