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How Political Intelligence Sets Successful Leaders Apart

By Gerry Reffo and Valerie Wark Leadership Alert! There are times when the classic development of leaders no longer fully equips them or their organisations...

The Power of Corporate Culture — and How to Harness It

Culture change is hard to do. Just look at Ron Johnson’s attempted transformation of JCPenney in 2012. Or go back a few thousand years...

Build High-Quality Connections

By Jane E. Dutton Jane E. Dutton explains why high-quality connections (HQCs) are critical building blocks for bringing out the best in people and...

Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life

By Stewart D. Friedman This is an excerpt from the introduction of Friedman’s recently published book, in which he teaches readers how to possess leadership...

Leadership: The Science Behind Practice Makes Perfect

By M. Reitz and L. Waller Strong leadership is arguably the most important aspect of running a business, but today's leaders are required to operate...

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...

Closing the Leadership Gap

By John Sutherland Traditional leadership development programmes operate with a one-size-fits-all mentality. Below, John Sutherland argues that the key to developing the right kind of...
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Succession Redefined: Family Business Succession in the 21st Century

By Richard Shrapnel In this article – the final in the Succession Series by Baker Tilly International – the author considers how business succession has...

A Fresh Perspective

By Damian Goldvarg Increasing numbers of individuals and organisations are discovering the powerful role that coaching can play in developing themselves. Below, Damian Goldvarg illustrates...
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The Personal Wealth Revolution – Time to Formalise Your Family Office

By Sherilyn Casiano For the entrepreneur and closely- held family business owner, a family office, set up with the proper foundation, can be a huge...

Managing Your Manager

By Bill Smullen Most everyone still working today either has a boss or is a boss. Either way, you should want the boss to be...

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...

Developing Leaders with Practical Mastery

By John Sutherland You may know about leadership but can you lead? One you learn from a book or a course, the other through repeated...

The Well-Focused Leader

By Daniel Goleman Directing attention where it needs to go is a primal task of leadership. Below, Daniel Goleman considers how leadership hinges on capturing...
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Success Strategies in the Journey of Succession

By Dr. Richard Shrapnel Many owners and families have discovered the pitfalls and potholes of business succession. Below, Dr. Richard Shrapnel explores the success strategies...

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...

Boards Face Leadership Crisis in Changing Times

By Andrew Kakabadse Boards can prove easy targets for their critics. Below, Andrew Kakabadse discusses how to make boards work, and argues that directors should...

Women’s Leadership: Leaning in Without Falling Over

Feature A new program for women executives combines business acumen with leadership development and career reflection. It’s an approach designed to strengthen the key skills...

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...

Le Roi est mort, vive Le Roi Life after Succession

By Sherilyn Casiano In the conversation about succession planning, most of the discussion revolves around the future continuity of the business. Very little is said...

Future Proofing the Capital Value of Your Business

By Richard Shrapnel Succession is a dynamic journey, and anyone involved in this process should seek to understand it before venturing forward. Below, Richard Shrapnel...

Women in the Paid Labour Force: Global Work-Family Challenges and Solutions

By Bahira S. Trask As an increasing number of women join the global labour-force, families have undergone...

The Obstacles to Women’s Entrepreneurship in Europe, and How to Deal with Them

By Viviane de Beaufort An increasing number of women are interested in creating their own business – yet even in the 21st century, there are...

Attributes of Engineers and Engineering for the 21st Century World

By PE Seeram Ramakrishna The world’s leading businesses are global. Below, PE Seeram Ramakrishna argues that engineering education should be reformed to nurture ‘global engineers’...

Meeting Expectations

By John Sutherland Most senior teams only have one or two ways of working together and never learn to vary their approach, based on the...

Mindfulness, Mindlessness, and Work

By Michael Pirson While mindfulness was originally developed as an individual concept, it has been transferred to the organisational level in the context of research...

The Heart of Change Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations

By John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen In The Heart of Change, John P. Kotter and Dan S. Cohen argue that successful large-scale organizational...

Who’d be a School Leader? Current and Future Challenges

By Peter Earley Strong school leadership is viewed as especially important for the regeneration of failing schools. Below, Peter Earley draws upon recent research into...

