Idea posted: November 2023

Institutions: University of St. Gallen    Durham University Business School    University of St. Andrews School of Management   

Many people “make sense” of the world through their peers—that is, they seek to better understand events in the world around them by talking with and learning how their peers…

Idea posted: November 2023

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Sidra Medicine (Qatar)   

The agile management approach, which began as a project management approach in the field of software product development, rejects rigid structures and processes in favour of customer-focused incremental processes that…

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business    University of Victoria Peter B. Gustavson School of Business   

Significant developments such as new strategies, new competitive pressures, or new leadership often require changes to a company’s organizational culture. This undertaking, however, is complicated by the amorphous nature of…

Idea posted: June 2018

Institutions: University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland    Cornell University S.C. Johnson College of Business    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business   

The best middle managers influence and inspire their subordinates to higher levels of performance. Research has shown that the secret to being an inspirational middle manager is behavioural integrity, which…

Idea posted: November 2016

Institutions: MIT Sloan School of Management   

In the annual global MIT/Deloitte survey of executives and managers, 90% of respondents recognized that digital trends would disrupt their industries. Only 44%, however, believed their organizations were prepared for…

Idea posted: September 2016

Institutions: IE Business School   

Behind all human progress is the question: What’s Next? Asking “What’s Next?” led humankind from the invention of the wheel to the building of the pyramids, the establishment of common…

Idea posted: May 2016

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Implementing change is never easy, but for a newly hired executive working with new people in a new culture, the challenge is even greater. Understanding the current culture of the…

Idea posted: April 2016

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Queensland University of Technology Business School    Cranfield University School of Management   

The best companies are expected to model, if not to develop themselves, innovative new management practices. This expectation is known as the ‘institutional norm of progress’, and companies that use…

Idea posted: February 2016

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

To foster innovation, the first step is to recognize the difference between business thinking and innovative thinking. Business thinking is logical, builds on past precedents and pursues certainty. Innovation thinking…