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Who’s in Charge and What’s the Mission?

What should be the board of directors’ duties, tasks and responsibilities? How should the board, the chief executive and the management committee work together? And how can senior management live the company’s mission and lead by example? IESE’s Dean Jordi Canals reflects on these difficult questions in this insightful article on how companies should ultimately be run and supervised.

PMD Launch Coincides with Madrid Anniversary

A new program for international managers looking to move up has just started in Madrid. As well as increasing its executive education offerings, the move coincides with the 30th Anniversary of IESE’s presence in Madrid.

Wise Words from Executives “Made at IESE”

To launch the celebration of four decades of the IESE MBA, six graduates shared their thoughts on why the program was, for them, a professional and personal milestone. They also revealed some of the secrets behind their business success.

“Globalization Has Taught Us a Lot”

José María Castellano, deputy chairman and CEO of the Inditex Group, whose star is Zara, has helped build the fashion empire to a worth of €13 billion. Castellano, a member of IESE’s International Advisory Board, explains the importance of a young and flexible team and sheds light on the group’s strategy for the future.
The Business of Making News

Running a successful media business today requires living in a multimedia environment, where readers readily move back and forth between online and print. Philip Alberdingk Thijm describes how he transformed Het Financieele Dagblad into a multimedia financial news source for The Netherlands.