Hello and welcome to the FT’s latest contribution to the blogosphere – the management blog.

This is the place to come and read about the ideas, trends and fads that are preoccupying managers around the world. Here you will find discussions and debate about what is working – and what isn’t – in businesses and organisations. You will be able to read excerpts from under-reported (but useful) academic papers. You will get a snapshot of the realities of managers’ working lives today.

It is also the place to share your observations, and sound off about your own concerns. Perhaps you are a high-flying VP well on the way to the boardroom. Maybe you are a newly-minted MBA, about to launch yourself on the next stage of your career. Perhaps you are just looking for inspiration and want something interesting to read for the next five minutes.

Whoever you are – welcome. And, this being a management blog, of course we want your feedback.