Posts by Eric Cornuel
Joint Statement on Ukraine from AACSB, AMBA & BGA and EFMD
AACSB, AMBA & BGA, and EFMD stand together in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. As global leaders in business education, our organisations support and serve educators and leaders in over 150 countries and territories through our commitment to the values of peace, safety, freedom, diversity, and social responsibility. We are deeply concerned by the…
Read MoreEFMD statement on Ukraine
We are deeply dismayed and concerned by the invasion of Ukraine, which has inflicted great pain and suffering upon innocent individuals, families, and communities. It stands in sharp contrast with the values of peace, diversity, and freedom that EFMD Global stands for as a community. We wish to express our solidarity with the people of…
Read MoreSincere Thoughts & Condolences from EFMD – Dianne Bevelander
On behalf of the Board of EFMD, EFMD members and staff, we were deeply saddened to hear of Dianne’s death. Prof. Dianne Bevelander dedicated her career to advancing the position of women in society and business, setting up the Erasmus Centre for Women and Organisations. A Professor of Management Education at Rotterdam School of Management,…
Read MoreSincere Thoughts & Condolences from EFMD – Roland van Dierdonck
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dear colleague and friend, prof. Roland van Dierdonck, who was part of the EFMD Quality Services team between 2007 and 2014. Prof. Roland van Dierdonck, the former dean of Vlerick Business School, dedicated his career to promoting quality and excellence in management education globally. Roland actively…
Read MoreFinding balance: 2021 EFMD Conference for Deans & Directors General
Prof. Eric Cornuel, President of EFMD Global, welcomed the attendees of the EFMD’s first online Deans Conference and developed on the theme of finding balance – in business, society and individual lives. The theme of the 2021 EFMD Conference for Deans & Directors General, hosted in partnership with the IE Business School, was finding balance…
Read MoreWe’re stronger together
Dear EFMD Members, dear Friends, Clearly, it has been a challenging year for all of us, strategically and operationally, physically and emotionally. Never before have we had to consider the well-being of our employees, communities and partners so deeply. Never before have we had to measure every word in our communication and felt its immediate…
Read MoreIs leadership rising to the occasion?
Prof. Eric Cornuel, President of EFMD Global reflects on the leadership challenges in the increasingly complex global environment. This text was adapted from Eric’s opening salvos at the 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum on 29 October 2020. Looking to the past, from ancient Egypt to China, or from Aristotle to Saint Thomas Aquinas, it is clear…
Read MoreSincere thoughts and condolences from EFMD – Ali Dastmalchian
On behalf of the Board of EFMD, the members and staff we were deeply saddened to hear of Ali’s death. Prof. Ali Dastmalchian, the dean of Beedie School of Business at the Simon Fraser University in Canada, and past chair of the Canadian Federation of Business School Deans dedicated his career to promoting excellence in…
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