Quality of Life: Everyone Wants It, But What Is It?
"Quality of life" was once a term largely used by health-care professionals; now everyone from economists and advertising executives care about it. For companies hoping to attract highly educated...
View ArticleSelling Across Continents
Expanding into international markets provides a critical avenue for overcoming the crisis. While many food and beverage companies have been active in international markets for years, others only began...
View ArticleFast Forward: Taking the Reins in a Global World
"Leadership is not a position – it’s an approach, it’s a way of thinking," best-selling author Robin Sharma told participants in IESE Business School’s Fast Forward Program this week. Sharma and IESE...
View Article“Leadership isn’t possible without maximum ethical diligence”
Effort, commitment, sacrifice, generosity, consistency and leadership. These were some of the values stressed during the Executive MBA graduation ceremony, held on May 30 on IESE’s Madrid campus....
View ArticleChallenges and Opportunities in the Eurozone
On May 23, some 100 members of IESE's alumni chapter in Paris met for an event that included the participation of IESE's Dean Jordi Canals; IESE Prof. José Manuel González-Páramo; the ambassador for...
View Article“Ethics and Success Are Intimately Linked”
"Without your support, patience and care over these many months, today’s graduates would have had a much harder time completing the program," Prof. Sandra Sieber, academic director of the Global...
View ArticleAngel Investors for Entrepreneurial Projects
IESE’s Private Investors Network and Family Offices is 10 years old. It is a platform that brings together private investors and some of the most active entrepreneurs in the country and now boasts more...
View ArticleBusiness Angels Take Latin America Under Their Wings
Only 10 percent of the projects presented to business angels get financed. That's according to a recent study of more than 20 active networks of private investors in Latin America and the Caribbean,...
View ArticleXavier Vives Awarded Economics Prize
Prof. Xavier Vives of IESE's Department of Economics has been awarded the "Jaime I de Economia" prize. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in...
View ArticleHow to Get to Know Yourself Before your Coach Does
Leading people is a tough job. Dealing with conflict, motivating teams, driving and evaluating performance are not skills that come naturally to most people. Often this is where a coach can step in to...
View ArticleInnovation Large and Small, for Young and Old
Innovation is the sin qua non for staying on top and one of the key ingredients of business success and social progress. But innovation is not just about revolutionary ideas transformed into...
View ArticleFirms Wade into the Social Ecosystem
Young people, who comprise today’s customers as well as those of the future, “increasingly watch less television, said José Antunes, Content Excellence & CRM manager of Coca-Cola, who discussed the...
View ArticleAngel Investors for Entrepreneurial Projects
IESE’s Private Investors Network and Family Offices is 10 years old. It is a platform that brings together private investors and some of the most active entrepreneurs in the country and now boasts more...
View ArticleThe Most Attractive Countries for Food & Beverage Industry
The food and beverage industry is a decisive pillar of the European economy, accounting for annual revenues of more than 956 billion euros, more than 4 million employees (representing 15 percent of all...
View ArticleConnecting to a Whole New World
Nest Tuesday June 11 the IESE Madrid campus will host the 19th Telecom, Digital Media and Information Society Industry Meeting under the heading "A Whole New World: The Revolution of Big Data." The...
View ArticleAround the World with Food and Drink
On June 4 IESE’s Barcelona campus took a trip around the world to explore opportunities, business opportunities, challenges, travelers’ tales and novelties in the food and drink sector. For decades,...
View ArticleMapping Out East-West Business Opportunities
A solid business plan and clear vision is the key to launching your business in China - this was the key message that came out of a talk titled "A Roadmap for Spain-China Investments."The event...
View ArticleCorporate Leadership Program
After several years of rapid international expansion, Santander was in need of global leaders that possessed professional and personal skills to lead the bank’s global growth. The corporate culture and...
View ArticleKnowing What Job You Want Is the First Step Toward Finding It
“Ask for advice, never ask for a job,” advised IESE Prof. Mike Rosenberg to texecutives seeking new opportunities through their professional networks. “Calling people you know for favors won’t work...
View ArticleAn Enduring Transatlantic Alliance
The Harvard-IESE Committee, now in its 50th year, met on IESE’s Barcelona campus and took time out to hold a public session for MBA and Executive MBA students. The session was moderated by IESE’s...
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