Search Results for: london business school (3212 results found) The Pioneering MBAs In The Class Of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 27, 2017 Vishruti Jakhar is nicknamed the “mountain goat” — and she considers it a compliment. It is a testament to her sure-footed resilience. A mountain climber, Jakhar has scaled 20,000 foot peaks, with her adventures taking her from Ethiopian lava lakes to Himalayan passes. In the process, she has endured 15 hour days covering 7,000 feet,… Is An MBA Really Worth It? Confessions Of A Self-Made Millionaire (NEWS) By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: September 8, 2017 Is An MBA Worth It? Confessions of a Self-Made Millionaire For those considering an MBA, you may want to hear some advice from this self-made millionaire. Brian Wong is the CEO & co-founder of Kiip, a mobile advertising company. Wong founded Kiip at age 19. He’s one of the youngest CEOs to ever receive funding… Meet Duke Fuqua’s MBA Class Of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 10, 2017 Everyone wants to be a star. Who doesn’t dream of the attention, applause, and acclaim? That’s why being called a “team player” ranks among the biggest compliments in business. It is the rarest of skills —and the most difficult to master. What are team players? One moment, they are stepping forward to lead their teammates.… Meet Georgetown McDonough’s MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 4, 2019 “Cura Personalis” is a core tenet of Jesuit education. Translated, it means “care for the whole person.” Think of it as a call to service. It demands that students be present in the moment. And it extends far beyond simply watching out for others. It is an openness to their perspectives and a commitment to… Meet Vanderbilt Owen’s MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 15, 2017 In business, you’re always tempted to stray from your roots. Who can resist chasing after the shiny new object? Who doesn’t dream of evolving into a household name? The best companies know who they are — and they’re great at what they do. Despite the pressures, they reinforce their strengths and hold onto their identities,… Meet USC Marshall’s MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 21, 2017 Word gets around fast in MBA circles. From conferences to bulletin boards, applicants are comparing notes on their favorite programs. Forget taglines and popular opinion. MBAs want a real community – advocates who’ll take their calls and open doors to the right people throughout their careers. USC’s Marshall School of Business is centered on just… Meet Notre Dame Mendoza’s MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 24, 2017 Every MBA needs a guardian angel to watch over them. At Notre Dame, alumni embrace this role as a higher calling. For them, a Notre Dame diploma is a pledge to serve as advocates, coaches, and models for the students who follow them. This commitment is driven by more than an impulse to pay forward… Wharton Tops Forbes’ MBA Ranking For First Time (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 4, 2019 For the first time ever, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School was named as having the best MBA program in the U.S. by Forbes magazine. Wharton rose six places from seventh in Forbes’ last ranking to capture the No. one spot, toppling Stanford from its previous perch and jumping over other prestige MBA programs including… IMD, LBS Top Forbes’ Global MBA Ranking (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 26, 2017 Wharton’s No. 1 victory in the new 2017 ranking of the best U.S. MBA programs by Forbes wasn’t the only surprise on the new list. The other big upset occurred on the magazine’s ranking of one-year MBA programs. IMD, the school that has a single intake of 90 students a year, was named best over… Meet The Berkeley Haas MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 26, 2017 It’s not easy to get into the University of California-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business – and that’s by design. This year, 4,132 candidates submitted an application for the full-time MBA program. In the end, the school selected just 284. In other words, there were 14.5 applications for every seat – a testament to Haas’ enduring… Meet NYU Stern’s MBA Class Of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: September 28, 2017 “Something for everyone.” That would make a great slogan for New York University’s Stern School of Business. Located in the heart of New York City, Stern markets itself as “an education in possible” – and for good reason. The school is massive. Between its undergraduate and graduate programs, Stern boasts nearly 5,500 students. The MBA… Meet The Texas McCombs MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Sometimes, it is best to let the numbers speak for themselves. Austin, Texas is a case in point. Home to 2.1 million people – a third of whom are Millennials – the ‘Silicon Hills’ of the Southwest has developed a mystique as a tech and startup hub – and ground zero for progressive values and… Meet the Michigan Ross MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 3, 2017 Benjamin Franklin didn’t earn a fancy degree from Harvard or Yale. In fact, his formal education ended at 12 when he became an apprentice printer. That didn’t mean Franklin quit learning. Instead, he took command of his learning by reading, questioning, imagining, traveling, experimenting, debating, and synthesizing. He was a man in constant motion, never… Amazon Now Hiring 1,000 MBAs A Year (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Amazon has become a leading hirer of MBA talent in recent years, often topping the lists of major employers at several elite business schools. But the extent of its appetite for newly