Idea posted: March 2022

Institutions: Stanford University    Georgetown University McDonough School of Business   

Work-from-home (WFH) flexibility was once available only to a select group of employees and professions. The sudden emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic forced companies in many industries to make WFH…

Idea posted: January 2022

Institutions: Catalyst   

Empathy entails making the effort to understand others’ perspectives and emotions, and demonstrating that understanding through care and concern. In the workplace, leadership empathy is manifested through actions ranging from…

Idea posted: November 2021

Institutions: George Washington University School of Business    Villanova University School of Business    University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management    Clemson University Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business    California State University Monterey Bay College of Business   

Collaboration and teamwork are key elements of successful workplaces. Past studies have shown that gratitude—employees being aware and appreciative of the benefits they receive at work—inspires the generous, helpful behaviour…

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: Stanford University    Stanford Graduate School of Business    Harvard University   

All employers in all nations are in the health care business. The work environment they create, including the expected number of working hours and numerous other potential stressors, have a…

Idea posted: January 2020

Institutions: Henley Business School   

Today’s unprecedented quad-gen workforce (baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z) presents unique challenges for employers who must try to engage all four generations. Although having different backgrounds and histories,…

Idea posted: December 2018

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    University of the Sciences   

The self-concept refers to how people think of themselves. I am a good person, I am a good listener, I am impatient — these are the kinds of ideas and…

Idea posted: December 2018

Institutions: Cornell University    Harvard University    Essex University    Yale University   

Conversations with new people are an important part of most people’s social and professional lives. After such conversations, people often seem to underestimate whether the other person in the conversation…

Idea posted: September 2017

Institutions: The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School    University of Liverpool Management School    University of Exeter Business School    ALBA Graduate Business School    Durham University   

The theory of leader-member exchange (LMX) focuses on the quality of the relationship between a leader and individual members of his or team, and how that relationship affects overall performance…

Idea posted: September 2017

Institutions: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health    SUNY Upstate Medical University    Syracuse University   

Over a period of six days, a team of researchers recreated a variety of air quality conditions, and simultaneously conducted cognitive tests of volunteers under the various conditions to determine…