Business Strategy Series: Volume 8 Issue 4

Educating the metamanager: a new breed of leader

The purpose of this article is to make a case for the introduction of the liberal arts to management education curricula in addition to the traditional discipline subjects.

Shared leadership: leading through polylogue

To examine the leadership requirements and challenges that need to be considered for future organizational sustainability.

Building a winning culture

The article seeks to show that companies should and can build winning cultures.

Retaining top women business leaders: strategies for ending the exodus

This research‐based article explains why top women leaders still feel like outsiders in their organizations, and identifies strategies for retaining and supporting women in…

Making organizational learning happen: the value of “creative failures”

The article seeks to highlight an unconventional way out of the “innovation dilemma”, relevant to many business organizations. Innovative management and risk friendliness are…

Your highest‐yielding (under‐capitalized) asset: the ROI of leadership

Leaders have a significant impact on a company's return on investment (ROI), although one that is not easily measured by traditional means. The article explains the benefits of…

Business visualization: a new way to communicate financial information

This article introduces a new way of presenting financial results, information and priorities as a dynamic three‐dimensional, colorful and live landscape that provides a rich…

Becoming a chameleon group: making capabilities dynamic in a changing environment

This study provides a model and case example of how mid‐level managers can help realign their workers (develop a chameleon group) when the organization is facing strategic…

Leadership, ethics, and justice in strategic decision making

Managers and leaders are faced with organizational decisions that impact policies and procedures every day. Managers and leaders in this post‐Enron era are required to make…

The eight most frequent mistakes people make in front of an audience

Effective communication through public speaking is an essential skill for executives, and this article explains how to avoid the top eight mistakes that people make when in the…

Leadership boards of directors

This paper critically reviews the role and function of the corporate board and finds that boards of directors that have a leadership role in corporate strategic planning go beyond…

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