Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: London Business School   

It sounds so obvious. It is obvious. But far too few managers actually do it. We are talking about the most basic of leadership tasks – spending as much time…

Idea posted: August 2019

Institutions: University of Calabria    University of Gloucestershire    Örebro University    Tampere University of Technology   

Business-to-business (B2B) companies differ from business-to-consumer (B2C) companies in many ways. B2B company products are often more complex and require greater lead times to produce, there are fewer customers, and…

Idea posted: January 2019

Institutions: Cornerstone OnDemand    Kellogg School of Management   

While a great deal of attention has been paid to the performance and cost advantages of hiring superstars, less attention is paid to employees at the other end of the…

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: University of St. Gallen    University of Cambridge Judge Business School   

Perhaps at one time, ‘corporate burnout’ was attributed to few, mostly C-suite executives. Now, it is much more commonly experienced by employees at all levels of an organization. Increased competition…

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Latin America has been enjoying stable growth in recent years. In January 2013, the BBC reported that the region’s economic growth had outstripped that of Europe for the past eight…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

Rational and objective thinking is not the only influence on the decision-making process. Recognising this, the authors set out to research why good leaders often make flawed decisions, at times…

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

Decision-making is at the heart of all leadership. Sometimes leaders make good decisions, but sometimes they make less good decisions. The authors set out to understand why bad decisions are…

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: February 2013

Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

It is no secret that Millennials (also known as Generation Y) are unlike previous generations; their careers have been affected by different factors to their predecessors, such as the recent…