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The Hidden Costs of Expanding a Leader’s Span of Supervision
Idea posted: January 2026
Institutions: Hauge School of Management, NLA University College Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University BI Norwegian Business School
Contemporary management trends often advocate for flatter organizational hierarchies, an approach characterized by a significant increase in the number of individuals reporting to a single leader, commonly referred to as…
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Global Leadership 2025: Building Leadership Bench Strength in an Era of Uncertainty
Idea posted: January 2026
Institutions: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
The contemporary business environment presents CEOs with complex, interconnected challenges, where attracting and retaining top talent and navigating slowing economic growth are the top executive concerns. According to a survey…
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Global Leadership 2025: The New Leadership Crisis: Stress, Distrust, and Disconnection
Idea posted: December 2025
Institutions: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
The Global Leadership Forecast 2025, representing DDI’s eleventh forecast in 24 years, synthesizes responses from 2,185 human resource professionals and 10,796 leaders across 2,014 organizations worldwide. This extensive research, spanning…
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How Speaking More Signals Emerging Leadership
Idea posted: December 2025
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership, Louisiana State University University of Mary Washington University of Oklahoma University of Kentucky Wheaton College Longwood University
The paper revisits the relationship between speaking time and leadership emergence, a concept often referred to as the ‘babble hypothesis’. For any group, determining ‘who shall lead’ is critical, and…
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The 13% Club: Why Your Boss Probably Isn’t as Terrible as You Tell Your Friends.
Idea posted: December 2025
Institutions: Bayes Business School University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh University of Warwick
A study by a team of US and UK researchers addresses a fundamental question in leadership and management today: how common are incompetent bosses, particularly given ideas like the Peter…
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The Powerful Impact of Listening on Performance, Behaviour, and Financial Success
Idea posted: November 2025
Institutions: Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of Haifa The Hebrew University Business School; Department of Human Services
The quality of listening in the workplace is associated with and likely a cause of a wide range of positive organizational outcomes. These benefits are substantial, including superior job performance,…
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The Standard Deviation of a Smile: Quantifying Why “Mean” Bosses Ruin Productivity.
Idea posted: November 2025
Institutions: Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham
A study by the University of Nottingham’s Getinet Haile examines the influence of organizational leadership quality on organizational performance and worker well-being. While early research in management and psychology identified…
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The Humility Premium: How Asking “Why?” Protects Your Reputation (Even If You’re Under-Qualified)
Idea posted: October 2025
Institutions: University of Surrey Business School
Prior studies have shown the positive outcomes of leadership competence and leadership humility. Competence not only enhances a leader’s ability to solve problems or develop a vision, for example, but…
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The Missing Link Solved: How Dialogue Turns Corporate Purpose into Employee Commitment.
Idea posted: September 2025
Institutions: HEC (Haute Études Commerciales) Paris Korn Ferry Institute
Business leaders often articulate a corporate purpose to define strategic direction and inspire employee commitment beyond just financial gains. Examples include Veolia’s pledge for “ecological transformation” and Stanley Black &…
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