Idea posted: April 2016

Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University   

More and more business leaders and top managers understand that employee wellness programs help the organization succeed, through less absenteeism and greater engagement and productivity, as much as it helps…

Idea posted: March 2016

Institutions: Mälardalen University    KTH Royal Institute of Technology   

For three Scandinavian researchers, the traditional approach to leadership almost renders the term a misnomer: the study of ‘leadership’ is actually the study of ‘leaders’ — the study of the…

Idea posted: February 2016

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

To foster innovation, the first step is to recognize the difference between business thinking and innovative thinking. Business thinking is logical, builds on past precedents and pursues certainty. Innovation thinking…

Idea posted: February 2016

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Whether developing new products or services, refining internal processes, or creating disruptive business models, innovation is the key to sustained competitive advantage. Many companies, however, are unable to meet their…

Idea posted: February 2016

Institutions: IE Business School    Columbia Business School    Emory University Goizueta Business School    China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Utrecht University   

People react differently to decisions based on what they perceive was the fairness of the outcome as well as the fairness of the process — and whether or not they…

Idea posted: January 2016

Institutions: Central Michigan University College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences   

Even the most well-intentioned people can be swayed by almost subconscious, automatic biases against certain categories of people — what scientists call “implicit out-group bias.” These biases emerge from engrained…

Idea posted: January 2016

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

Many CEOs recognize gender equality as an important strategic priority. However, top-level strategic priorities can be undermined if male middle managers display or enable gender bias through the type of…

Idea posted: December 2015

Institutions: IE Business School    Neoma Business School   

Should a board hire a former or current CEO from another company to become the new CEO? In the past, companies tended to promote new CEOs from within, ensuring that…

Idea posted: October 2015

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Hanken School of Economics    Aalto University School of Business    EMLYON Business School   

To make decisions, leaders must understand, to use the vernacular, ‘what is happening’. They must make sense of the events and situations that impact their areas of responsibility; this sense-making…