Saisir sa chance
David M. Culver, Alan Freeman
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Publisher:
Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa
Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa
DRM:
Open - No Protection
Open - No Protection
Publication Year:
2018
2018
ISBN-13:
9782760324855
Description:
David Culver, figure clé tant du milieu des affaires que du milieu culturel canadien, raconte son enfance à Montréal, ses études aux universités McGill et Harvard et son service militaire pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Il décrit surtout sa spectaculaire ascension au sein d’Alcan, jusqu’à accéder au poste de président-directeur général, devenant du coup le chef d’une des plus grandes sociétés multinationales du Canada, dont le siège social était à Montréal.
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<div>Ces mémoires lèvent le voile sur la gestion d’une multinationale bien enracinée en sol québécois. Il propose des conseils pragmatiques sur la manière de cultiver le talent, développer la technologie et surmonter les défis au sein d’une entreprise qui opère aux quatre coins de la planète.
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<div>Au fil de délicieuses anecdotes et d’inoubliables rencontres avec des grands du XX<sup>e</sup> siècle – dont Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger et Jawaharlal Nehru – David Culver se révèle un imposant leader aux intérêts et aux talents multiples. </div>
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<div>Dans ses mémoires, David Culver médite sur sa passion pour l’architecture – et ses initiatives de protection du patrimoine montréalais par l’entremise de la Maison Alcan – et l’importance de la musique et du sport dans sa vie. <i>Saisir sa chance </i>témoigne de l’optimisme de Culver, qui a de tout temps cru que les choses les plus extraordinaires peuvent arriver lorsqu’on s’y attend le
moins. </div>David Culver, a leader in the worlds of business and Canadian culture, tells us about his youth in Montreal, his studies at McGill and Harvard universities and his military service during World War II. He describes his spectacular rise at Alcan to become chief executive officer of one of the largest multinationals in Canada. <div><br>
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<div>The memoir provides an inside look into the management of a global company with roots deeply planted in Quebec and offers pragmatic advice on how to grow talent, foster technology, and handle adversity in a far-flung organization. Anecdotes of meeting the likes of Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, and Jawaharlal Nehru, reveal the experiences of a strong
corporate leader who continued to live a Montreal life, while never losing his interest in discovering the world.
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<div>A man of many interests and talents, Culver reflects on his long love affair with architecture – and his efforts to restore and preserve Montreal’s heritage by creating Maison Alcan – and how music and sport helped shape his life. Expect Miracles is evidence of Culver’s positive outlook and belief that the most extraordinary things can happen when you least expect them.</div>
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</div>
<div>Ces mémoires lèvent le voile sur la gestion d’une multinationale bien enracinée en sol québécois. Il propose des conseils pragmatiques sur la manière de cultiver le talent, développer la technologie et surmonter les défis au sein d’une entreprise qui opère aux quatre coins de la planète.
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<div><br>
</div>
<div>Au fil de délicieuses anecdotes et d’inoubliables rencontres avec des grands du XX<sup>e</sup> siècle – dont Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger et Jawaharlal Nehru – David Culver se révèle un imposant leader aux intérêts et aux talents multiples. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Dans ses mémoires, David Culver médite sur sa passion pour l’architecture – et ses initiatives de protection du patrimoine montréalais par l’entremise de la Maison Alcan – et l’importance de la musique et du sport dans sa vie. <i>Saisir sa chance </i>témoigne de l’optimisme de Culver, qui a de tout temps cru que les choses les plus extraordinaires peuvent arriver lorsqu’on s’y attend le
moins. </div>David Culver, a leader in the worlds of business and Canadian culture, tells us about his youth in Montreal, his studies at McGill and Harvard universities and his military service during World War II. He describes his spectacular rise at Alcan to become chief executive officer of one of the largest multinationals in Canada. <div><br>
</div>
<div>The memoir provides an inside look into the management of a global company with roots deeply planted in Quebec and offers pragmatic advice on how to grow talent, foster technology, and handle adversity in a far-flung organization. Anecdotes of meeting the likes of Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, and Jawaharlal Nehru, reveal the experiences of a strong
corporate leader who continued to live a Montreal life, while never losing his interest in discovering the world.
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>A man of many interests and talents, Culver reflects on his long love affair with architecture – and his efforts to restore and preserve Montreal’s heritage by creating Maison Alcan – and how music and sport helped shape his life. Expect Miracles is evidence of Culver’s positive outlook and belief that the most extraordinary things can happen when you least expect them.</div>