Idea posted: October 2013
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)
There is no such thing as a stressful job or a stressful boss; in fact, all stress comes down to something called ‘rumination’ — the mental process of thinking over…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #242Idea posted: October 2013
Institutions: INSEAD
As ambitious executives seek guidance, and senior executives realise the importance of helping the people who work in their organizations reach their full potential, the practice of leadership coaching and…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #240Idea posted: October 2013
Institutions: INSEAD ESMT European School of Management and Technology
Female leaders often experience ‘identity conflict’, the sense that their identities as women and their professional identities diverge or are incompatible. The problem can be explained by gender stereotypes. Characteristics and…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #239Idea posted: October 2013
Institutions: INSEAD
Group coaching is known to help break down barriers to communication, build trust and solve specific and practical problems in organizations. An interpersonal learning process, it can create the impetus…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #234Idea posted: October 2013
Institutions: INSEAD The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Sunk cost bias has been blamed for everything from disastrous military campaigns to over-budget public works and is widely acknowledged as a serious obstacle to effective decision-making. Defined as the…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #225Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business University of California, Riverside
The concept of negotiation as a ‘battle of the sexes’ is not new; in fact, in the 1990s, MBA students on a negotiation course were asked who they thought had…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #210Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
Colour has been found to affect cognition, moods and feelings, all of which in turn can influence consumer decision-making. According to the US-based Color Marketing Group, it can increase brand…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #201Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: North Dakota State University University of New Mexico University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Have you heard of the ‘pink elephant in the room?’ If you are a woman in the US, you might be one of up to 70% of women that have…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #200Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: Southern Methodist University Edwin L. Cox School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Business University of Illinois College of Business University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
Hierarchies are everywhere, and the business world is no exception; the distribution of power and status has become a defining feature of today’s organizations. What role, if any, do such…
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