Collaborate to build effective teams to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Effective Teams ◽  
Organizational Excellence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to collaborate to build effective teams to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – The paper outlines a blueprint to build an effective team based on various personality types leveraging their competencies and capabilities. Findings – It implores to identify various personality types of your team members, leverage their strengths, understand their expectations and apply different leadership tools and techniques as per the situation to build an effective team. Practical implications – The tools and techniques adopted by leaders to build teams can be applied in any industry and in any size of organization. Social implications – The social implications of this research suggests that leaders can do much better by collaborating to bring synergy in team members. Originality/value – It outlines to lead three types of employees – actors, spectators and speed breakers in the workplace. It underscores to replace competitive mindset with a collaborative mindset to build successful teams.

Hard versus soft leadership? Examples and illustrations

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Organizational Productivity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Excellence ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this research paper is to explore soft leadership to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach The paper elaborates with 11 Cs that constitute soft leadership – character, charisma, conscience, conviction, courage, communication, compassion, commitment, consistency, consideration and contribution. It differentiates between hard and soft leadership. Findings It concludes that exploring soft leadership helps greatly for the leaders to satisfy all stakeholders to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness. Practical implications It unfolds that soft leadership can work for any company and country regardless of its size or budget. Social implications The social implications of this research suggests that stakeholders of both profits and nonprofits must reap the rewards of soft leadership. Originality/value It emphasizes that soft leadership creates a resourceful environment to enhance employee engagement to achieve organizational productivity and performance.

Debunking myths about soft leadership and exploring it to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 362-366
Author(s):  
M.S. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Excellence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to debunk myths about soft leadership. Design/methodology/approach The paper distinguishes soft leadership from other leadership styles. Findings It calls for companies exploring this new leadership perspective to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness; and countries to achieve peace and prosperity. Practical implications This new leadership perspective can be adopted by leaders for companies and countries. Social implications The social implications of this research suggests that leaders can improve employees’ performance and productivity by treating them as partners. Originality/value It defines and explains soft leadership with four OB models. It unfolds that it is the age of partnership, not followership. It unveils that employees prefer to work in an egalitarian set up. They appreciate leaders with an integrative, participative, collaborative, and relationship-oriented leadership mindset.

Tools and techniques to boost the eloquence of your body language in public speaking

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
M.S. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Speaking Skills

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer tools and techniques to boost the eloquence of your body language in public speaking. Design/methodology/approach The paper explains the importance of body language to influence and inspire others. It offers tools while speaking on microphone. It outlines the importance of body language. Findings It concludes that if you can invite the attention of your audience members and win their minds and hearts, you can grow as an accomplished orator. Practical implications The tools and techniques adopted by speakers can be applied in any industry and in any size of organization. Social implications The social implications of this research suggest that speakers and presenters can deliver their presentations successfully by following these dos and don’ts in body language. Originality/value It unveils the importance of mirroring your body language in public speaking. It implores to take feedback to improve your public speaking skills. It reminds that presenting a positive body language to your audience members conveys a message that you are strong in your content.

scholarly journals Strategies for transcending the chaos of societal disruptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
John C. Camillus ◽  
Jeffrey E. Baker ◽  
Anushka I. Daunt ◽  
Jungyoon Jang
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Real Options Approach ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to offer a strategic management response to societal disruptions of the magnitude triggered by the agricultural, industrial and information revolutions. These pose challenges that are much greater and different in kind than the industry-wide disruptions that businesses have learned to manage. Pandemics, climate change, biotech and artificial intelligence guarantee that such societal disruptions will be an inescapable and recurring reality. Design/methodology/approach The paper builds on the strategic management responses to wicked problems, which possess in microcosm the chaotic ambiguity that characterizes societal disruptions. Findings The authors propose a management process that affirms a sense of identity, identifies robust actions, adopts a real-options approach and uses a platform organization. Research limitations/implications The primary limitation is that the recommendations and findings are extrapolations of organizational practices in analogous situations. No examples of formal management processes specifically designed to address societal disruptions were identified. Practical implications The practical implications are significant. The specific recommendations in the paper directly address strategic management practice in organizations. Social implications The social implications are integral to the motivation of the paper as it describes the intrinsic characteristics of societal change and transformation, enabling organizations to interact with society on a dynamic basis. Originality/value While there has been growing interest and research into business and industry disruptions, the challenge of societal disruptions, which is the focus of this paper, has not been directly addressed.

The Age of No Retirement

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
Jonathan Collie
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the value, often overlooked, inherent within a society where people are living longer, healthier and more productively than ever before. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a summary of the activities, achievements and objectives of “The Age of No Retirement” movement for social change since its inception on 1st October 2014. Findings – The spectacular demand for new thinking and design-led action across all sectors of society to break down the ageist stereotypes that are impeding age-neutral societal progress in the UK. Practical implications – Communities, employers, individuals – EVERYONE – can begin to harness the incredible power of the Xtra 10 (the extra ten years of healthy life expectancy that modern generations can now expect – in the middle of their lives!). Social implications – The social implications are almost limitless – for a new era of over-50 makers, designers, entrepreneurs, workers, leaders, learners, teachers, doers, intergenerational catalysts, etc., the list goes on. Originality/value – The Age of No Retirement is a design-led social enterprise that is driving new thinking in the Age space.

Debunking the myths of career success

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 38-41
Author(s):  
M.S. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Offers tools and techniques to choose a career wisely. Design/methodology/approach – Outlines the importance of attitude, aptitude, abilities and awareness. Findings – Advances the view that career success is sometimes easier to achieve in smaller companies than in big ones. Practical implications – Argues that the tools and techniques adopted by leaders to advance their careers can be applied in any industry and in any size of organization. Social implications – Suggests that leaders can provide meaning to their lives by choosing their careers carefully. Originality/value – Debunks some of the myths of career development.

Authentic appreciation creates a winning workforce

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Paul White
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Staff Turnover ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Emphasizes the importance of keeping staff happy and feeling appreciated and reveals how best to do this. Design/methodology/approach – Shows what happens when employees do not feel valued and explains how best to correct this. