{"id":11579,"date":"2018-04-13T11:20:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T15:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embamcgillhec.ca\/en\/?p=11579"},"modified":"2022-12-07T14:59:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T19:59:13","slug":"leadership-and-learning-with-pierre-marcouiller-patron-of-the-emba-mcgill-hec-montreal-class-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embamcgillhec.ca\/en\/2018\/04\/13\/leadership-and-learning-with-pierre-marcouiller-patron-of-the-emba-mcgill-hec-montreal-class-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership and Learning with Pierre Marcouiller, Patron of the EMBA McGill-HEC Montreal class of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Pierre Marcouiller, Patron of the EMBA McGill-HEC Montreal class of 2019, invited \u2018his\u2019 class, the current EMBA cohort, to breakfast, for a lively discussion of leadership and learning.<\/h3>\n<p>Marcouiller is Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Camso Inc. since April 2017, after having been Chairman of its Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since 2000.<\/p>\n<p>To get the conversation started, he asked the class about the key things they\u2019ve learned in the program so far. The responses were telling. Participants all talked about personal change and perspective change, rather than specific tools that they\u2019ve integrated into their work.\u00a0 They talked about the importance\u00a0of taking time to reflect, of stopping to think before acting. \u00a0They also talked about how time management has improved, and how hard it is to learn the lesson that \u201cgood is enough\u201d.\u00a0 They feel enriched by now having the language to express their ideas and convey their messages more clearly. They feel more confident, in general, but also in speaking in front of groups.\u00a0 They understand the value of diversity, because from the moment they set foot in class, they\u2019ve been learning new perspectives from the different industries and areas of expertise represented in the class.\u00a0 They\u2019ve learned to navigate and embrace the grey zones, accepting that there\u2019s value in the grey zone, and not all is black and white.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Marcouiller summarized all of these insights with a captivating picture: \u201cTaking the time to go up to the balcony\u201d.\u00a0 By this he meant, when you\u2019re in the heat of the action, you can only see your immediate surroundings \u2013 by going up to the balcony, you get a broader view and can see if you\u2019re really going to have the impact you want.\u00a0 It provides you with the pause, the reflection and the perspective that will enrich your decisions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In fact, the breakfast, and the rich discussion it provided, was an excellent way for the participants to \u201cgo up to the balcony\u201d to take a look at their progress in the EMBA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embamcgillhec.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/marcouiller-pierre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pierre Marcouiller, Patron of the EMBA McGill-HEC Montreal class of 2019, invited \u2018his\u2019 class, the current EMBA cohort, to breakfast, for a lively discussion of leadership and learning. 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