Last weekend I saw a great documentary: “Journey to school.” I strongly recommend it. It’s about four real stories of kids that undergo tremendous difficulties and dangers on a daily basis to go to school. One of the stories is that of Jackson, 11 and his younger sister. Everyday, they walk for 2 hours back…

For the last 13 years, IESE students have been organising a conference called Doing Good Doing Well in which they invite speakers from around the world to talk about issues that have to do with environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and other subjects which fall within the idea of responsible business. It is always a pleasure to…

When was the last time you encountered a colleague, a student or any other acquaintance of yours, who would answer the common ‘how are you?’ question with a sincere ‘I am doing great’, while looking rested and full of energy? Isn’t it getting more common to hear about ‘being too busy’, ‘a bit tired’ and…

“Rethinking Africa”: how does this resonate with you? To me, it sounds like a theme for a summit of business leaders and policy makers. Interestingly, it was the focus of a poetry workshop. Even more interestingly, a commentary* referred to “rethinking Africa” as “an endeavor perhaps better suited to poetry than policy papers.” At the…