Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

It is useful for us to analyse levels of employee engagement in organizations both during and in post-recession environments. Here we can define ‘engagement’ as satisfaction with job and commitment…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Research in the Center for Creative Leadership’s World Leadership Study found that overall, women are less trusting of their bosses than men are - and of their co-workers as well.…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: University of St. Gallen   

With multiple social media outlets in existence, should executives spend time maintaining different profiles simultaneously, and how can this help their communication teams in general? Especially now that social media…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    Washington University Olin Business School    Drexel University LeBow College of Business    Nanyang Business School    PepsiCo Inc   

Both conflict and leadership influence the way ‘values diversity’ moderates team effectiveness. Leaders who are more oriented toward task-focused leadership create a strong situation that restricts team members from expressing…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: California State University    Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)    China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)   

We know that companies need to start moving away from traditional strategies for management development, and consider the skills required to improve chances of success. Leading executive education specialists have…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: University of Santiago de Compostela    London School of Economics    Kellogg School of Management   

From the point of view of a decision maker, performance in critical moments matters much more than in other moments. Psychological skills impact that performance, and the pressures faced when…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School   

During the ‘80s and early ‘90s, the concept of careers was similar to a ‘race’, with each person in the race having the same time and energy to devote to…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Better prepared leaders are the ‘need of the hour’ across the world. But it is extremely challenging to deliver an effective global leadership strategy: one that’s equally effective in one…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IMD   

In 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it attempted to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere. The disaster was found to have been caused by a piece of foam insulation that…