Ihnatowycz Leadership’s Character Development Program Receives Top Award
August 2024
The Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership received the 2024 Academy of Management's Evidence-Based Leadership Development Program Award in recognition of the Institute's holistic approach to leader character development. The award honors high-quality, evidence-based leadership development programs, and showcases innovative and effective strategies for developing future leaders. This recognition highlights Ivey's pioneering efforts in bridging theory and practice to cultivate leadership character, supported by extensive research and collaboration.
Kimberley Young Milani, Director of the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership, has been honored with Ivey Business School's Outstanding Achievement Award. This annual staff award recognizes exceptional leadership and a passion for excellence. Kim's unwavering dedication to providing exceptional service to students, colleagues, and stakeholders truly sets her apart. She consistently goes above and beyond, delivering outstanding results and embodying Ivey's core values in everything she does.
EFMD Case Writing Award
April 2024
Gerard Seijts and his co-author Thomas Watson have been awarded an EFMD Case Writing Competition Award for their case Defining Capitalism’s Character: Tom Peters Verses McKinsey. EFMD Global is a global, non-profit, membership-driven organization dedicated to management development.
The Character Compass Named a 2024 Great Business Book
February 2024
Mary Crossan, Bill Furlong, and Gerard Seijts’ newest book, The Character Compass: Transforming Leadership for the 21st Century, has been included on the list of “Great Business Books You Must Read, 2024” in CEOWorld Magazine.
Mary Crossan wins Academy of Management’s Distinguished Educator Award
August 2023
Mary Crossan has received the 2023 Academy of Management (AOM) Distinguished Educator Award, in recognition of her contributions to management education throughout her career. Mary's outstanding achievements in the areas of strategy, organizational learning, improvisation, leadership, and elevating character alongside competence have had a wide reach and impact within the Ivey community and globally.
Institute Course Recognized as an Innovation That Inspires
April 2018
Ivey was recognized for innovative strategies to teach and train future leaders by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This recognition was specifically awarded by the AACSB for Leadership Under Fire, a five-day intensive, largely outdoor program for Ivey undergraduate students. The course, made possible through the support of General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, tests students’ abilities to lead others and solve problems while facing physical, emotional and mental stress.
The AACSB is a business education alliance that connects educators, students, and business, to help develop the next generation of leaders. On April 17, in response to rapid global change, the AACSB celebrated institutions that have innovative approaches to leadership development at the third annual Innovations That Inspire challenge.
“The biggest risk to business schools is not the rapid pace of change. It is in failing to prepare the next generation of business leaders to cope with that change,” said Thomas R. Robinson, president and CEO, AACSB. “Through its best-in-class leadership development program, Ivey Business School is ensuring that the business leaders of tomorrow will be ready for whatever lies ahead.”
“In academia we talk a lot about leadership, but when it comes to leadership there is a big difference between talking and actually doing,” said Gerard Seijts, executive director of the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership.