Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Vlerick Business School    Lucerne Business School   

Once understood as something exceptional, change is increasingly seen as part of everyday working life. (The notion of the organization, somewhat paradoxically, now incorporates both change and stability.) Change management…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: Case Western Reserve University    ESADE   

What distinguishes good leaders from great leaders? This research suggests that the key lies in the way they approach the task of leadership and coaching, inspiring others to achieve their…

Idea posted: November 2013

Institutions: NUS Business School    Singapore Management University    INSEAD   

Social exclusion has been described as one of the most severe punishments people can mete out to each other. A 2007 report by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and…

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

There is no such thing as a stressful job or a stressful boss; in fact, all stress comes down to something called ‘rumination’ — the mental process of thinking over…

Idea posted: September 2013

Institutions: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford    Franklin and Marshall College    Quinnipac University    Bentley University    Brandeis University   

Imagine rushing into a store to grab a bottle of wine on your way to a dinner party and encountering a salesperson who wants to share their extensive knowledge of…

Idea posted: September 2013

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    Yale University   

Emotional intelligence — the awareness and understanding of emotions — has a variety of workplace applications and benefits. Leaders who perceive and relate to the emotions of those they direct…

Idea posted: September 2013

Institutions: North Dakota State University    University of New Mexico    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   

Have you heard of the ‘pink elephant in the room?’ If you are a woman in the US, you might be one of up to 70% of women that have…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: IMD   

How can leaders recognize and manage their psychological preferences and personality traits? This is the question the authors explore in this article. Interviewing over 2,000 international executives attending leadership programs…

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: NUS Business School   

In a survey by Staples, Inc. in 2010, three out of four respondents admitted to ‘office-chair envy’ - that is, coveting a co-worker’s office chair. It may sound laughable, but…