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The science of leadership
Posted on 01-02-2012Science can tell us a great deal about what leadership is, but far less about how to develop it in our managers. It's a gap we are determined to fill. ‘The development aspect of leadership research is rather unrefined in the international research community,’ says Professor Daan van Knippenberg, head of the Erasmus Centre for Leadership Studies.
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Managing talent day to day: what servant leadership can offer
Posted on 22-11-2011Talent management programmes – increasingly important for getting the best people into key positions. But what can organisations do to ensure they stay and give of their best? New research by Dirk van Dierendonck and Lamia Asag-Gau looks at how the line-manager can be key in fostering organisational commitment.
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Defining respectful leadership
Posted on 01-06-2011Research shows that employees value respectful leadership very highly. But what is it exactly? Can it be measured, and is it possible for managers to determine if they give it to their employees? Niels van Quaquebeke explains.
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Spheres of influence: to encourage ethical behaviour in firms, look more widely than the impact of leaders, say researchers
Posted on 15-03-2011To help companies to instil more ethical practices within their organisation, psychologists from the Erasmus Centre for Leadership Studies home in on key issues of identification and influence.
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Activating innovation: how leaders can help invite creativity
Posted on 30-08-2010Most organisations are keenly aware that they need to foster innovative behaviour. It’s what will, ultimately, enable them to stay ahead of the game. But what part can leadership play in encouraging individual creativity?
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Ten heads are better than one? How leaders can help teams reach better decisions
Posted on 14-04-2010Why do some teams use the information at their disposal better than others? Research by Wendy van Ginkel has identified how team leaders can intervene to improve the decision-making process.
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Held to account? What makes leaders use their power for the good of the team, rather than for their own good?
Posted on 20-11-2009Spending $1.2m of company funds on refurbishing his Manhattan office at a time when the firm was suffering huge losses and thousands of its employees were losing their jobs. Little wonder that the actions of John Thain, former CEO of Merrill Lynch, provoked public outcry. Recent events have shown how some business leaders appear to be driven largely by motives of self-interest, rather than by the good of the organisations they are supposed to serve. Under what kind of conditions are leaders more likely to behave in this way? And when will they be more team-oriented?
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Servant-leadership: setting free your people’s potential
Posted on 15-06-2009How do servant-leaders behave? And what impact does their leadership style have on their followers? Researchers from the Erasmus Centre for Leadership Studies have been investigating, and have devised a new tool to help organisations assess the impact of servant-leadership behaviours.
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Leading and managing diversity: Understanding how to reap the benefits
Posted on 23-04-2009Diversity in the workforce – how do you get it to work for you? And what role can visionary leadership play? Research from the Erasmus Centre for Leadership Studies is finding out.
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