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Five Traits of the Better Leader
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: IMD
How can leaders recognize and manage their psychological preferences and personality traits? This is the question the authors explore in this article. Interviewing over 2,000 international executives attending leadership programs…
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How Dominant Personality Trumps Competence in Teams
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
In the past research has consistently demonstrated the importance of ‘dominance’ as a personality trait in influential leaders. Understanding this, the authors through their new research found that dominant individuals…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #038
Dysfunctional Leadership: Context and Causes
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School
In this paper, the author examines the possible bases for dysfunctional leadership, moving away from an emphasis on a leader’s performance and personality to focusing on the contextual features that…
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Avoiding Bad Decisions: ‘Red Flags’ and Reflection
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School
Decision-making is at the heart of all leadership. Sometimes leaders make good decisions, but sometimes they make less good decisions. The authors set out to understand why bad decisions are…
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Status in the Team: Extraverts Vs Neurotics
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Rutgers University UCLA Anderson School of Management
When it comes to personalities and employment roles, extraverts have traditionally done well, as they tend to express confidence, dominance and enthusiasm easily - all traits typically associated with good-performing…
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How Time of Day Impacts on Business Conversations
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: New York University Stern School of Business University of Virginia Darden Business School
It is standard practice for corporations to have a conference call with stock market analysts after quarterly earnings are released. In this call, executives make a presentation concerning the earnings…
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Video Games for Learning and Development
Idea posted: April 2013
Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
From the Atari arcade games made popular in the 1970s-80s, to Angry Birds on iPhones across the world, video games have grown significantly in popularity and sophistication over the past…
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Balancing Extravert Leaders and Pro-active Employees
Idea posted: February 2013
Institutions: Harvard Business School The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
A research study set out to examine how effective extraverted leadership actually is on group performance, and what characteristics on the part of employees also play a role in this.…
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The Effect of Feminine Charm in Negotiations
Idea posted: February 2013
Institutions: London School of Economics University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
‘Damned if they do, damned if they don’t’ — this is usually the unfortunate impression/management dilemma faced by female executives. If they adopt male behavioural traits typically associated with strong leadership,…
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