Is the Market’s Euphoria Justified or Just Exuberant?
"How do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values,” asked the then Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan in 1996. Will the current bull market end in tears?
What Business Leaders Can Learn From Storytellers
For thousands of years, people have recognised the power of storytelling to both entertain and educate. But what can business leaders learn from these epic stories?
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.
Can Wireless Recover From The Kanye Scandal?
Wednesday afternoon it was announced that the UK’s Wireless music festival had been cancelled, less than 24 hours before tickets were due to go on sale, due to backlash against Kanye West. Can Wireless ever recover from this scandal?
Will the Music Business Always Be Too Human for Wall Street?
“I can’t think of an asset I’m more confident in being consumed over time..” Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management has launched a $64B bid to buy UMG - the company behind Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Sabrina Carpenter, and roughly a third of all recorded music on earth. Is it a smart move?
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.
Is Foreign Money Worth Less When it Comes to Start-Ups Investment?
Start-ups which rely exclusively on foreign venture capital might end up with lower valuations, according to research.
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.