Rotman Management

Published in January, May and September by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, Rotman Management explores themes of interest to leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs. Each issue features thought-provoking insights and problem-solving tools from leading global researchers and management practitioners. The magazine reflects Rotman’s role as a catalyst for transformative thinking that creates value for business and society.

Rotman Management • Fall 2021

Now What?

360º Governance: Leadership Guidelines for a World in Crisis • Today’s world is making demands on corporations that current governance standards are not equipped to address. The time has come for new guidelines.

Corporate Purpose: A Mission-Critical Trait

Thought Leader Interview: Dambisa Moyo • A board member for 3M and Chevron shares insights about the state of globalization and economic growth — and explains why China is the antidote to deglobalization.

Strategic Foresight: How to Think Like a Futurist • Navigating the chaos that characterizes periods of rapid change demands tools that prepare your organization for an uncertain future.

The 11 Macro Forces Shaping Our Future

POWER FOR ALL: Why It’s Everyone’s Business • Rotman Professor Tiziana Casciaro shares insights from her new book, Power, For All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business.

The Rise of the Conscious Business • In the post COVID-19 world, purpose-driven and empathy-centred enterprises are destined to be industry leaders.

Leadership Forum: How to Build Back Better • While many people are eager to ‘return to normal’, it has become clear that our pre-pandemic state of normalcy was not great for many people. Going forward — as these Rotman School alumni and faculty indicate — we need to find ways to build back better.

SABR’s Anti-Black Racism Equity Development Goals

Post-Pandemic Career Paths and Reskilling • Top talent will be most attracted to companies that help employees continually remake themselves for the jobs of the future.

RI$K: A BEHAVIOURAL PERSPECTIVE • Research from the ongoing collaboration between TD Wealth and Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR) shows the importance of understanding the risk tolerance of investors.

The Big Five Personality Traits

Creativity in the Age of Virtual Collaboration • The shift to remote work might actually help groups generate better ideas—and more of them.

Six Design Elements of the Emerging Future

CRYPTOCURRENCY 101: NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL GOLDRUSH • Rotman Finance Professor Andreas Park discusses the pros and cons of Bitcoin and other ‘cryptos’ and explains where opportunities lie within the realm of digital currency.

Deconstructing the Digital Goldrush

Innovation 2.0: EXPERIMENTING TO IMPROVE, NOT TO PROVE • The purpose of experimentation should always be twofold: To test an assumption and to learn from the testing in order to improve on the idea.

Humanizing Financial Services: The Role of Behavioural Insights • Behavioural insights support the achievement of both organizational goals and customer goals. Yet not enough businesses are embracing them.

Ten Classic Nudges

PREPARING FOR COVID-29 • With COVID-19, multiple failures in obtaining and applying the right information to key decisions led to economic and social calamity. For potential COVID-29s, we need to do better.

Q & A • A former high-powered lawyer who switched her focus to stress management describes the warning signs for burnout.

Q & A • An innovation expert who has advised American Express, The World Bank and Unilever describes how to tackle the...