Leadership and life in the age of longevity
Carlos Casanueva reflects on what the Total Leadership model, and work-life synergies, can bring to our ever-longer lives.
Feared or loved? Leaders who embrace vulnerability succeed!
The time when a leader needed to look tough and outright cold-blooded on every occasion has gone. Nowadays, people expect leaders to show different qualities, among which self-awareness, empathy and integrity. But what about vulnerability?
“Making mistakes is one of the most important learning tools”
Ben Voyer comments on an article about the resignation of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, and shares how he sees failure as an educator and researcher.
The pros and cons of benevolent management
Ghislain Deslandes and Guillaume Mercier investigated the emergence and practice of benevolence, and teased out some implications for the future of management.
Let’s bring humour to work (no kidding)!
Chiara Succi claims we can learn a lot from research making a serious case for humour in the workplace, but also Mary Poppins!
Lessons of strategy and management from Game of Thrones
While we wait for the prequel to Game of Thrones, Ghislain Deslandes talks about what managers can learn from the highly popular TV series – or not.
Is emotional intelligence the missing ingredient to your success?
How can you encourage the development of emotional intelligence within your company, among employees and managers? We’ve asked two specialists: Véronique Tran, professor at ESCP Business School, and Yohan Ruso, CEO and founder of Praditus.
Dame Inga Beale on embracing your identity: from chameleon to role model
Professor of entrepreneurship and behavioural scientist Ben Voyer digs in to learn how Dame Inga Beale became the successful and inspiring leader she is today.
“Work intensity is a more pressing issue than overtime work”
Prof. Argyro Avgoustaki discusses an article that blames the ‘Great Resignation’ on overwork, which has increased during the Covid-19 era.
Lab rats: management misery made in Silicon Valley
Prof. Ghislain Deslandes reviews a book which takes a critical look at some of the modern-day practices of the gig economy.
Use emotional intelligence to strengthen your leadership skills
When we study the greatest leaders, they all tend to share a rare and exciting skill: high emotional intelligence. How can an individual inspire others? With emotional intelligence!
Is humility the new smart?
Learning from errors seems to be a key competence in today’s workplace, but how much people actually learn varies quite a bit and much depends on people’s humility, as Prof. Christoph Seckler reveals.
