Friday Features
06-September-2019
Friday Features - a weekly selection of useful insights from business schools, consulting firms and publications to help you Unleash Your Leadership
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BY Celia Swanson via Harvard Business Review
Leaders enable toxic cultures when they fail to look beyond results and remain unaware of inappropriate behaviour of good performers. While it is also the team’s responsibility to speak up and protect the culture, leaders have to set the right expectations and empower everyone to hold the organization accountable.
BY Henning Piezunka et al. via INSEAD Knowledge
Since its popularisation began nearly 15 years ago, internet crowdsourcing has gone from a leading-edge innovation practice to an almost obligatory technique. It’s no longer remarkable to see organisations ranging from local government agencies to major banks attempting to tap the “wisdom of the crowd” to generate new product ideas or business solutions.
BY Rich Lesser et al. via BCG Insights
For most CEOs, real success remains elusive. But by deftly exploiting a five-part algorithm, they can boost their chances of a truly successful tenure.
BY Mark Royal via Korn-Ferry.COM
Organization leaders have been so focused on increasing employee engagement that experts say they could be missing trouble at the other end of the spectrum: employees who are too engaged at work. Recent research suggests that these hyper-engaged employees can ultimately become difficult to manage, are less productive, and can hurt a company’s performance.
BY Michael Zeller via Forbes
If you intentionally pursue clarity on your purpose, you'll create more confidence, momentum, certainty and resilience in your life and those you lead...
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