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A library’s worth of business and academic literature has been devoted to understanding and defining “leadership.” This section sets forth some common definitions of what leadership is and what it is not and also discusses the qualities, traits, behaviours and competencies that better suit the modern timeline.

50+20 Management Education for the World: PART 2: Understanding the Core of the Vision

By Katrin Muff, Thomas Dyllick, Mark Drewell, John North, Paul Shrivastava & Jonas Haertle This article continues from Part I (in the last issue of...
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Unlocking the Power of AI Leadership: A Dialogue with Professor David De Cremer

David De Cremer gets to the heart of leadership in the era of rapid AI evolution. Discussing his upcoming book on the topic, he...

Interview to Dr. Bruno Roque Cignacco, the author of the book “The Art of...

Dr. Bruno Cignacco, an international business consultant, international speaker and business coach, shared with us his insights into how the COVID-19 might influence organisational...
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Why It Doesn’t Always Make Sense to Keep Away From the Edge

Interview with Rob Coupland, Chief Executive Officer of Pulsant When you need to process your company’s data rapidly and cost-effectively, proximity to the edge can...

Think Again: How good leaders can avoid bad decisions

By Andrew Campbell and Jo Whitehead Leaders can make good decisions or less good decisions. Several years ago, we set out to understand the causes...
The Overconfident Leader

Arrogance, Hubris, and Narcissism: The Overconfident Leader

By Adrian Furnham There is Freudian psychological and psychiatric business literature on narcissism. We are now used to discussing our politicians as well as business...
Transformation of Education

New Outlook, New Educational Curricula And Proactivity

By Dr Mario Raich, Dr Kristine Marin Kawamura, Dr Simon L. Dolan, Dr Paweł Rowiński and Mr Claudio Cisullo  PART II: Towards A Visionary Prescriptive Transformation...

Collaborative Creativity: Leading High Performance through Theatre

By Quinn Bauriedel & Jeff Klein Like the multitude of teams in any organization, theatre works under tight timeframes, combines many individuals with different talents,...

Cross-border and Cross-cultural: the KEDGE Global Executive MBA Programme has a Worldwide Reach

Interview with Professor Hervé Remaud, Director KEDGE Global Executive MBA KEDGE Business School Time will tell whether history will record the Zeitgeist of our times...

Dominance and Prestige: Selecting the Leadership Approach that Fits

By Charleen R. Case and Jon K. Maner Maximising your organisation’s effectiveness requires leaders who tailor their leadership approach based on the organisational culture, their...
Collaborative Leadership

The Seven Key Competencies for Collaborative Leadership

By Dr. Dimitrios Spyridonidis, Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Warwick Business School New ideas: collaborative leaders give their teams the freedom and tools to...

The 7 Keys to Unlocking Organisational Greatness

By Sean Culey Sean Culey, member of the European Leadership Team of the Supply Chain Council and CEO of business improvement consultancy SEVEN Collaborative Solutions,...

The Transformation Imperative Collaborative Leadership is Key For Future Success

By John Mattone In this article, John Mattone discusses how progressive leaders in the business world are moving away from a conventional leadership culture and...
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Agility and Resilience: The Essential Qualities of Leadership in the Digital Age

By Katharina Lange Transforming an organisation is never an easy task, especially when competitive pressure becomes merciless. There always seems to be a faster, better, bolder,...
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Not the Loudest Person in the Room? An Introvert’s Guide to Being Noticed at...

By Sissel Heiberg Being an introvert at work often involves misunderstandings, and frustrating interactions arising from assumptions about how we prefer to operate. Some experience...

Soft Leadership for Millennials

By M.S. Rao The purpose of this article is to explore soft leadership to meet the rising expectations of the millennials globally. It unfolds the...
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Longevity for Sustainability: Adding Value That Lasts

Interview with Geert Van Den Goor, Group Managing Partner at Valcon Geert van den Goor, Group Managing Partner at Valcon, shares his insights from a...
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Artificial Intelligence: Will You Be a Saboteur or an Impressionist?

By Gregory Unruh and Fernanda Arreola The rapid adoption of AI in today's organisations leaves workers with two choices: waste their energy in a futile...
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Servant Leadership: A Universal Model for Intercultural Leadership in a Diverse World

By Barbara Wang What if leadership could restore balance to our chaotic world? Explore the revolutionary concept of Servant Leadership, a fusion of Western and...

Develop a Robust Female Leadership Pipeline

By Alexia Vernon In this article, Alexia Vernon provides actionable strategies for organisations to develop their next generation female leaders. Grounding her recommendations in research...

Effective Leadership: 9 Ways to Support Your Team

Behind every great business are a great team of leaders, who endeavor every working day to motivate, encourage, and support their talented employees. If your...
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Charlene Li: Driving Digital Transformation with Resilient Leaders

The growth in the global digital transformation has never been greater. Even before the COVID-19 crisis erupted, many organisations were struggling to keep pace...

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

By Herminia Ibarra In this excerpt from her book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader Herminia Ibarra discusses what she describes as the...
Colours of Wisdom

The Many Colours of Wisdom: Creating Reflective Leaders

By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries In these most turbulent of times when enlightened leadership is needed more than ever, relying simply on knowledge,...

