Post by Giri Kesavan

Another year and another interesting Financial Times #MBA Ranking. As I reflect on the rankings and from someone who is highly active in the London Business School #MBA and broader school, some thoughts/observations from an alumnus now a couple of years out of the #MBA. 1. Regardless of the rankings year on year, there is always work to be done to continuously improve the #MBA, and adapt and flex what schools offer to students (LBS 1 Year MBA a great example). Great to see that LBS is in the Top 10 this year, but that doesn't mean the work is over. For me, it's not actually the responsibility of staff to solely drive impact. Staff and faculty lay the platform, upon which students and alumni build and make things happen. Interestingly, sometimes staff can come and go, but your school that you graduated from is forever yours. Own it, and create impact. 2. Some amazing metrics from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Let's ignore the raw ranking and go further. Alumni Network and Student Satisfaction at No. 1 in the world - metrics that for me, matter immensely. Having many friends at Stanford, really great to see these statistics, and it inspires me as an alum from another school to do more and drive impact for #londonbusinessschool in these two critical areas. 3. The value for Money rank misses (for me) a key point of the MBA. This is a question that I get asked a lot, and my answer has changed over the years as I'm more entrenched into the 'post MBA' world of work. The value of the LBS MBA for me is actually growing. As an alum, I engage with more programmes, work with the school on new initiatives, speak to our global alumni network, drive events and recruitment efforts, get involved in electives...all of this elevates my perspective and takes me out of the work 'bubble' - and I drive that impact back in my role at Sky. Don't think this can be captured with just salary - there is a lot more to it than that - and I'd argue that it's the student responsibility to drive value for money, through their own impact. So...now what ? Firstly, really proud of the efforts of Helen Foley, Graham Hastie, Julian Birkinshaw and team for everything that goes into the #MBA. It's what keeps me coming back and wanting to be involved to see inspiring staff who go above and beyond, and have a ruthless commitment to feedback and continuous improvement. Secondly, very excited to get more involved in future, as I become more involved in the alumni space, and using this to drive lasting impact not only on what we do at LBS, but how we do it. Time to get to work.... David Simpson | Alessandra Gazzola | Kirsten Wells | Priyal Keni | Francois Ortalo-Magne | Ramsey Sargent | David Morris | Emily Carney | Graham Hastie FT Ranking: https://lnkd.in/eZCRf5TJ FT Methodology: https://lnkd.in/eQPGKj93