100 years after his death, Gaudí’s communal, service-based leadership still guides the construction team.
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Business leaders once flirted with activism. Under Trump, neutrality is back in style.
Donald Trump is acting like the classic patriarch of a family business − and he’s not the only politician to do so.
Regenerative business empowers communities, boosts resilience, and can improve the environment. The RIFT model can help CEOs drive this shift, balancing profit with purpose for lasting, net-positive impact.
For many people, speaking up at work can be a nerve-wracking experience because it leaves them exposed to judgment, ridicule and rejection.
Lovemore Mbigi saw the African concept of ubuntu as a basis of effective human resources management.
If Elon Musk’s aggressive management style proves to be successful for Twitter, it could result in other business leaders following suit and turning to unhealthy leadership practices.
Research shows gender diverse organisations perform better, but this will require businesses to fix gender balance initiatives
Traditions shouldn’t be thrown out since they often provide a vital foundation for the family business. But they also shouldn’t be rigidly enforced.
Publicly, companies have been paying more attention to social and environmental issues, but their priority remains profit. Climate change is forcing an evolution, a business strategy expert writes.
The co-operative business model needs to be seriously considered and nurtured as a viable response to closing companies and lost jobs as a result of the pandemic.
Business schools have vast and diverse expertise to contribute to rebuilding better in a post-pandemic world, but the problems it has laid bare require business schools to change too.
The coronavirus crisis has hit many businesses hard, but some have turned their difficulties into a springboard to move the company forward.
What they say about big issues may be a clue to the working environment they run.
They can be summed up, thus: ignore your people at your peril.
Steinhoff was the darling of investors, asset managers, analysts and financial journalists. But its success was built on shaky foundations.
It’s not just a matter of equality, it makes economic sense too.
The allegations raised in a book on the Trump administration by Bob Woodward and an anonymous op-ed would be enough to get most CEOs fired.
The importance of the team is fundamental in sport – and in business. A look at how some over-achieving squads performed in the recent World Cup can provide a valuable lesson for business leaders.
Research on proactive behavior shows it can help people perform better at their jobs. A failure to do so can be even more consequential.
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Professor of Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of Leadership and Enterprise Development, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor, School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Director, pro tem, UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs; Professor, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
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Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, University of Virginia
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Professor: International Business & Strategy, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Strategic Design & Management, The New School
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Associate Professor, Adult Education and Community Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor, HR Management & Organizational Behaviour, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Business and Society, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Imperial College London
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Associate Director, Business Transformation Initiative, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Associate Professor, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Corporate Social Responsibility, Audencia
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Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University