In January 2025, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co. Ltd. launched a breakthrough large language model (LLM) on the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) landscape. DeepSeek was a disruptive application: it had modest hardware requirements and low training costs and was released as a modified open-source app, allowing users access to the weights and codes DeepSeek used in its learning process. Users could run .....more

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This case highlights the journey of Adam Goodes, a former Australian Football League (AFL) professional player and advocate for Indigenous rights and anti-racist causes. Through each seminal moment and experience highlighted in the case, students will be invited to reflect on examples of responsible leadership, including the associated impacts realized through the various life phases illustrated. The case does not seek to heroize or villainize any .....more

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Striving to be agents of change and make a positive impact on people and the planet, leaders at various levels and in different stages of their careers can find themselves overwhelmed by resistance and even pushback. As some say, “Trying to do the right thing is like pushing a boulder uphill with one arm tied behind my back!” Making a change to the status quo requires challenging norms and conventions around who and what to privilege in decision-making. .....more

Linda Hasenfratz, chief executive officer of Linamar Corporation, had a decision to make after the COVID-19 pandemic with regard to a return-to-work requirement that would impact the team at the head office in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Hasenfratz had to take many factors into consideration as she prepared to announce the five-day-a-week return-to-work mandate, one that she was aware could prove to be unpopular and could potentially result in strategic .....more

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The case highlights the courage, tenacity, and drive of a young woman pursuing her law degree part-time while working full-time in a financial role in Maryland. She applied to a posting for a government relations role in her parent company’s head office in Washington, D.C. The job involved advocacy work with members of the US Congress, which aligned with her interests even though it was intended for candidates several levels above her current role. .....more

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