Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

Strong relationships and social ties between clients and individual executives can be something of a double-edged sword in business. There is always the danger of client defection when the ‘linchpin’…

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: University of Cambridge Judge Business School   

In the 1940s, psychologist Jean Piaget suggested that children use their hands-on experiences of the world around them to build and develop their knowledge. This theory went on to shape…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Henley Business School   

In many facets of life, collective energy affects the way things run, positively or negatively. Take schools, for example. They may go through periods of upheaval, in which results and…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

Trans-ocean sailing fits the organizational team/leadership metaphor well, as in order to achieve the basic goal of getting from A to B, the team needs to function effectively in handling…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

The desire for high status is widely considered a universal human motive. Those with higher status tend to be listened to more, and are often perceived as having more power.…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School    Université de Montréal   

January 2008 to April 2011 was a shocking time for France Telecom, when more than 60 employees committed suicide — a large number leaving behind notes blaming stress and misery…

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…