Leo Cremonezi
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Journalist @FinancialTimes.com Statististical Journalist | FT Rankings Editor | Business Book Reviews | Teacher | Mentor | Writer | Cook | Carioca | Londoner | Yogaholic https://www.ft.com/leo-cremonezi
#ceo #mentoring #feedback Mentoring offers executives the chance to hear the truth even if they might not like it www.ft.com/content/1d00...
The ‘brutally honest’ feedback CEOs cannot get enough of
Mentoring offers executives the chance to hear the truth even if they might not like it
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#productivity We moan about them but imagine how awful working life would be if we were drowning in unfinished business www.ft.com/content/027b...
In praise of deadlines
We moan about them but imagine how awful working life would be if we were drowning in unfinished business
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#businessbooks Evangelist for long breaks from work says time away makes companies more productive www.ft.com/content/22fe...
‘A muscle that organisations need to build’: DJ DiDonna makes the case for sabbaticals
Evangelist for long breaks from work says time away makes companies more productive
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#businesseducation Doubts over the cost and benefits of university have made the alternative route highly desirable, but huge demand means many young people are missing out www.ft.com/content/76a1...
Why degree apprenticeships are more competitive than Oxford
Doubts over the cost and benefits of university have made the alternative route highly desirable, but huge demand means many young people are missing out
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#HigherEducation #Universities #EducationPolicy For thousands of students, franchised degree providers offer a route into higher education that traditional universities often do not. But their rapid expansion has prompted concerns over academic standards www.ft.com/content/6c54...
The UK’s biggest university is a private company
Supporters say franchised providers widen access to further education, but others doubt the real value of their ‘no frills’ courses
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#artificialintelligence It is becoming clear that the knowledge they require is currently locked inside employees’ heads www.ft.com/content/5ef2...
Training AI models might be the chance for a workplace power play
It is becoming clear that the knowledge they require is currently locked inside employees’ heads
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#workandcareers Only a few master one of the hardest career tricks of them all www.ft.com/content/3e13...
The art of knowing when to step down
Only a few master one of the hardest career tricks of them all
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#management The enduring management lesson is to prioritise technical rigour and speak up about known risks, rather than relying on optimism or deferring to authority www.ft.com/content/200a...
Lessons from a shipwreck
The sinking of the Vasa has been analysed by management consultants — with mixed results
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#businessbooks The 1990s media mogul’s new book offers 60 snappy lessons for leaders in today’s fast-changing industries www.ft.com/content/478c...
‘People don’t like change’: Mike Soutar’s advice for CEOs
The 1990s media mogul’s new book offers 60 snappy lessons for leaders in today’s fast-changing industries
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#businessbooks Hear from business leaders, editors, publishers and industry experts on what they look for in outstanding business writing. businessbook.live.ft.com/page/6254173...
Business Book of the Year 2026 – Call for Submissions
This annual Award, promoted by the Financial Times and Standard Chartered, now in its 22nd year, aims to identify the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business ...
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#education #rankings Britain and US retain grip on top 10, with MIT first and Imperial College London second www.ft.com/content/c3b4...
Chinese universities gain ground on UK and US in global rankings
Britain and US retain grip on top 10, with MIT first and Imperial College London second
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#recruitment Candidates must prove how they would use tech tools in non tech roles www.ft.com/content/b098...
Job interviews are becoming AI tests
Candidates must prove how they would use tech tools in non tech roles
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#leadership Paying more attention to nitty-gritty policy can help top bosses in business and politics www.ft.com/content/c85c...
Bosses must master the detail without losing the vision
Paying more attention to nitty-gritty policy can help top bosses in business and politics
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The FT’s 2026 Masters in Finance Ranking. Plus: tough jobs market drives applications; ‘near-peer’ mentoring; skills for the AI era; calls for more private markets teaching; why soft skills matter in hard times; studying full- or part-time www.ft.com/business-edu...
Business Education: Financial Training
The FT’s 2026 Masters in Finance Ranking. Plus: tough jobs market drives applications; ‘near-peer’ mentoring; skills for the AI era; calls for more private markets teaching; why soft skills matter in ...
