Summer has been well underway throughout the month of July, and with summer 2024 came sunshine (and of course plenty of rain here in the UK!), the Paris Olympics, a new US Presidential Candidate and UK Prime minister, and of course, another fabulous month of coverage at BlueSky Education. Here’s an overview of some of the highlights from July:
This article in Fortune highlights the “ WFH culture war” that seems to have broken out amongst the different work-from-home policies in countries around the world. Here, Professor Mark Mortensen from INSEAD offered some expert insights into the reasons behind different countries attitudes towards working from home. An insightful article, and a deeper look at why different countries or even different managers feel the way they do about working from home.
Of course, with the Olympics being on, we wanted to highlight some of the incredible achievements being made by business school students and alumni at the 2024 Paris Olympics. For BlueSky Thinking, we spoke with students from Griffith University, Mannheim Business School, Imperial College Business School and emlyon business school. Four incredible students who are making waves both in the world of sports and academia.
As well as watching the Olympics, business schools and universities everywhere are keeping a cautious eye over the world of politics as it evolves, and with a new Labour government in the UK, there were plenty of opportunities for schools to comment. One such opportunity from Poets and Quants saw features from Durham University Business School, Sheffield Business School, GMAC, King’s Business School, and University of Bradford School of Management. Leaders from each school offered their thoughts and insights about what a Labour government will mean for UK business schools, will it be good, bad or indifferent?
Sticking with the political theme, Jörg Rocholl, the President of the European School at ESMT Berlin provided his thoughts on Europe and The US in this op-ed for Euronews. A thought-provoking piece outlining what needs to be done by Europe in the leadup to the election, it’s well worth a read.
Shifting back to slightly lighter topics, and another fabulous piece in Forbes, this article focused on the luxury sector, and the impact that business schools are having on the sector. With experts from EHL Hospitality Business School, ESSEC Business School, POLIMI Graduate School of Management, and NEOMA Business School sharing their knowledge about luxury education, this piece is a learning experience within itself. Reading Dr. Achim Schmitt’s thoughts about how to shape the best leaders for the luxury sector is fascinating.
Alongside comment and op-ed opportunities, we of course arrange interviews of all kinds for our clients. One such interview from July was this one with Lily Bi, President of AACSB and PIE News. It’s a wonderful interview, showcasing some personal thoughts and advice from Bi. From book recommendations to success drivers, it’s an inspiring and well put together interview.
Continuing with varied forms of coverage, we also saw some excellent coverage for ESSEC Business School this month in this Sifted report. Professor Nicolas Landrin, executive director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at ESSEC, provided some key observations for ways in which a company can grow.
In this cover piece for QS, we had plenty of clients share their expertise on the topic or AI versus human recruiters. Here, we saw comments from Open Institute of Technology (OPIT), Nyenrode Business University, University of Sussex Business School, and Imperial College Business School. In areas of AI, we are constantly seeing new developments, and having experts provide some clarity is always helpful.
And alongside providing insights on areas such as politics or AI, we also love to find some research with a fun side to it. One such paper that was highlighted in BlueSky Thinking this month was from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). The research explored how having food, drinks at snacks at experiences such as the cinema can alter that experience. And, shockingly, they found it actually decreases the level of enjoyment of the experience. Although, I can’t say that will stop me from enjoying popcorn the next time I’m at the cinema!
So, alongside record-breaking temperatures around the world (hello global warming!), success was soaring here at BlueSky Education too. If you’d like to be part of it, reach out to us here. As you can see, we cover such a varied range of topics, so no doubt your school and expertise will fit in just perfectly.