Idea posted: September 2020

Institutions: INSEAD   

Many executives struggle to accomplish their mandate as executives: aligning the people from top to bottom in the organization behind the goals and actions that ensure the company’s success. The…

Idea posted: January 2020

Institutions: Henley Business School   

Today’s unprecedented quad-gen workforce (baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z) presents unique challenges for employers who must try to engage all four generations. Although having different backgrounds and histories,…

Idea posted: January 2020

Institutions: University of Missouri, St Louis   

Research has identified as non-productive the narcissistic tendencies of a leader, such as a grandiose sense of self-importance and need for constant admiration, that have a negative impact on the…

Idea posted: September 2019

Institutions: University of St. Gallen   

A new study shows how impactful customer contact can be in terms of employee engagement and organizational results. According to the study, contact with customers elicits the feeling in employees…

Idea posted: July 2019

Institutions: Stanford University    MIT Sloan School of Management    Tel Aviv University    MIT Department of Economics   

Does management matter in producing results? The intuitive response is yes. Multiple books and articles about famous, successful companies also celebrate the power of good management to drive great results.…

Idea posted: April 2019

Institutions: Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão Instituto Politécnico de Leiria    Instituto Universitário de Lisboa   

Authentic leadership refers to leaders whose external behaviours and decisions are driven by internal positive values and concern for others. They tend to be self-aware, recognizing their strengths, weaknesses, values…

Idea posted: April 2019

Institutions: INSEAD    Graduate School of Culture Technology Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology    ESMT European School of Management and Technology   

Competition is often a catalyst to productive work. Just as competition among companies spur them to design superior products and offer superior services in an effort to gain competitive advantage,…

Idea posted: March 2019

Institutions: Henley Centre for Leadership    Henley Business School    Deutsche Telekom    Detecon International   

The workplace of tomorrow, according to a study of work in 2028, will be characterized by ubiquitous digitisation, disorientation in the face of constantly changing technology, and the continuous erosion…

Idea posted: March 2019

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

Despite the focus by managers and thought leaders on the power of employee engagement to improve individual and organizational results, the world of business seems to continue to be befuddled…