Chris Stokel-Walker

Weekend Essay

Please Stop Inviting AI Notetakers to Meetings

Using artificial intelligence to summarize meetings raises questions around etiquette, privacy and the purpose of meeting in the first place.

Weekend Essay

Replicating TikTok’s Success Will Be Harder Than It Looks

The loss of TikTok could be YouTube and Instagram’s gain in the US, but the Chinese app has a massive head start on perfecting an algorithmic approach.

Business

How These Emojis Can Derail Your Career

Using emoji at work can lead to mishaps with clients and colleagues as many disagree on what they mean, a survey of 9,400 workers finds.

B-Schools

Business Schools Teaching Sustainability Want to Go Green

To champion the environment, programs must make it a core focus, and tackle the climate impacts of their operations.

B-Schools

A Business School Aims to Mint Leaders Who Think About More Than Profit

The dean of MIP in Milan wants graduates of his New Generation MBA to focus on the social good companies can do.

B-Schools

Rise of Tech Spurs Business Schools to Focus on Entrepreneurship

MBAs are becoming popular for would-be founders to fill skills gaps and build their networks.

Business Schools

In-House B-Schools Give Firms MBAs With the Skills They Want

The proliferation of company-run programs shows universities aren’t keeping up with corporate needs.

Business Schools

B-Schools Must Evolve for Future Business Demands, Employers Say

MBA programs should be more flexible and teach skills like digital transformation, according to a survey.

The Wharton School of Business at the University of

Business Schools

B-School Over Zoom Got Better During the Pandemic, Students Say

Survey data show some improvement in the digital experience in 2021. But students and schools are still anxious to meet in person this fall.

Business Schools

Business Schools Will Use Zoom Long After the Pandemic Is Over

The video app has become key for teaching, guest visits, and lifelong learning.

Business Schools

The Pandemic Has Changed How Business Schools Operate for Good

Less travel, smaller class sizes, and blended recruiting will stick around.

B-Schools

U.S. B-Schools Tell Foreign Students It’s Time to Come Back

But programs elsewhere are trying to maintain the advantages they gained during the Trump era.

B-Schools

MBAs Wander Minecraft-Like Campus for Covid-Era Networking

Connections are tough with online learning, spurring B-schools to develop new avenues to those crucial relationships.

Small Business

She Lost 60% of Her Business in One Week

Lockdowns hammered retailers across the U.K., forcing many to be creative to survive.

Jonny Baylis, founder of logsnearme.co.uk

Reinvention

The Pandemic Took His Business. So He Started Over

Many entrepreneurs in the travel industry saw their business disappear from Covid-19. With normality years away, many are looking to other options.

Small Business

A Rare Lockdown Retail Success Story

An English flour mill remakes its business for an entirely new customer and has never been busier.

Equality

MBA Programs Say They Want More Diversity. So Where Is It?

Surveys overwhelmingly show a desire to include more people of color in every aspect of the MBA experience, but the evidence reveals a long road ahead.

TikTok Branding As Oracle Is Said to Win Deal For US Operations

Screentime

TikTok Sweeps Britain But Norwegians Watch More Videos

A marketing presentation details the social platform’s surging growth during lockdowns and grip on European markets.

Screentime

These Are the Top YouTube Chefs Teaching a New Generation to Cook

With the world in lockdown, video views on how to cook are spiking on the platform. Here’s the five most worth your time.

Business Schools

MBA Recruiters Rank Candidates’ ESG Experience Dead Last

Hiring runs counter to overwhelming interest in sustainability among students, schools, and companies.