We need compassionate leaders in aged care, so why are they so hard to find? A ground-breaking survey of aged care leaders reveals a surprising deficit. Jacqueline OToole Department of Management “Free-flow improvisation around a main storyline”: Not on stage, but in your office Managers who can think on their feet during times of change and disruption will be vital to organisations seeking not to just survive but thrive. Davide Orazi Department of Marketing The concept of collective leadership and how it could lead us out of a pandemic In a crisis are more heads better than one? Here are five ways your organisation can introduce collective leadership and put a group of leaders making joint decisions at the helm. Nathan Eva Herman Tse Julie Wolfram Cox Department of Management Is good leadership bad for the wellbeing of leaders? Employees like leaders who put the needs of their teams first. But this can take an emotional toll. Nathan Eva Department of Management Why wicked CEOs prevail: Dark personality traits of the executive suite From the outside, it appears that some form of narcissism is required to make your way up the corporate ladder. Why do wicked CEOs seem to win? Udari Ekanayake Mariano (Pitòsh) Heyden Department of Management Looking for a manager to foster change? Hire a woman Women are more likely to share information and discuss reports with others giving them valuable management skills for transforming organisations. Ralph Kober Department of Accounting Could an ‘opt-in until you opt-out’ approach work to boost female leaders? What does it take to get women into leadership positions? Our new podcast series Thought Capital speaks to an academic leader and explores intriguing new research. Lata Gangadharan Department of Economics Crash and burn: How fast cars and hedge funds go together Can your choice of car influence your appetite for investment risk? If you are a hedge fund manager, it seems it can. Stephen Brown Department of Business Law and Taxation Can behavioural economics help stifle our irrational biases? Every day we make hundreds of decisions that add to economic uncertainty. Can behavioural economists find ways to defeat these irrational biases? Lata Gangadharan Department of Economics Why we do what we do: Storytelling and the art of leadership Storytelling might actually be one of the most powerful skills a leader can possess and one worth working hard to develop. Richard Hall Senior Leadership team
