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It's Time to Tackle Your Team's Undiscussables
Author Jean-Louis Barsoux , Ginka Toegel
When leadership teams struggle with undiscussables, symptoms range from unresolved conflicts and uneven participation in meetings to destructive groupthink and employee disengagement. The more undiscussables there are, the more difficult it is for the team to funct....
Release Date 2019/09 -
Rethinking the East Asian Leadership Gap
Author Daphne Xiao , Jean-Louis Barsoux , Winter Nie
Many western multinationals have a tough time finding local talent in East Asia — a problem that global companies originating in East Asia don’t seem to face. One problem: The cultural values and expectations of those doing the hiring and those seeking ....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Author Jean-Louis Barsoux , Andreas König , Albrecht Enders
Executives, the authors argue, are very good at decision making if the objectives are clear, and if the choice is between a set of specific, predefined options. But when the decisions are complex, business leaders tend to home in quickly on a couple of options, lis....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Fighting the "Headquarters Knows Best Syndrome"
Author Jean-Louis Barsoux , Julian Birkinshaw , Cyril Bouquet
Narrow-mindedness holds back many organizations in their efforts to turn global presence into a real source of competitive advantage. In this article, the authors explore the manifestations and costs associated with what they call the “headquarters knows best....
Release Date 2016/01 -
How Workplace Fairness Affects Employee Commitment
Author Fiona Harrigan , Paul McGrath , Lucy McCarthy , Donna Marshall , Jean-Louis Barsoux
New research offers insights into the effects that fair procedures and outcomes - or a lack of them - have on employees' commitment to an organization. Show and hide more
Release Date 2016/01