Welcome to Delve, the podcast from McGill University where we want to change how you think about management.

This week, we’re delighted to welcome a very special guest: Maestro Rafael Payare, musical director of one of the most celebrated classical music organizations in Canada: the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM).

What does it take to lead an orchestra? How does a conductor manage 100 musicians during a performance, without ever saying a word? How would the world change if everyone lived a little bit more… musically?

Professor Saku Mantere, Delve’s editor-in-chief, joins Maestro Payare at the Maison Symphonique in Montreal.

This podcast is also available on video! Watch it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/PeBuLusGWRc

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Host: Professor Saku Mantere, Editor-in-Chief, Delve

Producer and editor: Eric Dicaire, Managing Editor, Delve

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A new season begins at Delve!

This year, we’re excited to continue bringing you cutting-edge thought leadership from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. To celebrate the start of the 2026-2027 academic year, Professor Saku Mantere (Delve’s editor-in-chief) and Eric Dicaire (Delve’s managing editor) sit down to share what you can expect from us in the coming months.

This conversation is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RK8XHD2uEE

Have questions or opinions about a previous Delve episode? Want to suggest something we should cover? Let us know! We’ll get you the answer and share it on a future episode of the podcast. Email us at delve@mcgill.ca

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This episode of the Delve podcast was engineered by Edie Pearman, Content Assistant at Delve. Eric Dicaire, Delve’s managing editor, produced and edited the episode. Professor Saku Mantere is Delve’s editor-in-chief and produced all of the original music.

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What did you think of this conversation? Let us know! Send us an email at delve@mcgill.ca with your feedback. We read everything you send and will consider it for future content.

This summer at Delve, we’re going to the movies! Management experts from McGill University analyze popular films and share the lessons that lie within them. On the marquee today: American Factory (2019).

This documentary follows the workers of a midwestern glass manufacturing facility under new Chinese ownership. The film contains themes of intercultural exchange, labour rights, and how operational decisions don’t always translate neatly into real life.

Joining us to discuss the film is Professor Rob Glew, an expert in Operations Management at Villanova University. He offers his perspective on the complex interpersonal, cultural, and operational dynamics on display in American Factory.

Eric Dicaire, Delve’s managing editor, hosts this episode.

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Management in the movies: lessons from The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Management in the movies: lessons from The Big Short (2015)

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Delve is the official thought leadership platform of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. Eric Dicaire is Delve’s managing editor and hosted this episode. Professor Saku Mantere is Delve’s editor-in-chief and produced all of our original music.

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