GMBA Leadership Electives Yellow (Collaborate): MO512 – Bargaining and Influence Skills MO605 – Leading Inclusive, High-Performing Organizations MO617 – Developing and Managing High-Performing Teams MO620 – Leading a Good Life MO625 – Leadership Coaching Practicum MO...
To lead or to be liked? Michigan Ross Professor Charleen Case and colleagues uncovered that leaders who are worried about prestige and how others perceive them often make bad decisions at the expense of the group. Experiment with divorcing your own feelings and ego...
On orienting your organization to compete in the market, and deciding on team systems: multiteam system structures result in more innovative outcomes than an integrated team structure due to paths of communication becoming overloading, and therefore inefficient.
In deciding on how to balance ideation tasks with your team, keep in mind that unless you explicitly orient the team brainstorming sessions towards “effectiveness at what or for whom” it may be more efficient to have team members ideate on their own.
Teams that have 1-2 people offering opposing views on the task at hand perform better. Experiment with a rotating devil’s advocate in your next meeting! Protip: Make sure your devil’s advocate asks great questions and offers unique views (versus just being...
When communicating a vision to others, use concrete language where there is a good chance each person will imagine the same vision to go with your words.
The findings indicate that lawyers often adopt uncooperative strategies in court to visibly distance themselves from opposing counsel who were once collaborators, highlighting a critical mechanism by which past collaborations can undermine rather than support future...
Want your team to be more proactive? Research shows both directive and empowering leadership increased task proficiency, but only empowering leadership increased proactive behaviors. Empower your teammates for more proactive results!
Want to be seen as more charismatic and leader-like? Make sure you are looking into the eyes of the people with whom you’re speaking. Research shows that the frequency and duration of eye contact leads leaders to be seen as more charismatic and...
Being humble is contagious! Research confirms that team members emulate leaders who show humility, which can enable the team to perform at its highest potential. One way to show humility is by asking for help. Take time this week to experiment with asking for help...
