Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

Networking has been linked to a number of indicators of individual attainment and success within organizations, including promotions and career satisfaction. But despite its acknowledged importance, little is known about…

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: IMD   

Have you ever found yourself in the frustrating position of voicing suggestions that for some reason keep going unheard? You are not alone; even the most talented of executives often…

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: NUS Business School   

The ‘nature v. nurture’ debate has been around for centuries, argued over by psychologists, sociologists and the like; the business world has not escaped from it either. Whether leaders are…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: Institute for the Future   

The authors say that a qualitative shift is taking place in the ways we work. Their research is based of ongoing studies of the key forces driving change in society,…

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: INSEAD   

The authors propose that different leadership development learning methods should be adopted according to the varying needs and issues faced by leaders at different levels and stages of their lives.…

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: Tuck School of Business   

Building on the latest research on leadership, as well as scores of interviews with CEOs and other leaders, Professor of Strategy and Leadership Sydney Finkelstein of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of…

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Derailment is the term assigned to the phenomenon of once-successful managers whose careers have ‘gone off the track.’ They are no longer effective in their functions or as leaders. They…

Idea posted: April 2013

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

Here is how most employees’ first day on a new job goes: they are shown how things are done, introduced to the company’s environment and culture, and subtly told what…

Idea posted: April 2013

Institutions: Columbia Business School   

Rising unemployment, household incomes taking a dip, bankruptcies becoming widespread — these are just some of the hallmarks of an economic recession. We all remember these things from not too…