Carol Stephenson, O.C.

Biography:

Former Dean, Ivey Business School from 2003-2013. Ms. Stephenson spent many years in the Canadian telecom industry before joining Ivey. As a widely respected CEO, she brought more than 30 years of progressive experience in marketing, operations, strategic planning, technology development, and financial management to Canada’s premier business school.

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International Business

A Step Back. A Step Forward: Finding a New Perspective in a Season of Change

by Issue: January / February 2012

Change is like looking at one of those paintings made up of individual images; if you look at it close up, all you can……

Leadership

How Leadership Has Changed

by Issue: July / August 2011

With globalization, technological innovation and the growing number of linkages among people, activities and events,…

Leadership

My path to leadership

by Issue: May / June 2011

After decades as a CEO and years as the Dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business, business students and other aspiring……

Strategy

The true meaning of Innovation

by Issue: March / April 2011

Bring up the topic of innovation and often the conversation will soon revolve around a cool, new gadget or an exciting……

Leadership

LEADERS OF GOOD CHARACTER

by Issue: January / February 2011

"Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead,……

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The Role of Leadership in Managing Risk

by Issue: November / December 2010

“… You can’t control people through policies, procedures and policing.  You can only do it through a strong risk……

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LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE

by Issue: September / October 2010

“If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.” ~Chinese Proverb Much has been said and……

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PRINCIPLES TO ADVANCE A NEW LEADERSHIP ETHOS

by Issue: July / August 2010

Carol Stephenson is Dean, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario. In the aftermath of the dot……

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COMPLEXITY AND CROSS-ENTERPRISE LEADERSHIP

by Issue: May / June 2010

Our goal was simple: Make Canadians proud. And in the end, the Vancouver Olympics accomplished just that – with our…

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MITIGATING THE RISK: PRACTICAL STEPS FOR EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS ABROAD

by Issue: March / April 2010

Over the past decade, rapid competitive growth has dramatically transformed the global business environment. This transformation……

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