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Category: Learning & Careers

Advice on personal professional development, life-long learning, transferrable skills, flexible working, remote working and hybrid working from business experts

Before You Just Do It, Ask What an Equity Stake Really Means for Your Career

The graphic design student who came up with the Nike Swoosh was paid $35 for her work. Three years later when Nike went public, the CEO Phil Knight gave her 500 shares. She never sold a single share, and they are now worth a small fortune. The upside of equity compensation can be extraordinary. So can the downside.

What Business Schools Are Learning About the Power of Starting Over

Reed Hastings described running his first company like, "Near-drowning." He got to start over as CEO of Netflix, and definitely enjoyed it more. The near-drowning had taught him how to swim. Business school students are learning that how you handle failure can define your future success.

Why The Quants Need a Poet in the Business School Classroom

In MBA classrooms, the language of numbers reigns supreme. The quants are in charge. But Oxford's Saïd Business School has appointed a Poet Laureate, the first such position in any business school, naming the distinguished South African poet and scholar Dr Athol Williams to the role. Because wisdom in business and leadership has a poetic side.