Quantum Leadership for Recovery

By Vlatka Hlupic Even before the advent of the global pandemic necessitated a rethink of leadership models, the world of work managed by the old...

Happy New Year: MacGregor on Executive Health

By Steven P. MacGregor For most of Europe, especially those engaged in academic pursuits, September marks the beginning of a new year. After the traditional...

Becoming the Chairman

By Didier Cossin and Michael Watkins The move from CEO to Chairman is a major role shift. Success requires a set of leadership qualities which...

Organisational difficulties in producing thought leadership

By William S. Harvey, Vincent Mitchell, Alessandra Almeida Jones and Eric Knight Over the past several decades, thought leadership has moved from being individual gurus...
Business Leadership

Never Give up: A Mould-breaking Journey in Business Leadership

Interview with Ana Mazzeo, WOBI's Managing Director in Italy Ana Mazzeo, WOBI's Managing Director in Italy, shares her inspiring journey from bid coordinator to leading...

Coaching for the Future

Using the example of the Indian company J.K. Organisation, this article shows how the adoption of a coaching culture has transformed the organization, setting...
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The Top 10 Young Leaders Of Europe Poised To Transform The World

By Paula Hass and Valentina Loiz The future of Europe depends on the ideas, ambition and determination of young people. The young achievers on this...
Gina Lodge

The Coach Route to Transformation: Helping Individuals and Organisations to Arrive at their Full...

Interview with Ms Gina Lodge CEO of The Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC) Businesses across all industries have discovered that executive coaching is one of...

Unlocking Leaders’ Potential

CareSource, one of the largest public sector managed care companies in the United States partners with ICF (International Coaching Federation) to deliver Leadership Transition...
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How Does Self-Reflection Fuel Stronger Leadership? 

By Sukaiyna Gokal  Self-reflection may seem like a luxury in your packed schedule, but what if it’s the missing key to stronger leadership? Sukaiyna Gokal...

Leading as a Coach: Advancing Career, Transforming Life

An Exclusive Interview with Magdalena Nowicka Mook, Executive Director and CEO, ICF A professional coaching program has proven to be a powerful catalyst for helping...

Worry: I know there is a crisis waiting for me

By Thomas DeLong Jana Jones was a successful, experienced manager who had run a multi-million dollar business. She projected the image of being able to...

Early Lessons Learned From Managing In Hybrid Reality

By Kalle Heikkinen, William Kerr, and Panu Routila Past months have thrown business leaders and their top management teams into a virtual treadmill. Nobody knows...

Actions Speak Louder Than Words – Why Adaptive Non-Verbal Communication is a Key Leadership...

By Dr Connson Locke Non-verbal communication is extremely influential in interpersonal encounters, and knowing how to leverage non-verbal signals effectively can be a key leadership...
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The Most Misunderstood Skill in Leadership: What Emotional Intelligence Really Looks Like in Action

By Scott Hutcheson Emotional intelligence is often described in vague or idealistic terms, but its real power lies in how it shows up moment to...
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The Next-Level Leadership Skillset: Preparing Business Leaders for 2030 and Beyond

By Nicole de Fontaines The future of leadership demands a radical shift in mindset and skills. Nicole de Fontaines explores how CEMS and its corporate...
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Elevating Leadership: Accelerating Growth Through Expert Coaching and AI Practice 

By Ed Parsloe Using an innovative, blended approach to upskilling managers in coaching conversations will lead to more impactful discussions, boost engagement and deliver measurable...
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Governance 4.0: Moving Beyond Directors’ Networks to the Networked Board

By Dr. Dean Blomson Like many other things in the modern world (such as our road transport systems, for example), company boards operate according to...

Leveraging Your Collective Genius

Interview with Linda Hill Harvard Business School Professor and World Business Forum speaker Linda Hill gives The European Business Review her take on leading innovation. Linda...
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Next-Gen Education: Teaching Humans How to Thrive in a World of Intelligent Machines

By Sean Culey In July 2022, I had the pleasure of presenting a keynote on “the future of work” to over 200 head teachers at...

Are Leaders Fair? On the Need to Understand Fairness Management in Organisations

By D. De Cremer, G. Houwelingen, C. Ilse, H. Niek, L. Brebels, M. Van Dijke & A. Van Hiel It is human nature to want...

Rise and Fall of Leadership

By Guido Stein Few concepts have received such widespread attention over the last two decades as that of leadership. Below, Guido Stein discusses the complicated...

Developing Multicultural Competence

By Luciara Nardon, Richard M. Steers & Carlos J. Sanchez-Runde In our globally expanding economy, it is no longer enough for successful managers to have...

Leading through Engagement: Creating Foundations for the Africa of Tomorrow, Today

By Sean Culey Africa is at a tipping point. It is poised for growth, but the question is whether this growth will be based on...

Leaders Who Hit The Numbers

By John Sutherland Leadership is seen in the heat of the moment in the world of work, not in theory during an off-site course. Leadership...

Wharton: Where Entrepreneurs Learn the Business of Business

Max Baumann’s company Just Chill started with an idea for a beverage that could help people stay cool and calm. “Stress is the number...