A study was conducted that examined which managerial skill dimensions were critical for effective leadership for … managers in the USA and seven European countries. The results suggested more similarities than differences across countries …. Specifically, a core group of two skill dimensions emerged as critical for effective leadership across countries and …

Describes a new approach to leadership development, “Inner Leadership”. Whilst there are many who can tell us the … qualities required of a business leader, Inner Leadership provides a systematic method whereby these qualities can be realised … of the situations we encounter. Inner Leadership helps us to bring our hidden qualities of leadership into reality and to …

as a tool for developing effective leadership skills. Despite this popularity, however, there is little empirical … the relationship between emotional intelligence and effective leadership. Emotional intelligence was assessed by a … identified as those who displayed a transformational rather than transactional leadership style as measured by the multifactor …

might enhance their effectiveness in this regard. A total of 100 middle managers participated in a 360˚ feedback program … for managers. This role was also found to be a strong predictor of effectiveness. The implications for managers are that …The Competing Values Framework (CVF) has been used in numerous settings to explain the various roles that managers need …

Productivity and people maintenance values have traditionally been considered to contribute to leader effectiveness but …, China, 103 managers indicated their productivity and people values and 206 employees indicated their goal interdependence …, leader effectiveness, and their commitment. Structural equation analysis suggested that productivity and people maintenance …

moral reasoning to leadership style and effectiveness. A total of 58 residence staff completed questionnaires assessing … their emotional intelligence and moral reasoning. Subordinates ( n =232) rated the residence staff’s leadership behaviours … and effectiveness. Residence staff’s supervisors ( n =12) also provided similar effectiveness ratings. Analysis showed …

Argues that the effective management of technological change requires transformational leadership, and that one of the … managers are able to facilitate change through the use of social rites using data drawn from 12 detailed case studies of …

Analyses the concept of leadership as a vital ingredient of educational success within the context of the turbulent … changes taking place within further education. In defining leadership, and identifying those who are the leaders in achieving … educational excellence, argues for a model of distributed leadership. Such an approach should be concerned with seeking …