Education and Career

CEOs often leave financial data to the experts. They’re dealing with strategic decisions like competitive advantage, growth, efficiency and profitability, and don’t concern themselves with small details, particularly when it comes to corporate finance. But the truth is, there’s opportunity for growth buried in public financial data. Financial data is...

In today’s global economy, the job of the CFO is broadening beyond the finance function into a more strategic role. CEOs are in need of CFOs who not only have a firm grasp of financial fundamentals, but can also bring their unique perspective on the business to the table. What...

For the second straight year, London Business School (LBS) has claimed first place in the FT's European business school ranking 2015, followed by HEC Paris and Insead in third, while Switzerland's University of St. Gallen climbs two spots to position number four. Two Spanish business schools, IE Business School and...

Awhile back, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of about 50 entrepreneurs in Amsterdam. It was roughly five days of travel for nine hours of work, yet the speaking engagement has been one of my favorites so far — and it has nothing to do with the...

Companies today risk extinction 10 years from now because they fail to maintain and establish profitable, sustainable markets. They fail because they are losing grasp of the essential data that drive the digital economy rising around them. Businesses (and their CEOs) usually have adequate funding, vision, and assets at their disposal....

If you belong to an organization where learning never exhausts the mind and you believe in enhancing your finesse so much so that you gain a distinct career lift, this article is a must-read.   We all know, often through our experiences, that to diversify our professional course, we need skill...

What would be the Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon and Oprah without storytelling? How could have Dave Letterman, Anderson Cooper and Hala Gorani become household names without telling stories that have kept audiences awake for so many years? What would Obama’s inaugural speech have been without its fairy tale premise? What...

Companies, both large and small, face wide range of security issues. Yet, it’s the data breaches involving large enterprises that receive far more media coverage and lead to more damaging consequences, like huge financial losses and lasting reputation damage. Adversaries tend to take advantage of complicated infrastructures of large companies;...

The joint EMBA programme presented by Tsinghua University and Insead (Tiemba) has topped the FT 2015 executive MBA ranking, while HKUST Business School’s partnership with Kellogg remains in second place. As for the Trium Global Executive MBA, a collaboration between HEC Paris, the London School of Economics and New York’s...

Employees in general are great assets to a workforce. Obviously some are better than others, some have more unique skills, and some have different personalities as well as levels of effort that they bring to the table. One thing is certain, however, more companies in recent times are demanding more...