Idea posted: July 2023
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)
Psychological safety—the belief that it is safe to take interpersonal risks within a group—is recognized as a key attribute of high-performance teams. Research has shown that when team members are…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #856Idea posted: May 2023
Institutions: Case Western Reserve University
A wide-ranging overview of related psychological studies reveals that, without exception, bad has a greater impact than good, no matter the context. Here is some of the evidence presented by…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #851Idea posted: April 2023
Institutions: London Business School University of Zurich
One often-overlooked element of an organization’s success is sharing of advice— information with guidance or recommendations. Advice is clearly beneficial to the individuals receiving the advice, who can use it…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #848Idea posted: September 2022
Institutions: University of Miami Florida State University Stony Brook University
CEOs and corporate leaders come from diverse backgrounds, with a broad range of childhood experiences. While some CEOs were raised in affluent families, with all the privileges and opportunities that…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #827Idea posted: July 2022
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)
Resilience is the ability to adaptively respond to challenges and avoid the burnout and feelings of being overwhelmed that can damage the well-being, health and performance of leaders and employees.…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #822Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #817Idea posted: March 2022
Institutions: George Mason University Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Failure can undermine the confidence of employees, causing them to avoid setting ambitious goals, and to experience high stress and give up more easily when faced with challenges. Many leaders…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #815Idea posted: December 2021
Institutions: Joint Research Center-European Commission Goldsmiths, University of London Eurofound Dublin
Drawing from a unique database of information spanning 25 years and taking a unique approach to defining work, a team of European researchers offer a mix of expected and unexpected…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #807Idea posted: December 2020
Institutions: UCLA Anderson School of Management University of Chicago Booth School of Business The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Past research has demonstrated that high external performance expectations (e.g., from supervisors, co-workers, clients, family, friends, and the media) can motivate individuals to increase their efforts and be more persistent,…
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