How Speaking More Signals Emerging Leadership

Idea posted: December 2025

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership, Louisiana State University    University of Mary Washington    University of Oklahoma    University of Kentucky    Wheaton College    Longwood University   

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The paper revisits the relationship between speaking time and leadership emergence, a concept often referred to as the ‘babble hypothesis’. For any group, determining ‘who shall lead’ is critical, and…

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Talent Management Focused on Skills Leads to Strategically Agile Companies

Idea posted: February 2025

Institutions: University of Queensland, UQ Business School    Trinity College, Trinity Business School    Dublin City University, DCU Business School    Cranfield University School of Management   

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In addition to traditional static, job-oriented, high-performer talent management initiatives and programs, companies should approach talent management through a skills-matching perspective focused on aligning individual skills with organizational goals and…

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Algorithmic Decision Making Preferred Over Human Deciders

Idea posted: August 2023

Institutions: University of Michigan; Drexel University    Michigan State University   

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To what extent are we as humans ready to accept decisions made by computers? This was the question at the heart of a study from Michigan State University and Drexel…

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The Science of Effective Feedback: What Really Improves Performance

Idea posted: October 2022

Institutions: University of Auckland   

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In their influential review, Hattie and Timperley analyse more than 7,000 studies to understand what makes feedback effective. They begin by defining feedback as ‘information provided by an agent regarding…

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Why Brief, Positive Connections Transform Individuals and Teams

Idea posted: August 2022

Institutions: Case Western Reserve University    Boston University    University of Michigan   

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The authors introduce high‑quality connections (HQCs) as brief, positive interactions between two people at work. Unlike relationships, which are enduring, HQCs focus on the micro‑bits of interrelating a conversation, a…

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The Personal and Productivity Benefits of Sleep

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: MIT Sloan School of Management    Harvard Business School   

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Many studies have confirmed the importance of sleep on our cognitive functions — our ability to think clearly and work productively. While previous studies use self-report surveys or a laboratory…

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Misbehaving, Private, Personal Misconduct Can Lead to Professional Misconduct

Idea posted: October 2019

Institutions: University of Texas McCombs School of Business    Emory University Goizueta Business School   

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Psychologists are divided concerning the link between personal misconduct and professional misconduct. Some argue that misconduct reflects a personal trait; others argue that behaviour is situational — a person may…

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Management Matters Most for Corporate Performance

Idea posted: July 2019

Institutions: Stanford University    MIT Sloan School of Management    Tel Aviv University    MIT Department of Economics   

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Does management matter in producing results? The intuitive response is yes. Multiple books and articles about famous, successful companies also celebrate the power of good management to drive great results.…

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Older Workers Are Only Asking for a Little Flexibility

Idea posted: May 2019

Institutions: The Vanguard Group Inc.    New York University Stern School of Business    Carleton University Sprott School of Business    University of Michigan Ross School of Business    Stanford Graduate School of Business   

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With the pool of workers within traditional working ages (18-64) expected to shrink dramatically, keeping older workers in the workforce longer would help both companies and national economies. Older workers,…

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