The FT Exec Ed Ranking 2026 Draws A New Global Map of Leadership Training
The FT Executive Education 2026 rankings are live, European schools dominate while US schools have largely dropped out, and Latin America and India are emerging as major players. In a world reshaped by AI, disrupted supply chains and accelerating change, executive education matters more than ever.
Pressure Is A Privilege. Why Tom Hiddleston got football psychology right.
"Pressure is a privilege," Tom Hiddleston recently explained. "The chemical that you produce when you're nervous is the same that you produce when you are excited. I choose to say that I am excited." The clip went viral. In a moment that Ted Lasso would be proud of, the actor had just paraphrased one of the better-evidenced findings in performance psychology.
5 Reasons Why OpenAI Could Be Tomorrow’s Forgotten Pioneer
In 1995, Netscape staged one of the most electrifying IPOs in Wall Street history. Within four years, it was absorbed by AOL for a fraction of its peak valuation. Now OpenAI is valued at somewhere north of $300 billion. The consensus, once again, is that we are in the presence of an inevitable winner. History suggests a little more scepticism is warranted.
Forget 30 Under 30. Apple Just Made the Case for 50
The new CEO of Apple, John Ternus is 50 years old. His predecessor, Tim Cook was also 50 when he stepped up to run the company. Is there an ideal age to move into the corner office?
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.