Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: INSEAD    ESCP   

Social capital research has established the performance advantages of networking. However, we know surprisingly little about the strategies individuals employ when networking and, in particular, the underlying agency mechanisms involved.…

Idea posted: January 2015

Institutions: NeuroLeadership Institute   

The SCARF® model, developed by neuroscientist David Rock, enables ‘change agents’ to exhibit more adaptive behaviours based on how mental experiences occur over time, thus offering to improve people’s capacity…

Idea posted: January 2015

Institutions: NUS Business School   

Should companies allow employees to work from home, some or all of the time? After all, with the communication possibilities of the digital age — from submitting materials through email…

Idea posted: September 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    Stanford Law School   

CEOs tend to be strong in decision-making and the financial elements of their jobs, but weak when it comes to managing their people and developing talent, according to a survey…

Idea posted: August 2014

Institutions: University of St. Gallen   

The IT innovations that have emerged on the consumer market in recent years have led employees, familiar with the benefits consumer products offer, to expect the same level of technology…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: HEC Montréal    Queens University School of Business   

Technology that is supposed to make us more productive only seems to have complicated our task. We may be in an important meeting but know that whoever just sent an…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Baylor University   

How to make your voice heard and be more influential in the workplace has always been a topic of interest for executives. Traditionally, it has been suggested that in order…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

Virtual teams, made necessary by globalization and possible by technology, are now common in business. They’ve taken over traditional functions such as procurement, manufacturing, IT and finance, as well as…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of Buffalo    INSEAD    Columbia Business School   

Several studies have made the connection between body postures and feelings and perceptions of strength and dominance. Open and expansive body language has not only been found to communicate power…