Idea posted: May 2023
Institutions: York University Johns Hopkins University
After we have finished a compelling book or a film, the narrative of the story will linger in our minds. This lingering is involuntary: we do not choose or decide…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #857Idea posted: January 2023
Institutions: RMIT School of Management St. John’s University National Taiwan University
Past studies have demonstrated the power of humor in strengthening relationships between leaders and followers. In the early stages of these relationships, the power position of leaders requires them be…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #838Idea posted: December 2022
Institutions: MIT Sloan School of Management
Meritocracy is an ideal that today's organizations strive for. However, the practice of meritocracy doesn't often live up to the aspiration. For example, studies continue to show that women and…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #836Idea posted: October 2022
Institutions: The Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity Duke University Fuqua School of Business Duke University
In 2008, a study led by Prof. Ashleigh Shelby Rosette of Duke showed that for Americans, Whiteness was one of the prototypical attributes of leaders. As a result, Whites, seen…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #830Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #827Idea posted: June 2022
Institutions: University of Virginia University of Virginia Darden Business School Kenan-Flagler Business School University of California University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business University of Chicago Booth School of Business Harvard Business School
Companies recognize today that helping employees find meaning and purpose in their work will maximize employee satisfaction, motivation, engagement, and performance. The challenge for leaders is how to increase meaning…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #821Idea posted: January 2022
Institutions: Catalyst
Empathy entails making the effort to understand others’ perspectives and emotions, and demonstrating that understanding through care and concern. In the workplace, leadership empathy is manifested through actions ranging from…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #811Idea posted: November 2021
Institutions: University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business MIT Sloan School of Management University of Mannheim
A new study of employee misconduct in the financial services field reveals that supervisors have the most significant impact—negative or positive—on employee misconduct in their firms. Based on 10 years…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #804Idea posted: September 2021
Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School University College London Warwick University Business School University of Victoria Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Craft was long seen as a primitive form of work organization rendered obsolete by the Industrial Age. However, the concept of craft is making an energetic resurgence, influencing the making…
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