minted MBAs had not been disclosed until now. The e-commerce giant, which recently acquired Whole Foods and is now searching for a location… Meet The Rice Jones MBA Class Of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Business school applicants love stories. Who isn’t inspired when a candidate beats the odds to land that coveted acceptance letter? Numbers tell a story too. They may lack engaging characters or clear plot lines, but the lessons are there nonetheless. When it comes to a numbers narrative, Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business has… Meet The MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 7, 2017 When you have a hunch, you head to the lab. That’s what scientists do. You make predictions and simulate. You observe and gather data. Later on, you tweak the variables until you validate your hypothesis – or move on to something entirely new. The scientific method is an apt metaphor for MIT's Sloan School of… Meet Wharton’s MBA Class Of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 22, 2021 From tiny houses to smaller portions, we live in an era of miniaturization. That’s true in business too. “Don’t generalize – specialize” could be the new mantra. “Be great at one thing,” you hear. To some, scaling small confers focus and expertise that fends off nippy competitors. You’ll even find this bias for being lightweight… Meet Chicago Booth’s MBA Class Of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 11, 2017 Many applicants associate the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business with finance. Others laud its flexible curriculum, academic rigor, and teaching excellence. Often times, “the people” get overlooked at Booth. As a result, no business school is more misunderstood. Thanks to its large size and urban locale, Booth has been saddled with the dreaded… Managing MBA Panic And Anxiety (NEWS) By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: July 30, 2025 Managing MBA Anxiety The stress that comes with an MBA education can be brutal. Whether it’s studying for exams, balancing projects and extracurriculars, or landing a job, an MBA can easily weigh heavily on mental health. Reet Sen experienced the stress and anxiety of an MBA first-hand. “By the time it got to exam time,… Meet INSEAD’s MBA Class Of 2018 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 3, 2020 The world is contracting. Riven with fear, frustration, and fury, many have retreated to their safe corners – content to mythologize an old world that never really was. INSEAD was founded in response to a similar era of red-faced populism, when taunts fueled tyranny and age-old animus was twisted into a final solution. From the… Will Wisconsin Be The Next MBA Casualty? (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 20, 2017 The University of Iowa. Wake Forest University. Virginia Tech. Simmons College, Thunderbird School of Global Management. All of them have shut down their full-time, residential MBA programs or are in the process of doing so. Now, it turns out, the Wisconsin School of Business may be the next insitution to bow out of the market.… Meet Yale SOM’s MBA Class Of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 22, 2017 Leadership has changed. A generation ago, a successful leader beat projections and pacified board members. Their performance was measured in market caps, strategy execution, and team quality. These days, CEOs worry about more than one bottom line. External constituencies are increasingly pushing them to factor the environment and social equity into their decisions. Such considerations… The Backlash At Wisconsin Begins (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 23, 2017 Less than three months after taking on her first deanship at the University of Wisconsin's School of Business, Anne P. Massey is quickly finding herself in the middle of a major controversy at the school. In an email to students, the school revealed last Wednesday (Oct. 18) that it is seriously considering a proposal to… Kellogg Topples Booth To Capture First In 2017 Economist Ranking (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 7, 2019 For Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management Dean Sally Blount, it couldn't have happened at a better time. After being dean of the school for seven years, she opened the doors to a new $250 million Global Hub on the shores of Lake Michigan. Now, for the first time under her watch, Blount can claim… Meet Virginia Darden’s MBA Class of 2019 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 27, 2017 You wouldn’t think anything could scare Taylor Sheppard. Let’s face it: It took her a day to realize she’d broken every rib on her right side after a spearfishing accident. We’re talking about a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer who was trained to be a walking scientific encyclopedia who could instantly rattle off intricate procedures.… Stanford GSB Swastikas & More (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 29, 2017 Police Investigating Appearance Of Swastika On GSB Building News from Stanford University Graduate School of Business "Stanford’s Department of Public Safety is investigating the appearance of a swastika on a building pillar on the Graduate School of Business campus. "A security officer noticed the swastika, which was drawn with a blue grease pencil, at 8:25… The Politics Behind Wisconsin’s MBA Bungle (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 30, 2017 The MBA students just weren’t buying it. As Dean Anne Massey tried to justify the school’s already unpopular decision to suspend its full-time MBA program last Monday (Oct. 23), the tension in the room was palpable. “When one of the associate deans introduced her, five or six people clapped in a room of 200 people,”…