Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Henley Business School    Zhejiang University School of Management   

In traditional Chinese Confucian culture, an emphasis is placed on the development, maintenance, and exploitation of social networks, which depend on reciprocity, integrity, and the highest individual ethical standards. In…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: IMD   

Collaboration has turned traditional leadership and project management on its head in recent years. In this Idea we examine how leaders and managers can benefit from a collaborative model for…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Simon Fraser University   

Decision-making is perhaps the essence of management, and much attention continues to be focused on how to do it better. In this Idea we consider whether managers are making the…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Accenture Institute for High Performance    Grenoble Ecole de Management    Moxie Software Inc.    University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce   

Finding ways to generate more value from employees and optimize talent is critical for leaders and HR professionals. Organizations could get even more from their investments in talent management if…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Harvard Business School    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

A research study set out to examine how effective extraverted leadership actually is on group performance, and what characteristics on the part of employees also play a role in this.…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

Traditionally, more men than women have emerged in leadership positions. But over the past few decades, this has steadily been changing. An increasing number of women are taking top leadership…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business   

Leaders can have a ripple effect through their company, particularly those in the C-suite; their actions reverberate throughout the organization, with followers sometimes even mimicking them. The CEO of BAE…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Is organizational politics good or bad, or does it even exist? This seems to be a debated topic, with many executives (especially women) finding office politics difficult to embrace.  Female…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Even when there are contingency plans in place, crises can happen and in organizations this is when true leadership is tested. Companies like Apple, Toyota, PepsiCo and many others know…