Posts tagged with: Leadership
The most important four words a leader can say (2017)
"Vulnerability loops are most powerful in moments of stress..."people either dig in and become defensive, and start justifying, and a lot of tension gets created."" Coyle, D. Daniel Coyle, author...
The Leadership Hubris Epidemic: Biological roots and strategies for prevention. (2017)
"(Portrays) Hubris as a virulent, communicable disease of dysfunctional leadership ... takes a biological perspective to understand the possible underlying mechanisms .... has huge interdisciplinary appeal..." Edited by Peter Garrard, Professor...
The dark side of resilience. (2017)
"… while it may be reassuring (to have resilient leaders) — such leaders are not necessarily good for the group, much like bacteria or parasites are much more problematic when...
The poisonous fantasy of the great leader. (2017)
"We cannot rely on the wisdom of a solitary genius surrounded by a multitude of marvelling minions." Dennis Tourish, Professor of Leadership and Organisation studies at the University of Sussex...
We should stop mistaking confidence for anything but self-belief. (2017)
"...we should all learn to be more sceptical of what confidence actually brings. It's not competence. It's not effectiveness." Julia Baird, journalist and author Sydney Morning Herald ,19 May 2017....
The rise of bullying bosses and incivility in the workplace. (2017)
“…there is compelling evidence that both incivility and abusive bosses are flourishing in our organizations… (we must ask) what kind of leaders we really want, and (which) are best for...
With leader charisma it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. (2017)
“…both low-charisma and high-charisma leaders were seen as less effective than those in between” Alex Fradera, Contributing Writer The British Psychological Society Research Digest 14 June 2017 Photo: John Stillwell/WPA...
Humility and tone at the top. (2017)
"...leader-expressed humility correlates positively with both employee job engagement and employee job satisfaction and correlates negatively with voluntary job turnover." International Leadership Journal, pp 54-71 Volume 9, Issue 2, Summer...
The double-edged sword of leader charisma: Understanding the curvilinear relationship between charismatic personality and leader effectiveness. (2017)
“…charismatic tendencies become maladaptive, particularly in relation to leader effectiveness, when taken too far.” Jasmine Vergauwe, Ghent University, Belgium; Bart Wille, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Joeri Hofmans, Vrije Universiteit Brussel,...
The type of narcissist that can make a good leader. (2017)
“Instead of avoiding narcissists, organizations may be better served in selecting the right type of narcissist." Randall S. Peterson, professor of organizational behavior, London Business School & S. Wiley Wakeman, doctoral candidate,...