Pre-MBA Function Matters More Than Rank
The most durable myth in MBA admissions is that school prestige determines what you earn after. It doesn't, not primarily. What you did before the MBA, and whether the degree changes it, is a stronger predictor of post-graduation salary than the name on your diploma. The median starting salary across all full-time MBA programmes in the US…
How to Read the 2026 Global MBA Rankings (Without Falling Asleep)
The 2026 Global MBA Rankings cover 340 programmes across 24 countries. That sounds like useful information. It is, but not in the way most candidates use it. The standard move: find the table, scroll to number one, work your way down until you recognise a name. Shortlist built. Decision framework: complete.
2026 Global MBA Rankings Now Live
CEO Magazine’s 2026 Global MBA Rankings are now live; our largest benchmarking cycle to date, encompassing more than 340 programmes across 24 countries. This year’s results reflect a market that is differentiated by format, geography, and institutional positioning.
Power Skills for Leadership in Turbulent Times
Senior leadership teams are lifting their eyes from the spreadsheets to look at the map. At the start of 2026, commercial and political tensions are reshaping strategy through rising costs, shifting timelines and, above all, a growing loss of predictability in the economic and regulatory frameworks that underpin healthy trade relationships. US…
Redefining Business School Education
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), accelerating digitalisation, geopolitical uncertainty, and rising demands for accountability are reshaping what society expects from business leaders and from the institutions that educate them. Reputation and curriculum breadth alone are no longer sufficient. Students, employers, accreditors, and…
Peering into the Immediate Future of MBAs in 2026
In Peering into the Immediate Future of MBAs, Prof. Alon Rozen examines how generative AI is fundamentally reshaping MBA education, not simply as a tool or a discrete subject, but as an ever-present force influencing how business schools teach, assess and define leadership. Now, in 2026, AI has moved beyond being an optional addition to curricula…
From nurse to global business leader: How one MBA redefined her career path
When Faith Ann Norman left her job at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, few would have guessed that she was headed to Barcelona, not for vacation but to earn an MBA and transform her professional identity. A registered nurse with five years of surgical experience, Norman had built a solid career specializing in neurosurgery and…