Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Henley Business School   

Leaders drive the process of organizational learning and adaptation by providing time and space, granting the freedom to explore and fail, and by encouraging those around them to look at…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School    Harvard Business School   

The nature and dynamics of today’s organizations are such that failures are almost inevitable; the failure of a new product initiative or the failure of an existing strategy to meet…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: HEC Paris    Harvard Business School    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

The concept of learning has captured the attention of management researchers around the world, particularly as it has become well-recognized that knowledge plays an important role in the productivity and…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

The explosion of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) has led to management education being viewed in a new light. More and more organizations have decided to utilize online qualifications programs,…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Traditionally, research on leadership development has put behavioural competencies under the spotlight; training, coaching, on-the-job experiences and mentoring are all intended to facilitate the development of these behaviours. But are…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: NUS Business School    Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business    George Washington University    Renmin University of China School of Business   

Unconstrained exercise of power and high self-regard on the part of leaders can have damaging consequences for organizations. Previous research has consistently demonstrated the negative and potentially detrimental effects that…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

Everybody dreams. Phantasmagoric ‘night journeys’ are part of life. It’s estimated that by the age of 60 most of us will have dreamed 197,100 dreams over 87,000 hours. The reasons…

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)    Pennsylvania State University    Korea University    Elon University    Davidson College   

Integrity — defined as the ability to act with honesty and strong moral principles — is often considered a crucial character strength for top executives. But what about middle-level executives?…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: University of Pretoria Gordon Institute of Business Science   

Recent decades have seen increased focus on corporate governance and business ethics — and an increased number of ethics-based courses at business schools. While this is true of countries across…