Ten Questions May 20, 2013

Margarita Mayo

The professor would like to encourage her peers to carry out research that contributes to the enrichment of Europe

Regulars

Women at B-School
Lynda Gratton, professor of management practice at London Business School
– “We fail women when we fail to see the real and relevant differences between them... We can’t let our constant focus on their private lives and our stereotyping of their working traits overpower the uniqueness of what they believe, how they perform and how they want to make the world a better place.”
Lucy Kellaway ©Daniel Jones
Can I get a spouse with my MBA? Lucy Kellaway turns agony aunt for MBA bloggers and their classmates
– “Marriages between two super alpha types tend not to last. If you are ruthlessly ambitious yourself, pick someone a bit less so.”
News and Features
Hermes The Last Word May 23, 2013

A luxury house take its artisans on tour

Hermès is showing consumers the skills that influence its pricetags

Husband and wife team, Malcolm and Dessi Bell, founders of Zaggora, photographed in their office in Bloomsbury today ©Charlie Bibby From ENTREPRENEURSHIP May 21, 2013

A start-up that is fit for purpose

The husband and wife behind Zaggora used social media to build a hot activewear brand

Illustration by Seb Jarnot of Nancy Pelosi ©Seb Jarnot Lunch with the FT from LIFE & ARTS May 17, 2013

Nancy Pelosi

The Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives – and the most senior elected woman ever in American politics – on desertion in Congress and doughnuts for breakfast

The Professional Boards Forum meeting on Tuesday ©Charlie Bibby From UK May 15, 2013

Number of women directors stalls

Four out of 34 new appointments in two months to May 1 are female

Dream builder From BUSINESS SCHOOL NEWS May 13, 2013

Thunderbird targets women in mining communities

School to deliver management lessons to female entrepreneurs in Latin America

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, chair and director of Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative ©Jason Grow From EXECUTIVE EDUCATION May 12, 2013

Wisdom in action

Older leaders can help tackle the world’s big problems, says Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Monica Medina Ten Questions May 12, 2013

Monica Medina

The executive director of the Wharton Public Policy Initiative helps students to consider careers in public policy

A handout photo released 09 May, 2013 by Microsoft, Corp. of newly appointed chief financial officer (CFO) Amy Hood who replaces outgoing CFO Peter Klein effective immediately in Redmond, Washington, USA, 09 May 2013. Hood has been part of Microsoft since 2002 and had been CFO of the Microsoft Business Division up to the time of this appointment. ©EPA From COMPANIES May 9, 2013

Amy Hood selected for Microsoft CFO role

Appointment puts four women in senior posts

Ten Questions May 5, 2013

Charlotte Findeling

The financial controller turned entrepreneur advises women to be ambitious and take the time to define objectives