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CEO background and impact on performance – live resource
What does the current research say about the characteristics of successful CEOs Members only Watching brief Updated 2nd October 2018 Keywords: Leadership, management, CEO, CEO characteristic, CEO background, performance, organisational performance Introduction Recruiting new CEOs Educational background of CEOs The impact of organisational ownership The impact of entrepreneurial CEOs International outlook Use of social media […]
Read moreIncreasing organisational performance through entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and organisational performance. There is a growing amount of evidence to show that entrepreneurial qualities can boost the performance of any organisation or service, which has given rise to the idea of the intrapreneur or an individual with entrepreneurial attributes who is employed and embedded in an organisation, rather than running their own business. […]
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Positive Leadership and the 4 dilemmas of strategic timing
This week we sent members two brand new research briefings The rise of Positive Organisational Leadership Keywords: positive organisational leadership, leadership, positive organisational scholarship, leadership development, positive deviance, organisational development Positive organisational scholarship is part of the recent interest in positive psychology and positive organisational development and refers to organisational approaches to developing a […]
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How emotional intelligence makes a difference during performance reviews
Does the level of emotional intelligence of the manager or the subordinate make any difference to the outcome of performance reviews? Emotional intelligence The study Findings Reference Emotional intelligence Previous studies have found that higher levels of emotional intelligence correlate closely with higher levels of job satisfaction and a general sense of control over […]
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Flexibility, strategy & knowledge management – members only research briefings
This week our members received the following three research briefings… Psychological flexibility The four dilemmas of strategic timing Knowledge management success in organisations The critical importance of psychological flexibility and how it predicts mental health outcomes and resilience Keywords: Psychological inflexibility, Psychological flexibility, cognitive flexibility, cognitive inflexibility, coaching Psychological flexibility refers […]
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Organisational openness and how it impacts employee performance
Organisational openness is an across organisation philosophy which emphasises transparency in all areas and free unrestricted access to knowledge and information. It also incorporates and promotes positive collaboration and cooperative management and decision-making, with an emphasis on learning as opposed to being right. Open organisations Learning and agility Culture Creativity, innovation and flexibility The study […]
Read moreHow to repair deviant, toxic corporate and organisational cultures
The Oxford Review has just published it’s latest Special Report – How to repair deviant, toxic corporate and organisational cultures. Special reports are extended research briefings. In this report: This report is based on a detailed review of previous studies in the field and draws together the learning about how to deal with cultures once they […]
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Perfectionism: The different types of perfectionist and how they cope
Researchers have been studying the impact of perfectionism on a range of outcomes. Previous research has found that individuals with higher levels of perfectionism, who experienced stress are significantly more likely to experience emotional distress. This study wanted to see how people cope with perfectionism and stress. Perfectionism Perfectionistic striving Perfectionistic concerns Healthy perfectionists The […]
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Practice intelligence and the problem with Business School learning
Why management and leadership development should be focussing on practice intelligence. Fourteen years ago this year Henry Mintzberg published his book ‘Managers not MBAs: A hard look at the soft practice of managing and management development‘, in which Mintzberg challenged the prevailing view that the recipient of the MBA was by default not only […]
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How we collude to not resolve the paradoxes leaders and managers create
How managers and leaders create paradoxes at work Messages and orders from leaders and managers create a world of meaning in organisations. Often however the messages managers and leaders unintentionally send out frequently create a paradox i.e. inconsistencies, uncertainties and ambiguity that defy or counter the prevailing logic within the organisation. These in effect, create […]
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