The current state of leadership training and development is summarised, as well as the three phases through which leadership theory and practice have passed (trait, behavioural and situational phases). Then weaknesses of these three approaches to leadership are highlighted, along with what seems...

The concept of constellations of communities is a big picture view of how communities of practice in organizations relate to one another. These communities are voluntary, and over time they form a complex, informal network of relationships, knowledge sharing, learning, and conversations that can...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an interview with Professor Michael Beer of Harvard Business School, whose recent book is Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value , to learn what methods these leaders use. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of personality factors in influencing mentoring relationships in the South-Asian context. Design/methodology/approach The sample included 363 subjects from public and private sector organizations in North India. Findings Results...

Purpose – This paper aims to look at how Oakridge Training and Consulting helped AstraZeneca develop a behaviors training program for its information services (IS) project managers. The program was an inspiration for team building within IS and is set to be taken forward in other areas of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to report findings from a major study into flexible working and to examine the link with employee engagement. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted within seven case organizations using a mixed method of semi‐structured interviews...