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Demystify and take control of your personal finances

Personal finances may seem complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Benjamin Croitoru is an Associate Professor of Finance and the Academic Director of McGill Personal Finance Essentials, a free personal finance course offered by McGill University. In this episode of the McGill Delve podcast, he walks us through how to control our finances, avoid common investing mistakes, and feel more comfortable speaking to financial advisors.

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Manage uncertainty with a little help from your friends

In a time of global uncertainty, traditional management approaches may no longer suffice. Professor Henry Mintzberg and PhD student Hanieh Mohammadi stress the importance of self-reflection and peer learning for managers facing new, complex challenges. They encourage managers to learn from real experiences—both their own and those of trusted colleagues—rather than relying solely on reports or theories. By exchanging ideas across professional networks, managers can gain practical insights and stay adaptable in a fast-changing world. Hear more on the Delve podcast from McGill University.

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Introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts in the C-suite

Who makes a better leader, introverts or extroverts? The answer is neither and both. The key to successful leadership lies in ambiversion, in knowing when to listen like an introvert and when to network like an extrovert. In this Delve podcast episode, Professor Karl Moore and Gabriele Hartshorne-Mehl explain the importance of senior leadership adapting their communication style based on the needs of their employees and environment, and the importance of remaining authentic to oneself in the workplace.

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Where to start with AI for your business

For some businesses, it's not always apparent how AI can benefit them. But Professor Shoeb Hosain, director of the DataSphere Lab at the Desautels Faculty of Management, thinks you should look into it sooner rather than later. In this episode of the McGill Delve podcast, he shares how businesses typically approach the question of AI, what kinds of problems AI can solve, and why you can't afford not to work AI into your organization.

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Inside a startup that’s using AI to revolutionise medical imaging

This week on the McGill Delve podcast, meet the founders of Carez AI, a startup using generative AI to accelerate life sciences research by creating synthetic images. Rayan Sadri is the CEO and co-founder of Carez AI and a recent McGill University graduate. Ali Rouzbayani is the company’s Chief Technology Officer and the principal architect behind their AI model. They share how their AI model works, what it’s like to run a young company in such a nascent industry, and why their company could be instrumental to the future of life sciences research

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Managing with anarchism

As many as one in ten people experience some kind of homelessness in their lives –whether that means living on a friend’s couch, in a car, or on the street. And with home prices soaring across the country and in many parts of the world, perhaps it’s time to re-imagine how we do housing. In today’s episode of the McGill Delve podcast, Professor Jayne Malenfant and PhD candidate Hannah Brais sit down with host Saku Mantere to explore an unconventional approach to the housing crisis: anarchism. No, they don’t want to burn the system down. But they do challenge us to question capitalism and its impacts on housing and society.

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Healthcare innovation requires courage and slack

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. An ageing population threatens to strain an already burdened healthcare system. And while these numbers cover the situation in Canada, countries around the world face similar challenges. How did we get here? And what can be done about it? Samer Faraj, a professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management and an expert on healthcare reform. He gives his thoughts on the latest episode of the McGill Delve podcast.

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Creativity is a joyous rage

Once upon a time, creativity was your superpower. But now, after years of navigating deadlines, expectations, and maybe even a few hard-won successes, you find yourself wondering: Where did that creative spark go? In this episode of the McGill Delve podcast, author, playwright, and actor Ann-Marie MacDonald shares her approach to staying creative. As it turns out, curiosity is the secret elixir.

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How managers can restore faith in humanity

Sometimes it’s difficult to do the right thing. But what if managers made it easier? Rob Glew is an assistant professor of Operations Management at McGill University. In this podcast interview, pulling on his own research and other cornerstone studies, he shares how small management choices can impact people’s motivations to do good.

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The six pillars of creativity

This time on the McGill Delve podcast, our editor-in-chief is in the hot seat. Saku Mantere is a professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Desautels Faculty of Management. Over the course of his career, he’s identified six ways to understand creativity. These frameworks can help you unlock the creativity that’s within you and your organization.

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