A wavering economy raises significant questions about the value of investing in leadership development. This value has been clearly established by several studies arguing that focused development produces measurable results. The question, at this point, is what kind of development? Hollie Packman focuses on developing the ability and will of leaders to serve their seniors above and their direct reports below. [ more]

The marketplace of the 1990's showed the corporate world that to get ahead, it was essential to be the most innovative player in the market. Even in the current economic marketplace, this standard holds true. In the era of streamlining and cutbacks it is all the more imperative that companies learn how to exploit their intellectual capital. Lee Faller addresses the ways in which companies can take steps to change their organizational climate and bolster the creativity of their workers. [ more ]

Creating Hybrid Team Cultures:
An Empirical Test of Transnational Team Functioning

The successful globalization of business and organizational ventures requires that people from different nations work together effectively. What is the best mix of participants on a transnational team? P. Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski explore performance and member satisfaction as teams move from national homogeneity to transnational heterogeneity. They posit that in instances of high heterogeneity, teams must develop a common ground and sense of order, and that only after this emergent culture within the group is developed can high productivity occur. [ more ]

The Leadership of Pragmatism:
Reconsidering Franklin in the Age of Charisma

Among the most-studied theories of leadership one finds Charismatic Leadership, Transactional Leadership, and Transforming Leadership. Mumford and Van Doorn use ten case studies drawn from the leadership achievements of Benjamin Franklin to offer a theory of Pragmatic Leadership, that focuses less on skills, traits, or motives of leaders and more on practical solutions to societal concerns. [ more ]