News tagged with leaders
Researcher: Narcissistic bosses destroy morale, drive down bottom line
In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Leaders say momentum building on climate change
(AP) -- Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates.
Nov 29, 2009 |
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Violent political rhetoric fuels violent attitudes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Political leaders regularly promise to "fight" for noble causes and "combat" pressing problems. They declare "war" on social problems, such as poverty, disease, drugs and terrorism.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Internet keeps government honest: Google chief
Broader adoption of the Internet will keep governments on their toes as wired-up citizens exercise their newfound power to check rights abuses, Google chief Eric Schmidt said on Saturday.
Nov 13, 2011 |
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Leadership success linked to social status
(PhysOrg.com) -- People tend to follow leaders they perceive as high-status individuals and typically reject the take-charge efforts of people considered lower-status or misfits, according to a research team that included ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Follow the leader: How those in charge make themselves known
Do you find yourself leading groups, or are you naturally more comfortable following others? Research published today shows that if you want to be a leader you're better off at the edges of a crowd, and not in the middle ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Study predicts women in power, Muslims heading West
In the next 40 years, an unprecedented number of women will be in positions of power, Muslim immigration to the West will rise, and office workers will be unchained from their cubicles, a report released last week says.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Global CEOs back greenhouse gas cuts, carbon caps
(AP) -- A global summit of business leaders urged governments to order steep and mandatory cuts in greenhouse gases Tuesday, favoring a cap-and-trade system instead of a tax to set a market price for carbon ...
May 26, 2009 |
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To be good, sometimes leaders need to be a little bad
Outgoing. Assertive. Calm. Practical. Decisive. These are obvious qualities that one would want in their leaders.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2010 |
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No such thing as a 'born leader,' study in fish finds
Followers are just as important to good leadership as are the leaders themselves, reveals a new study of stickleback fish published online on January 29th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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How leaders evolve
Researchers have developed a mathematical model that explores how leaders and followers emerge in different circumstances and predicts the most likely personality types of those leaders.
May 05, 2011 |
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Science panel: Get ready for extreme weather (Update)
(AP) -- Top international climate scientists and disaster experts meeting in Africa had a sharp message Friday for the world's political leaders: Get ready for more dangerous and "unprecedented extreme weather" ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Study identifies four types of evangelicals in American leadership
A new Rice University study based on interviews with 360 American leaders who are evangelical Christians (including CEOs, presidents and chairs of large businesses and their equivalents in government and politics, nonprofits, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2010 |
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How leaders explain unpopular decisions: study
When bad news needs to be shared, management scholars have shown that the response is influenced by how bad the news is, what is said, and who says it. New research by Terry Cobb, management associate professor in the Pamplin ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Humility key to effective leadership
Humble leaders are more effective and better liked, according to a study forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.
For more information about Leadership, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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