A veteran contributor to the Ivey Business Journal spells out his eight essential qualities to being a good follower, rather than a good leader, as it's essential, at times, to step back and let someone else take the reigns.
Whether this applies to you—or to female (and even male) managers on your team or in your company—beware the “Mommy Manager Syndrome” because it seriously undermines the potential leadership strength
A veteran contributor to the Ivey Business Journal spells out his eight essential qualities to being a good follower, rather than a good leader, as it's essential, at times, to step back and let someone else take the reigns.
The former president of the global wealth and investment management division of Bank of America on the “subtle, well-meaning biases” against women, how they can be overcome and why diverse leadership is critical.
Jill Hazelbaker has advanced faster than any other senior executive in the Fortune 100, according to research in the March issue of HBR—and she’s the youngest leader in that exclusive data set.
Today’s corporation exists in an increasingly complex and ever-shifting ocean of change. As a result, leaders need to rely more than ever on the intelligence and resourcefulness of their staff. Here are eight tips for collaborative leadership.
Digitization, automation, and other advances are transforming industries, labor markets, and the global economy. In this interview, MIT’s Andrew McAfee and McKinsey’s James Manyika discuss how executives and policy makers can respond. A McKinsey Global Institute article.
It’s impossible to respect, value and admire great leadership if you can’t identify what makes a leader great. Because of this, the identity crisis I have written about that exists in today’s workplace is something that women leaders in particular have been facing for much too long. While the tide is changing and more women are being elevated into leadership roles, there is still much work to do. As of July 2013, there were only 19 female elected presidents and prime ministers in power around the globe. In the business world, women currently hold only 4.6 percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions and the same percentage of Fortune 1000 CEO positions. As women continue their upward trajectory in the business world, they have yet to be fully appreciated for the unique qualities and abilities they bring to the workplace.
In today’s global economy, leaders have to be relentlessly innovative. Jeffrey Phillips, author and consultant on business innovation, cites four reasons why innovation is more critical than ever b...
Through stories, tools, and exercises, Centered Leadership outlines an approach for becoming an effective leader, an approach developed and utilized at McKinsey.
The best leaders are keenly aware that their very presence can stifle the free expression of ideas, debate, and innovation on their teams – even if when such powerful people are gracious, listen well
To raise up a generation of leaders, we cannot continue defining leadership solely from a traditionally male perspective. We need to embrace a new definition of leadership that combines the best of all possible worlds....
Will it be the ability to thrive amid uncertainty? To handpick talented employees in a remote region of China? Or just to stay awake as you visit three continents in three days?
Sidestepping four common mistakes can help companies develop stronger and more capable leaders, save time and money, and boost morale. A McKinsey Quarterly article.
The secret to leadership is there aren’t any real secrets. The best leaders have simply gone to school on improving their tradecraft. While the capabilities possessed by the best leaders might seem otherworldly to many, they are merely the outcome of hard work, experience, perspective, and yes, a bit of [...]
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