In this article, we aim to blend change management consulting practices with not only practicing leaders but also scholars from leading universities such as but not limited to Harvard Business School, UC Berkeley, USF Muma, Ivey Business School, and Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. The C-Suite will find our idea novel in approach and scholars will delve into our idea of high-performance tra ...

Some business leaders, managers, and senior executives really like to look at academic journals but very unfortunately, the crossover literature has not reached them enough. In this article, we attempt to blend scholarly concepts with real-world applications. This article is about how leadership can focus on adopting new roles to lead more innovatively and effectively for a social impact. Leading ...

Change has been posited as important today by some of the top journals such as Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, Muma Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review, but what exactly does the change mean to you? For example, the COVID-19 change is certainly tantamount to many people’s minds. That change is so broad, readers view it as changing everything from the price of fo ...

Artificial intelligence is one of the most fascinating developments that the business world is facing. In the right hands, it could be positive while in the wrong hands, it could be devastating. In the 1990s, it was tech-savvy people that were in demand, today it is computer espionage people in demand as the world becomes even more complex with the use of artificial intelligence. If you want to su ...

On November 2, 1978, the Detroit Free Press ran two big headlines. The first, "Chrysler in the Valley of Loss," and the second, "Lee Iacocca joins Chrysler." A savior was born. Haphazardly looking was the CEO John J. Riccardo's office. Iacocca immediately understood why Chrysler was on the brink of failure---no order. Besides the fact that Riccardo needed discipline, the CEO's assistant spent most ...

With Mostafa and Luca in senior management consulting roles in the UK and Australia and Michael as Andreas School of Business senior faculty professor, we found several gaps in the literature, especially when it comes to artificial intelligence and leadership: there needs to not only be better leadership but also an authentic leadership approach. AI and thrive effectively as they operate and compe ...

Culture is a term that we take for granted in today's business world. We show up and worry about customers, finances, expenses, marketing, stocks, bonds, and investments and culture is kicked to the side. We are in the age of digital disruption and uncertainty and if we do not embrace culture, our business will be in chaos. Customers prefer smart homes, smart workplaces, smart friends, and most im ...

Jackson Breaks is a young, up and coming executive, sometimes referred to as a “YUPPY.” He is happy and content working for an Investment Bank in Manhattan, New York, USA. COVID-19 was basically coming to an end with variants and some people still being challenged by the epidemic. With COVID-19 subsiding, Jack got a phone call that would change may be an opportunity of a lifetime. It was not until ...

The crucial role in developing transformational leadership skills for the future is at the heart of business acumen today and while our model worked in this environment, we encourage additional experimentation using the magic spark model. In our experiment, we found a new way of leadership succession planning which is crucial for business success. Without selection and progression of leadership, t ...

Japanese leadership style has encompassed worldwide success and criticism. For example, Toyota is an example of a leading and successful Japanese company in industry. With its new and creative ideas, this company was able to rebuild the marginalized image of Japanese cars in the international business scene and take a large share of the car market in the world. Our interviews with 34 Japanese lead ...

As the world recovers from the COVID-19 crisis, the world economy is still in flux. Many jobs disappeared from the scene as many organizations adjust their workforce. Attracting the best skills and best talent has also been a challenge for many organizations. Traditional recruitment methods are outdated, and our recommendation is to move to use a competency and knowledge-based recruitment process. ...

The leadership literature often emphasizes innovation coupled with disruption as a source of competitive advantage based on the assumption that, without it, organizations constrain social progress in organizations. We identify a new model that comprehensively considers not only disruptive innovation but also the social impact of future decision-making. We create a comprehensive framework which we ...

Japanese companies, led by bureaucratic management have not stifled innovation. In fact, the rigidity of leadership functions has led to the management by objectives (MBO) style of leadership decision-making. MBO, while criticized for rigidly, works. Look at Chrysler under the leadership of Lee Iacocca, who led the way in the automotive industry during challenging times. Japanese companies have re ...

There is growing interest in the global marketplace on innovation. For example, Tesla dominates Electric Vehicle (EV) sales but is losing market share to more affordable EVs from competitors, including Ford and Hyundai. A recent Forbes article captures the innovative momentum today, “With the rapid pace of technology, innovation is making SpaceX moon voyages and other grandiose concepts that seem ...

Management scholars have identified three dimensions for organizational culture that stand out as we recover from the pandemic. One is the dimension of trust, which is expressed by mutual trust and respect for the common good. The second is the dimension of learning that focuses on exploration and innovation. The third, is collaboration, which is an example of actively supporting employees. These ...

The purpose of this article is to synthesize the current literature on social capital theory in the field of management. The contribution to the management literature lies in presenting a theoretical framework that incorporates the organizational factors that may impact the three dimensions of social capital. The literature, to date, has failed to provide a comprehensive framework which incorporat ...