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#finance #businesseducation ESCP tops the table amid growing demand as graduates seek sanctuary from a tough job market www.ft.com/content/f628...
French business schools lead FT Masters in Finance 2026 ranking
ESCP tops the table amid growing demand as graduates seek sanctuary from a tough job market
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#bookreview The elite California university produces an outsized share of start-up entrepreneurs — and outsized profits from its proximity to Big Tech www.ft.com/content/8897...
How to Rule the World — Stanford’s lucrative bond with Silicon Valley
The elite California university produces an outsized share of start-up entrepreneurs — and outsized profits from its proximity to Big Tech
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#artificialintelligence Putting humans in the loop is pointless if they simply rubber-stamp authoritative-sounding information www.ft.com/content/d2d8...
We need to learn how to argue with AI
Putting humans in the loop is pointless if they simply rubber-stamp authoritative-sounding information
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Special Report Management Insights: Lessons From Business Schools www.ft.com/reports/mana...
Management Insights: Lessons From Business Schools
A new Financial Times series highlighting the best of business school research. In the first edition, we look at the rapid wave of change facing organisations of all sizes
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#education Almost a quarter of higher education institutions were left with less than 70 days of cash to cover costs www.ft.com/content/e5b0...
Several UK universities nearly ran out of cash last year, says report
Almost a quarter of higher education institutions were left with less than 70 days of cash to cover costs
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#education BSA survey results come as the student loan system faces growing scrutiny www.ft.com/content/8fc1...
Confidence in the value of a degree hits record low in England
BSA survey results come as the student loan system faces growing scrutiny
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Almost every explanation of statistics online assumes you already know what statistics is. Textbooks define it in terms of other things you haven't learned yet. Wikipedia is written for adults who already get it. There was a genuine gap. www.amazon.co.uk/Cool-Guide-S...
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#remoteworking New evidence suggests the rise of working from home has made entry-level hires a less attractive proposition www.ft.com/content/2205...
What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?
New evidence suggests the rise of working from home has made entry-level hires a less attractive proposition
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A Cool Guide to Statistics and Data Science This interactive guide from the FT’s rankings editor and statistical journalist promises readers of all ages an opportunity to explore advanced analytics and sharpen their skills as a data scientist. www.amazon.co.uk/Cool-Guide-S...
A Cool Guide to Statistics and Data Science
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We are inviting business incubator and accelerator schemes to take part in the fourth edition of our ranking www.ft.com/content/42fe...
Call for entries: Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2027
We are inviting business incubator and accelerator schemes to take part in the fourth edition of our ranking
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#technology #education Chipmaker boss’s move to join Tim Cook-chaired board underlines push to maintain ties with China www.ft.com/content/1c56...
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to join board at prestigious Beijing university
Chipmaker boss’s move to join Tim Cook-chaired board underlines push to maintain ties with China
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#education #phd #careers As more PhD holders compete for limited university jobs, many are reconsidering the appeal of industry careers www.ft.com/content/8097...
Why young academics are leaving academia
As more PhD holders compete for limited university jobs, many are reconsidering the appeal of industry careers
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#businesseducation Open and custom programmes’ focus on AI and geopolitics grows as conflict slows Middle East expansion www.ft.com/content/6a4e...
London and Milan top twin FT executive education rankings
Open and custom programmes’ focus on AI and geopolitics grows as conflict slows Middle East expansion
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#artificialintelligence There is good reason to be dubious about the notion that automation will supplant all demand for human labour www.ft.com/content/6224...
Will AI turn us all into hipsters and artisans?
There is good reason to be dubious about the notion that automation will supplant all demand for human labour
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#workplace Some companies are asking staff to lock devices in pouches to remove distractions and protect data www.ft.com/content/d752...
‘Half-amused, half-ashamed’: the employees facing phone bans at work
Some companies are asking staff to lock devices in pouches to remove distractions and protect data
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#businesseducation #academia The Financial Times research quality metric compilation for business school MBA, EMBA and Online MBA courses www.ft.com/content/db86...
The 50 journals used in FT rankings
The Financial Times research quality metric compilation for business school MBA, EMBA and Online MBA courses
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