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Perspectives from the corporate world: responsible management for today and tomorrow
Commentators representing the corporate world share their insights and discuss how they’re making an impact – and how MBAs could do the same
Perspectives from the corporate world: the skills demanded of MBAs
Employer and graduate perspectives on entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, innovation, and creativity – the skills needed to be successful in the modern world for startups and established businesses
Perspectives from the corporate world: Securing success, post-MBA
Employer and graduate perspectives on where the value of the MBA experience lies
A climate of change? Global agreement on the responsibility of Business Schools for addressing climate change
There are grounds for optimism in the sense of responsibility Business School leaders feel with regards to addressing climate change, but much work remains to be done. Ellen Buchan and David Woods-Hale outline the findings of new and exclusive research from AMBA & BGA
Reboot your human skills
If you feel unfit and a bit heavy from not being able to go to the gym and now have some anxiety around wearing your summer clothes, then going back to the workplace or where you are interacting on a face-to-face human level, could feel the same, says Debra Stevens
When online meetings work… and when they don’t
Stefano Mastrogiacomo looks at why some meetings can be convenient and productive, but others increase our shared experience of Zoom fatigue
Towards a business model mindset
Innovation doesn’t just happen at the product or service level – managers must also be prepared to challenge accepted business model templates and frame them as a source of value creation, say the IE Business School and Wharton authors of Business Model Innovation Strategy
Overcoming self-doubt and boosting confidence
Focussing on your own accomplishments instead of the achievements of others, recognising and celebrating your successes and surrounding yourself with positive, supportive people are critical to overcoming self-doubt, says Melanie Pump
Renegades and Heroes: In search of the good boss in TV and Film
In the previous instalment of this series for AMBITION, Martyn Griffin and Mark Learmonth explore the idea of the incompetent, rule-driven and predatory boss. In this instalment, they explore the renegade, heroic and good bosses found within fiction
How to avoid being a ‘bad boss’
When leaders obviously want to be seen as strong, they come across as weak. When they want to seem ‘one of the team’, they come across as an outsider. And when they try to win people’s respect, that’s usually how they lose it, says Matt Casey
Creativity comes to the rescue
Covid-19 has disrupted everything – so how do we deal with the horror show in front of us? Creativity is obviously the answer to life, work and the universe, says Mark Simmonds
Communities are the customers
Using examples of adaptive approaches in healthcare, Stanford GSB Lecturer, Steve Davis, shows how giving communities the tools and authority to shape their own destinies can be transformative in solving the world’s largest problems
Perspectives from the corporate world: responsible management for today and tomorrow
Commentators representing the corporate world share their insights and discuss how they’re making an impact – and how MBAs could do the same
Perspectives from the corporate world: the skills demanded of MBAs
Employer and graduate perspectives on entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, innovation, and creativity – the skills needed to be successful in the modern world for startups and established businesses
Perspectives from the corporate world: Securing success, post-MBA
Employer and graduate perspectives on where the value of the MBA experience lies
A climate of change? Global agreement on the responsibility of Business Schools for addressing climate change
There are grounds for optimism in the sense of responsibility Business School leaders feel with regards to addressing climate change, but much work remains to be done. Ellen Buchan and David Woods-Hale outline the findings of new and exclusive research from AMBA & BGA
Reboot your human skills
If you feel unfit and a bit heavy from not being able to go to the gym and now have some anxiety around wearing your summer clothes, then going back to the workplace or where you are interacting on a face-to-face human level, could feel the same, says Debra Stevens
When online meetings work… and when they don’t
Stefano Mastrogiacomo looks at why some meetings can be convenient and productive, but others increase our shared experience of Zoom fatigue
Towards a business model mindset
Innovation doesn’t just happen at the product or service level – managers must also be prepared to challenge accepted business model templates and frame them as a source of value creation, say the IE Business School and Wharton authors of Business Model Innovation Strategy
Overcoming self-doubt and boosting confidence
Focussing on your own accomplishments instead of the achievements of others, recognising and celebrating your successes and surrounding yourself with positive, supportive people are critical to overcoming self-doubt, says Melanie Pump
Renegades and Heroes: In search of the good boss in TV and Film
In the previous instalment of this series for AMBITION, Martyn Griffin and Mark Learmonth explore the idea of the incompetent, rule-driven and predatory boss. In this instalment, they explore the renegade, heroic and good bosses found within fiction
