The ROI of an MBA: Why mid-career professionals are choosing the Executive MBA in 2026 Partner What is the driving force behind the decision to do an Executive MBA? For some people it is rapid career progression. Others aim for a significant uplift in their salary. For successful entrepreneur Ashley Lawrence it was the potential on offer – the opportunity to build, scale and internationalise his existing multi-brand staffing group business. [...]
Reeves pledges ‘strategic state’ amid end of globalisation Politics Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to create an “active and strategic” state as she warned that “globalisation as we once knew it is dead”. In a flagship lecture at the Bayes Business School on her growth agenda, Reeves suggested the size of the state had been expanded since Labour took office as part of a [...]
Balancing motherhood and an Executive MBA: A Student’s Guide to Making It Work Partner When Executive MBA student Rachel Knox discovered she was pregnant just three months into the programme, she suddenly found herself navigating one of the most demanding combinations imaginable: postgraduate study, a high-pressure career and impending motherhood. Instead of stepping back, Rachel embraced the challenge and in doing so uncovered just how transformative the journey could [...]
How the Bayes Executive MBA Helped an Associate Director reinvent his career November 18, 2025 How the Bayes Executive MBA Helped an Associate Director reinvent his career After nearly a decade in global banking, Isaac Phang reached a crucial moment in his career. Although firmly established at HSBC, he felt uncertain about his long-term direction and was questioning whether to remain in the sector. His decision to pursue the Executive [...]
How an Executive MBA helped one finance leader drive global growth November 18, 2025 How an Executive MBA helped one finance leader drive global growth For many professionals, an MBA represents a step toward bigger responsibilities, new sectors or entrepreneurial ambitions. For Harry Young, the decision to join the Executive MBA at Bayes Business School was inseparable from a much larger goal: helping steer his company through a phase [...]
Lord Mayor: ‘Schizophrenic’ City needs more positivity October 2, 2025 Canada is suffering from a bout of “extraordinary schizophrenia” that has left it devoid of confidence at a time when other markets still view it as one of the world’s eminent financial centres, the Lord Mayor has said. In one of the last speeches he will make in post before his term [...]
“I’m Not Starting Over. I’m Levelling Up”: Why A CEO Chose To Do The Bayes Executive MBA October 2, 2025 For many senior professionals, the decision to return to the classroom is not about starting over, but about staying ahead. That’s exactly how Domenica Di Lieto, CEO and Executive MBA student at Bayes Business School, describes her experience. Now entering her second year of the programme, she reflects on the international opportunities, real-world applications, and [...]
London still ‘second most attractive market’ for dealmaking post-Brexit May 7, 2025 The UK saw the second highest level of dealmaking between 2018 and 2024, new research has suggested, reflecting London’s status as a key financial hub despite claims its status would be reduced post-Brexit. Mergers and acquisitions in the UK hit $1.14 trillion in value over six years, coming only second to the US where a [...]
