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A library’s worth of business and academic literature has been devoted to understanding and defining “leadership.” This section sets forth some common definitions of what leadership is and what it is not and also discusses the qualities, traits, behaviours and competencies that better suit the modern timeline.
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A Beauty Premium and a Plainness Penalty: Attractiveness at Work

By Adrian Furnham Are physically attractive people seriously advantaged at work? Are they more likely to be selected, promoted, and given higher salaries? Does being physically...
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Expanding Leadership Capabilities to Fuel the Evolution of Business

Director of MBA programmes at the University of Bath, Dr Donald Lancaster, explores the role of post-experience education in developing people strategies for sustainable...
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Authenticity at Work: Be Honest, is it a Good Thing?

By Adrian Furnham It is often said that honesty is the best policy. But if we apply that maxim invariably and unquestioningly, does that automatically...
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Top Executive Education featuring Antwerp Management School: Opening Minds to Impact the World

Interview with Antwerp Management School's Prof. Dr. Goran Milenković, Academic Director of the EMBA and Prof. Dr. Steffi Weil, Associate Dean for International Outreach...
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Uncovering the Path to our Dreams: CoachHub’s Coaching Program Points the Way

Interview with CoachHub Senior Behavioural Scientist Windy Tshepiso Maledu In a virtual work environment, the challenge is to enable everyone to feel seen and heard. Here,...
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What Motivates People To Become A Leader?

By Tina Kiefer, Warwick Business School (WBS) “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”...

Quantum Leadership for Recovery

By Vlatka Hlupic Even before the advent of the global pandemic necessitated a rethink of leadership models, the world of work managed by the old...
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Soft Skills: Key To Leadership In A Changed World

Interview with Gina Lodge, CEO of The Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC) Nobody knows for certain what the post-COVID business world will look like...
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Human-Algorithm Collaboration in Managerial Decision Making

By Tessa Haesevoets, David De Cremer, Kim Dierckx and Alain Van Hiel Most would accept that there is a role for both humans and AI...

What Children can teach us about Leadership: Seeing both the Trees and The Forest

By David De Cremer  and Hannah De Cremer Leadership and management are two different things. Managing a work force today implies taking up the role...

Cross-border and Cross-cultural: the KEDGE Global Executive MBA Programme has a Worldwide Reach

Interview with Professor Hervé Remaud, Director KEDGE Global Executive MBA KEDGE Business School Time will tell whether history will record the Zeitgeist of our times...
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Get Ready for Disruption: WBS Prepares Executives for a Volatile Future

Interview with Tim Wray Director of Executive Education Warwick Business School We live in turbulent times, and business leaders need to draw on a range...
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The Top 10 Young Leaders Of Europe Poised To Transform The World

By Paula Hass and Valentina Loiz The future of Europe depends on the ideas, ambition and determination of young people. The young achievers on this...
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Agility and Resilience: The Essential Qualities of Leadership in the Digital Age

By Katharina Lange Transforming an organisation is never an easy task, especially when competitive pressure becomes merciless. There always seems to be a faster, better, bolder,...
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The Coach Route to Transformation: Helping Individuals and Organisations to Arrive at their Full...

Interview with Ms Gina Lodge CEO of The Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC) Businesses across all industries have discovered that executive coaching is one of...
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Leading with Care and Authenticity: Going Back to Basics with Toyama&Co.

Interview with Claudio Toyama, CEO of Toyama&Co. In today’s time of unprecedented change, leaders who can create positive influence that reaches every level of an...

Soft Leadership for Millennials

By M.S. Rao The purpose of this article is to explore soft leadership to meet the rising expectations of the millennials globally. It unfolds the...
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Making Failure Work

By Ricardo Viana Vargas, Edivandro Carlos Conforto, and Tahirou Assane Oumarou For all organisations and managers failure is a recurring reality. But despite failure being...
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Empowering Your Leadership at the Pulse of Business in New York City

BUY DIGITAL COPY Interview with Professor Paul Ingram, Faculty Director of Advanced Management Programme from Columbia Business School Executive Education   Located in one of the...

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AI Search Revolutionises Brand Discovery – Here’s How to Get Noticed

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