The leadership field is filled with suggested approaches, principles, and behaviours for effective leadership, often grouped into different leadership styles. Authentic leadership, charismatic leadership, empowering leadership, servant leadership, instrumental leadership, and transformational leadership are a few of the more popular leadership styles that proponents argue will make you effective, successful, and beloved by your people. […]
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Foreign companies can be at a disadvantage when competing against domestic companies strengthened by informal networks developed over years and even lifetimes. In Korea, for example, two types of informal networks play a major role in the success of Korean companies. The first of these networks is the more personal Yongo, which is built on […]
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When we find ourselves in social situations that are unfamiliar, unsettling, or confusing, our tendency is not to react immediately, but rather to take a moment and think about what we want to do or say—that is, we appraise the situation to determine the appropriate behaviour in which to engage. As we appraise the situation, […]
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In 2008, a study led by Prof. Ashleigh Shelby Rosette of Duke showed that for Americans, Whiteness was one of the prototypical attributes of leaders. As a result, Whites, seen as more leaderly, were more likely to be promoted or recruited for leadership positions. In 2022, researchers replicated the 2008 research and found that attitudes […]
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WHY SHOULD I SIGN UP FOR THIS SERVICE? COULDN’T I JUST READ THE BUSINESS MAGAZINES? The answer is simply time. We recognise that business leaders are chronically short of time, and the time to keep up to date with management thinking is often squeezed out of the working week. So instead of trying to read […]
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Where should companies source the knowledge and new ideas that will keep them at the forefront of innovation? The answer, according to an extensive study of 18,000 UK firms, depends in large part on the in-firm characteristics of the company—notably in terms of productivity and resources. Productivity is measured as the difference between a company’s […]
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COMING SOON… In the coming months, Ideas for Leaders will be launching our online Sustainable Leadership community. We see Sustainable Leadership as the combination of many interweaving threads: Register here and we’ll tell you more as it happens The Sustainable Leadership Community Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, […]
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