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Why Workplace Conversations Are More Successful than You Believe
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: Cornell University Harvard University Essex University Yale University
Conversations with new people are an important part of most people’s social and professional lives. After such conversations, people often seem to underestimate whether the other person in the conversation…
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Why Competent Jerks Get Hired
Idea posted: July 2018
Institutions: University of Virginia Darden Business School Stanford Graduate School of Business
The ideal candidates for a new job are highly competent and highly sociable. They are knowledgeable and skilled in their fields while at the same time have collegial and easy…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #710
Too Much of a Good Thing: Collaborative Overload
Idea posted: May 2018
Institutions: Babson College The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
In the 21st century interconnected, global, cross-functional, flat-hierarchy, silo-busted world of business, collaboration and teamwork are viewed as one of the foundational pillars of success, at both the organizational level…
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Why You Need Diplomats In Your Organization
Idea posted: November 2017
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University University College London
Friendship in the workplace can be a positive factor as friendly colleagues collaborate harmoniously, share information easily and support each other’s work. On the negative side, friendships can also lead…
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How to Stay Ahead in the Game of Office Politics
Idea posted: October 2017
Institutions: Vlerick Business School
The word ‘politics’ has such a negative connotation that being ‘skilled’ at office politics may imply deceit, hypocrisy, and other sundry attributes that one doesn’t advertise on a resume. In…
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Why Self-Confident Women Have Less Influence than Self-Confident Men
Idea posted: October 2017
Institutions: ESMT European School of Management and Technology IE Business School INSEAD
Women are still a minority in many male-dominated professions, such as engineering and technology, as well as being a minority in leadership positions in most industries. Past studies have shown…
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Why You Need to Mend Any Poor Relationships With Your Employees
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School
The quality of the relationship between a leader and a follower or subordinate can have a major impact on the satisfaction and happiness, and ultimately the performance of that subordinate.…
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Leader-Team Member Relationships 2: Impact Job Satisfaction, Trust and Empowerment
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School University of Liverpool Management School University of Exeter Business School ALBA Graduate Business School Durham University
The theory of leader-member exchange (LMX) focuses on the quality of the relationship between a leader and individual members of his or team, and how that relationship affects overall performance…
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Leader-Team Member Relationships 1: Impact on Performance
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School Aston University Business School University of Surrey Business School ISCTE Business School
Leader member exchange (LMX) theory is a theory that assesses leadership based on the relationships between leaders and followers (rather than the specific traits or behaviours of leaders). Thus, for…
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