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Inter-organisational alliances, flatter organisational structures and globalisation are all forcing businesses to adapt to manage activities that span geographical and organisational boundaries. It’s the age of a new kind of ‘virtual’ knowledge worker. The authors of this article ask what factors contribute to effective leadership in virtual team environments. They assembled thirteen culturally diverse global teams from locations in Europe, Mexico and the US, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Dorothy Leidner, Manuel Mora-Tavarez, Timothy Kayworth | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Old-school leadership practices are back in the spotlight, according to consultant Melissa Raffoni. The boisterous dot-com style has died down, she writes in this Harvard Management Update article, and now it’s time to air out the tried and true.

Content: Article | Author: Melissa Raffoni | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Leadership

diversity in counsel, unity in command

Content: Quotation | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Leadership, Power / Authority

To lead people, walk beside them …
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear;
and the next, the people hate …
When the best leader’s work is done the people say, “We did it ourselves!”

Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership

Uncertainty poses a defining test for any leader. So some leaders take cues from Marines and fighter pilots who have a unique approach to disorienting situations.

Content: Article | Author: Christopher Hoenig | Source: CIO Magazine | Subjects: Leadership, Management

The letter “e” has emerged as the New Economy’s prefix of choice. But while the Internet era certainly makes new demands on leaders, e-leadership is not the answer.

Content: Article | Author: Christopher Hoenig | Source: CIO Magazine | Subject: Leadership

Insecure managers create complexity. Frightened, nervous managers use thick, convoluted planning books and busy slides filled with everything they’ve known since childhood. Real leaders don’t need clutter. People must have the self-confidence to be clear, precise, to be sure that every person in their organization understands what the business is trying to achieve. But it’s not easy. You can’t believe how hard it is for … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Management

In our society, we revere those who are the best at what they do. Chants of “We’re #1” are heard frequently. You will never hear, “We’re #2,” or “We’re not great, but we’re better than we were last year.” If we want to be the BEST at whatever we do, we’ve got to break it down into its individual components:
“B” is for Balance
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Content: Article | Author: Jim Stovall | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Management

A one-page summary of research by the American Management Association of the importance and competence of various management skills.

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Content: Online Resource | Source: American Management Association (AMA) | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Personal effectiveness is a matter of style and substance. It’s also a matter of personal values, character, humanness and confidence in the creativity, initiative and capabilities of others. Above all it’s a matter of ‘engaging’ other human beings. Here are ten keys for effectiveness and success.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership

Content: Book | Author: Robert E. Staub II | Subject: Leadership

Ever wonder why people have difficulty with commitment – what’s wrong with this picture?

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Strategy

When governance has the texture of service it calls for a like response from those governed.

Content: Quotation | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Marcus Buckingham teaches CEOs how to get the most out of their people and their organizations. His first lesson: Forget everything you think you know about being a leader.

Content: Article | Author: Polly LaBarre | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior

The Army’s motto – “Be All That You Can Be” is both simple and powerful. Leaders help people achieve that goal. In essence, leaders do three things: they challenge people; they build people’s confidence; and they coach people.

Content: Article | Author: Paul B. Thornton | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership

A general must see alone and know alone, meaning that he must see what others do not see and know what others do not know. Seeing what others do not see is called brilliance, knowing what others do not know is called genius. Brilliant geniuses win first, meaning that they defend in such a way as to be unassailable and attack in such a way … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Strategy

The most important five contributions you can make to unleash ownership and creative talent – from ‘Soaring WithThe Phoenix’ by James Belasco and Jerre Stead.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership

Companies such as Pan Am provide classic case examples of failure. From examining such cases, current literature has identified four notable areas of failure within organizations. In addition, the authors carried out a survey on front-line supervisors and managers asking what factors they thought contributed to organizational failure. Six of the top causes of failure are presented.

Content: Article | Authors: Clinton O. Longenecker, Jack L. Simonetti, Thomas W. Sharkey | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Leadership, Management

While change management depends on leadership to be enacted, to date there has been little integration of these two bodies of literature. The key role leaders play in the change process has been noted by change theorists, yet there is no conclusive research that focuses on this relationship between leadership and change. Recent theoretical research has attempted to integrate change as a contextual variable influencing … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Kathleen Watson, Rajnandini Pillai, Regina Eisenbach | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Change Management, Leadership

Is there anything you can do to turn your managers into leaders? One strategy might be to seek guidance from those being led. This article offers a survey to do just that.

Content: Article | Author: T. M. Georges | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Management