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: March 2014

Institutions: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)   

Being able to make the right decisions at the right time is a crucial part of leadership. Too often, however, lack of a proactive attitude gets in the way, causing…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Case Western Reserve University    Boston University Questrom School of Business    Tel Aviv University    University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

Virtuous organizations are organizations that create an environment in which everyone works for the good of all: employees, customers and the community. There will be challenges and setbacks, however, and…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: MIT Sloan School of Management    Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business    Columbia Business School    Ohio State University Fisher College of Business   

Social category diversity — diversity of race, gender or political leanings, for example — has been shown to enhance creative thinking in groups, and leads to more effective decision-making that…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: IESE Business School   

In Shakespeare’s Othello, the eponymous lead’s passionate jealousy motivates all of his actions, including ultimately the murder of his own wife. Similarly, in the corporate world, there exist executives whose…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: University of Heidelberg    Goethe University Frankfurt    University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Arizona State University   

‘Charismatic leadership’ has received much attention from researchers over the past few decades, lending support to theories that it is capable of fostering higher levels of employee and team performance…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: Case Western Reserve University    ESADE   

What distinguishes good leaders from great leaders? This research suggests that the key lies in the way they approach the task of leadership and coaching, inspiring others to achieve their…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of Waterloo    Stanford University   

Would you seek help from someone who has rejected you in the past? Most people are hesitant to ask for favours the first time around, let alone ask someone that…

Idea posted: November 2013

Institutions: NUS Business School    Singapore Management University    INSEAD   

Social exclusion has been described as one of the most severe punishments people can mete out to each other. A 2007 report by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and…