The Quality of Working Life: Managers’ Wellbeing, Motivation and Productivity

By Les Worrall & Cary Cooper The recent economic crisis has created waves of turbulence that have rocked and even sunk many UK organisations....

Changes in Work, Changes in Self? Managing our Work and Non-Work Identities in...

By Lakshmi Ramarajan & Erin M. Reid Diverse workplaces are challenging the boundaries between workers’ personal and professional lives, as workers today navigate employer pressures...

The Blue Line Imperative: A Radical New Approach to Value-Based Leadership

By Kevin Kaiser & S. David Young In The Blue Line Imperative: What Managing for Value Really Means, Kevin Kaiser and S. David Young introduce...

Leading Teams: Tools and Techniques for Successful Team Leadership from the Sports World

By Paolo Guenzi & Dino Ruta Sport can use some managerial know-how, and managers have a lot to learn from the world of sport. Below,...

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,...

The Daily Practice of Leadership Communication During Times of Change

By Terry Pearce In this article Terry Pearce, the author of LEADING OUT LOUD A Guide For Engaging Others In Creating The Future, places authenticity...

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...

Judgment Calls: Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams that Got Them Right

By Thomas H. Davenport & Brook Manville In Judgment Calls: 12 Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams that Got Them Right, Thomas Davenport and...

What is Resilience?

By Adrian Furnham Can resilience be taught? If so, how? And are some organisations more resilient than others? This article considers how the notion of...

Four Truths About Marketing Lady Gaga

By Mathieu Deflem ‘There can be no fame attained, nor any accompanying revenue acquired, in any career based on artistic or other intrinsically valid accomplishments...
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First Look: Developing A New Map For Effective Business Succession in Family Businesses

By Richard Shrapnel Family Business Succession is never a simple, straightforward endeavour. Besides the financial outcomes of the transition, the human needs and emotional involvement...

Comparative Decision Making: An Emerging Interdiscipline

By Philip Crowley & Thomas Zentall How can we continue to analyse human decision making in an age when free will is considered to be...

The 3 C’s of Growth Leadership: Culture, Capabilities, and Configuration

By George S. Day George S. Day’s new book Innovation Prowess: Leadership Strategies for Accelerating Growth is an essential guide to building a framework for...

BoardVantage: Success Beyond the Boardroom

Used by over half the Fortune 100 companies, BoardVantage is making the paperless boardroom a reality. The expansion of its internal functionality to different digital...

The Chief Strategy Officer in the European Firm: Professionalising Strategy in Times of Uncertainty

By Markus Menz, Günter Müller-Stewens, Tim Zimmermann & Christian Lattwein The chief strategy officer (CSO) position has recently been gaining prominence in European firms. However,...

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...

50+20 Management Education for the World: PART 1: Designing a Radically New Vision of...

By Katrin Muff, Thomas Dyllick, Mark Drewell, John North, Paul Shrivastava & Jonas Haertle Extracts from chapter 5 of the forthcoming book “Management education for...

Identity In and Around Organisations

By Majken Schultz & Steve Maguire At the heart of any successful organisation lies a powerful conception of identity: the coherent way in which it...

Building Ethical Business Cultures: BRIC by BRIC

By Alexandre Ardichvili, Douglas Jondle, Jack Wiley, Edgard Cornacchione, Jessica Li & Thomas Thakadipuram As the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRICs) continue...

A ‘Sigh of Relief’ at Davos: Confidence and Caution Shared Center Stage

By Michael Useem “Wharton management professor Michael Useem, returning from his 11th trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, reports that confidence in the...

Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How to Get Back on Track

By Francesca Gino The Ducati motorcycle racing team, Ducati Corse, decided to compete in a motorcycle racing circuit, the MotoGP, for the first time in...

CEOs, Mind Your Own Business! Why and How Corporate CEOs Should Pay More Attention...

By Andrew Campbell, Sven Kunisch & Günter Müller-Stewens The corporate office consists of the CEO and the corporate functions. It is the main vehicle for...

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