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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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Engage Employees through Psychologically Rich Jobs
Idea posted: May 2024
Institutions: University of Virginia University of Florida
Since the time of Aristotle, philosophers have been debating the characteristics of a “good life,” that is, the characteristics of a life that would be most desirable to people. Over…
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Cultural Attitudes About Work May Not Be What You Expect
Idea posted: February 2024
Institutions: Kings College
Conducted in waves every five years since 1981, the World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research study exploring values and attitudes in 120 countries (covering nearly 95% of the…
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Why Followers Make Great Leaders
Idea posted: January 2024
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One of the dominant assumptions in leadership theory is that some people are meant to lead and others are meant to follow. This assumption is based on the belief that…
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Why Extraverts Don’t Necessarily Make Good Leaders
Idea posted: January 2024
Institutions: State University of New York At Buffalo School of Management Louisiana State University School of Leadership and Human Resource Development Drexel University Management Department
One resilient conclusion from leadership commentators and observers is the connection between extraversion and leadership—that is, extraverted individuals are more likely to become leaders than introverted individuals. Leadership research, however,…
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Prosocial Managers May Put Employee Interests Above the Company’s
Idea posted: October 2023
Institutions: Columbia Business School
While the impact on employee behaviour of prosocial preferences the desire to care about others and avoid harming them is well-documented, little research has been conducted on the impact of…
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How Leaders Can Help Employees Adapt for the Future
Idea posted: September 2023
Institutions: PWC
In June 2023, PWC released the results of its fourth annual Global Hopes and Fears Survey, in which 54,000 workers in 46 countries shared their views on future threats and…
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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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