Motivation Profiles: Pay and Reward Vs Fulfilling Work

Idea posted: May 2016

Institutions: Clark University Graduate School of Management    Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

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Self-determination theory describes four types of motivation, moving on a spectrum from other-directed to self-directed. External motivation is at the other-directed end of the spectrum. Motivation is based on what…

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Bossy: What’s Gender Got to Do with It?

Idea posted: May 2015

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

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The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) conducted research on the role of the word bossy in the workplace. Their results show a consistent trend that being bossy in the workplace…

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Why First-Time Managers Need More Development Support

Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)    Davidson College   

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A Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) survey of first-time managers attending its Maximizing Your Leadership Potential (MLP) program offers some insight into the challenges first-time managers face. The 12 top…

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How Valuable is Integrity for Mid- and Top-Level Executives?

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)    Pennsylvania State University    Korea University    Elon University    Davidson College   

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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?…

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Avoiding Managerial Derailment in Latin America

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

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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…

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How Women Can Be More Politically Savvy at Work

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

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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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Keeping Employee Engagement High in Tough Times

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

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It is useful for us to analyse levels of employee engagement in organizations both during and in post-recession environments. Here we can define ‘engagement’ as satisfaction with job and commitment…

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Being an Empathic Leader

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: California State University    Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)    China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)   

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We know that companies need to start moving away from traditional strategies for management development, and consider the skills required to improve chances of success. Leading executive education specialists have…

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