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Why Companies Sometimes Need Not-So-Nice CEOs
Idea posted: September 2024
Institutions: Columbia Business School
Do nice guys finish last? In exploring why CEOs might be fired and who might be selected to replace them, two Columbia Business School researchers studied the impact of CEO…
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CEO Personality: The Cornerstone of Corporate Culture
Idea posted: September 2024
Institutions: Stanford University Graduate School of Business; MIT Sloan School of Management
The impact of corporate culture on a firm's success has been widely studied. A consensus exists among scholars and practitioners that CEOs, through their decisions and behaviors, play a vital…
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Visionary Leadership is Most Needed in Times of Uncertainty
Idea posted: June 2024
Institutions: University of Potsdam
The greatest of leaders are visionaries. They have a vision for the future of their organizations and effectively communicate that vision to their followers which inspires the followers’ commitment to…
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Visionary Leadership Transfers Leaders’ Sense of Meaning in Their Work to Their Followers
Idea posted: May 2024
Institutions: University of St. Gallen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Bar-Ilan University
People are more engaged in their work and more committed to their organizations if they find their work meaningful that is, if their work gives them a sense that they…
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Showing a Weakness Makes Leaders More Authentic
Idea posted: March 2024
Institutions: George Washington University School of Business Harvard Business School Arizona State University Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
One of the prized attributes of successful leaders today is “authenticity.” Research has shown that leaders who are perceived as honest and genuine and remain true to themselves positively impact…
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Opinions of Other Managers Guide Middle Management Response to Strategy
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…
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Can Companies Choose Their Corporate Purpose?
Idea posted: November 2023
Institutions: USC Gould School of Law; University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Should the purpose of corporations focus on maximizing shareholder value or on attending to the interests of all internal and external stakeholders and society in general? According to corporate purpose…
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The Danger of Assuming Shared Psychological Safety in Teams
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…
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Why You Should Not Depend on a Single Leadership Style
Idea posted: June 2023
Institutions: The Fuqua School of Business University of Geneva; Duke University
The leadership field is filled with suggested approaches, principles, and behaviours for effective leadership, often grouped into different leadership styles. Authentic leadership, charismatic leadership, empowering leadership, servant leadership, instrumental leadership,…
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