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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Idea posted: June 2023

Institutions: Xavier University    Williams College of Business; University of Ghana Business School   

Leadership involves a dynamic relationship between leader and follower to which both parties contribute. The study of “followership,” focuses on the vital role that followers play in the leader-follower relationship…

Idea posted: March 2023

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Institute for Management & Innovation at the University of Toronto Mississauga   

The importance of a group’s culture cannot be overstated: generally, the group’s culture defines how members of a group are expected to think, feel, and behave. Because culture is typically…

Idea posted: February 2023

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Building on internal and external research, the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) has developed a framework that not only measures the impact of leadership development programs but also reveals the…

Idea 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…