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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #017Idea 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.…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #006Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #098Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #093Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #091Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #088Idea posted: February 2013
Institutions: Columbia Business School New York University Stern School of Business Princeton University
"What makes a good leader?" is one of the most asked and researched questions of the past few decades. Finding a convincing answer is both more important now than ever…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #087Idea posted: February 2013
Institutions: INSEAD
Emotional intelligence (EI) has been conceptualized as a key predictor for success at work and job performance in a number of studies. Salovey and Mayer’s definition describes EI as an…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #023Idea posted: February 2013
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)
Stepping away from the traditional, overwhelming lists of ideal characteristics for leaders, let’s examine how leadership actually happens. The ‘whole system’ perspective in this Idea, show us that leadership happens…
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