Emotional Intelligence Training: Evidence regarding its Efficacy for Developing Leaders

By Mary Pat McEnrue, California State University Los Angeles, Kevin S. Groves, Graziado School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, & Winny Shen, University of Minnesota

This article focuses on the deliberate development of emotional intelligence among leaders and prospective leaders. The question guiding this research is: Can one increase the emotional intelligence of leaders and prospective leaders through deliberate development?

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By Rodger Adair, University of Phoenix

What makes some leaders and followers get along, while others do not? The answer is the psychological distance initiated and maintained by the follower.

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An Interview with Bob and Gregg Vanourek

By Veronica Pugin, Claremont McKenna College, '12

On November 2, 2009, Veronica Pugin had the opportunity to interview two business leaders and authors, Bob and Gregg Vanourek, who had come to Claremont McKenna College to speak for the Kravis Leadership Institute's Leadership Day.

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Star CEOs: Benefit or Burden?

Original Publication by James B. Wade, Timothy G. Pollock, Joseph F. Porac, and Scott D. Graffin
In Organizational Dynamics

Synopsis by Veronica Pugin, Claremont McKenna College, '12

The advent of star CEOs is a result of society's celebrity culture and expanded media. The media has taken to turning formerly anonymous CEOs into figures in the public eye who will be observed more carefully. The simple benefit for these star CEOs is that they become favored because of this recognition. The ultimate challenge is for these individuals to stand up to the pressure to remain a star.

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