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Smart Moves – the Tango and Modern Leadership
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: IE Business School
The traditional, hierarchical structure of organizations is diminishing as we work our way through the 21st century. Business is fast-paced and unpredictable; we cannot rely on things the way we…
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Character – The Unspoken Essence of Leadership
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University
The idea of character has been lost sight of. One reason could be that the educational system and organizations are completely competency focused, or perhaps because character seems an old-fashioned…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #157
The Four Orientations of Responsible Leaders
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: ESADE
Responsible leadership is a concept that can help link corporate social responsibility (CSR) and performance to actions on the part of policy makers and leaders. In a world where public…
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Ethical Leadership in a Crisis (and to Avoid Crises)
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Bentley University York University Schulich School of Business
In April 2010, an explosion on an oil rig connected to BP in the Gulf of Mexico threatened the fate of the company forever. The disaster resulted in the death…
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Maximising Employee Performance
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: London Business School
Based on interviews with more than 50 employees across 12 companies, as well as questionnaire data from more than 200 employees London Business School’s professor, Julian Birkinshaw, along with his…
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Adaptive Leadership: Leading and Following
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Much of the recent research into leadership seems to note the same thing: current leadership theories are lacking something, or limiting in their conceptualization. Elaborating on this, the author of…
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Chinese Philosophy: Lessons for Western Leaders
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Maastricht School of Management
What can classical Chinese philosophy teach the West about leaders and leadership? A lot, according to the author of this paper; Western leaders can, amongst many things, learn how to…
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Leadership: Beyond the Western Model
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Carleton University Sprott School of Business IESE Business School University of Oregon Charles Lundquist College of Business
Leading employees from different cultural backgrounds has become an everyday reality and challenge for managers. An understanding of cultural differences, as well as how these differences play out in interpersonal…
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Developing Business Leaders in China
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) Lingnan University
Across the world, effective leaders are needed now more than ever; China is no exception, but the experiences of Chinese leaders may certainly warrant a different perspective for their development.…
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