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.
The Happiness Syllabus and What Business Schools Know About Living Better
For decades business schools have studied what drives performance, engagement, and productivity. Much of the data keeps coming back to how people feel. Research on happiness is full of findings that contradict what most ambitious people assume to be true. Here are six of the most useful.
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.
Top Professors To Follow If You’re Interested In Healthcare
We continue our series of sharing the business school academics, breaking the boundaries between theory and practice by sharing their expertise across social media.
How To Bounce Back After Not Winning An Oscar
Timothée Chalamet's latest film, Marty Supreme, didn't win any of the nine Oscars it was nominated for. But what can this teach us about navigating failure?
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.
IE Business School Tops FT Online MBA Ranking 2026 Followed By Imperial And Warwick
European business schools continue to set the global standard in The Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2026. For the fourth consecutive year, IE Business School in Spain claims the top spot. It is followed again by Imperial Business School in second, and Warwick Business School in third.
What a Desert in Full Bloom Can Teach Us About Our Potential
Death Valley is carpeted in wildflowers. Seeds that had been lying dormant in the soil, some of them perhaps waiting years for exactly this moment, woke up. Given the right conditions, they simply did what they were always capable of doing. They bloomed.