A Step Back. A Step Forward: Finding a New Perspective in a Season of Change

by Carol Stephenson, O.C.Issue: January / February 2012

Change is like looking at one of those paintings made up of individual images; if you look at it close up, all you can……

In Focus: Leadership

by Stephen Bernhut, Stephen Bernhut et al.Issue: January / February 2012

From "Yes, We Can" to "No, You Can't"

In what still is for many the definitive book on leadership, James……

The Collaboration Imperative

by Rick LashIssue: January / February 2012

For various reasons, the management challenges ahead will require the skills of a collaborative leader. Many leaders,…

Lying Up on the Job: Does Deceptive Impression Management Work?

by John CarlsonIssue: January / February 2012

While lying in the workplace is prevalent, it simply doesn’t work, according to this author, who has conducted several……

Neuroscience and the Link Between Inspirational Leadership and Resonant Relationships

by Richard BoyatzisIssue: January / February 2012

“Relationships,” says a dejected Alvy Singer, Woody Allen’s character in the movie, Annie Hall. “Who needs them.”……

Developing Leadership Character

by Mary Crossan, Jeffrey Gandz et al.Issue: January / February 2012

The sum of virtues, values and traits equals good character, which, in addition to competence and commitment, is one…

Occupy, Economic Inequality and Business Initiatives: Insights from India

by Hari Bapuji, Suhaib Riaz et al.Issue: January / February 2012

Occupy movements highlighting economic inequality have quickly spread around the world. But they have also excluded…

Growing Big by Targeting Small

by Stephen WunkerIssue: January / February 2012

Business leaders are trained to focus on big, attractive markets, yet some of the most compelling sources of growth…

Smart Workplace Conversation: The Knowledge Economy’s (New) Organizational Value Chain

by Mark Hollingworth, Mark Hollingworth et al.Issue: January / February 2012

All of us – from those in the C-Suite to others at workstations – have heard a lot about how to have more effective……

Transformational Performance-Based Leadership: Addressing Non-Routine Adaptive Challenges

by Kari Granger, Doug Hanover et al.Issue: January / February 2012

A leader’s job is to create contexts that will allow followers to adopt new perspectives on the challenges they face,……