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Pierre Lainey

Pierre Lainey

Senior Faculty Lecturer, HEC Montréal

DBA, MBA, MPsy, C.Adm., CMC, CHRP

After a career of more than 30 years as a manager and organizational development consultant, Pierre Lainey joined HEC Montréal’s Department of Management as a full-time lecturer in 2003. He teaches a variety of courses on topics such as political skills in the workplace, change management, organizational leadership and decision-making, and oversees the organizational leadership and people management programs. He also regularly leads training sessions for Executive Education HEC Montréal.

He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Liverpool (U.K.) and has authored seven books touching on such themes as organizational leadership (2008), political skills (2004, fourth edition) and decision-making (2024, fourth edition). In 2008, he received HEC Montréal’s Award for Teaching Excellence.

Pierre is currently researching the strategic behaviours of individuals in large organizations during times of change.

Training led by Pierre Lainey

In-Person
Online

Positive Political Skills in the Workplace: Be a Strategic Player

2 days
Be strategic and exercise informal power with suggested tactics.
$2,195.00
In-Person
Online

Boost Your Project and Managerial Influence

1 day
Understand the dynamics and master the most useful influence tactics.
$1,195.00
In-Person
Online

How to Make Smarter Management Decisions

1 day
Make better decisions by avoiding pitfalls inherent in the decision-making process.
$1,195.00
Online

Positive Political Skills in the Workplace Desjardins employee.s

One day
Be strategic and exercise informal power with suggested tactics.
Full
In residence

Sustainability Leadership: Championing Change in an Increasingly Polarized World

1 evening + 5 days
Develop and deploy your own sustainable transition project.
$13,495.00
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