Leadership

Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to “lead”, influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.

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Turning Potential into Success: The Missing Link in Leadership Development
ByHBR.org October 31, 2017April 10, 2021
Harvard Business Review contends that organizations world-wide are lacking in one key department – a crucial obstacle to their success: Leadership Development. According to the findings of relative research done by the Corporate Executive Board, the problem isn’t a lack of internal talent perse, but rather there are other identifiable predictors – curiosity, insight, engagement, and determination. That said, whilst…
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Organizational change needs the right management in China
ByTimo Wiegmann October 26, 2017October 26, 2017
The article outlines the steps that companies have to take to achieve outstanding organizational structures and processes in a Chinese context. Part 1 provides an overview of how the changes in the business landscape in China that have taken place in recent years urgently require Western companies to pay more attention to organizational structures and…
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High-performing teams: A timeless leadership topic
ByMcKinsey & Company September 29, 2017September 21, 2022
McKinsey and Company means that CEOs and senior executives can employ proven techniques to create top-team performance – and moreover, that this topic’s importance is not about to diminish as digital technology reshapes the notion of the workplace and how work gets done. On the contrary, the leadership role becomes increasingly demanding as more work is conducted…
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How To Build a Company Where The Best Ideas Win
ByTED September 29, 2017April 9, 2021
What if you knew what your coworkers really thought about you and what they were really like? Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making to create an idea meritocracy where people can speak up and say what they really think — even calling out the boss is fair game….
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The Outliers Inn; Business Diet Fad
ByThe Outliers Inn September 18, 2017July 6, 2025
Welcome to Episode 22 of The Outliers Inn – Business Diet Fad Topic: Our guest this week is Gem Holmes, no longer a hidden “Gem” but a public speaker and organisational change leader, who shares a love of Primitivo with JP and a change leader in Northgate plc. A natural born leader with a drive to deliver ‘excellence’. …
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How Leaders At Google, BuzzFeed, And More Make Decisions
ByFast Company July 31, 2017December 27, 2019
Good decision making is a critical skill at any stage of a career. But it’s not easy to master. Studies have shown that it’s a complex process that involves evaluating both cognitive and emotional responses to figure out the right way to go. Experts believe the best decision making happens somewhere between research and careful thought and…
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