Four Capabilities of Great Strategic Leaders

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…

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The Value of Front Line Managers

Idea posted: April 2013

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    University of Utah David Eccles School of Business   

CEOs are often put under the spotlight, with everything from how they spend their time to their leadership style closely scrutinized. But what about managers and supervisors lower down in…

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Why Good Bosses Tune Into Their People

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business   

Leaders can have a ripple effect through their company, particularly those in the C-suite; their actions reverberate throughout the organization, with followers sometimes even mimicking them. The CEO of BAE…

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How Women Can Be More Politically Savvy at Work

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Is organizational politics good or bad, or does it even exist? This seems to be a debated topic, with many executives (especially women) finding office politics difficult to embrace.  Female…

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What Do CEOs Actually Do?

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: London School of Economics    European University Institute    Columbia Business School    Harvard Business School   

In this idea, faculty from the London School of Economics, the European University Institute, Columbia Business School and Harvard Business School set out to uncover the mystery of what CEOs…

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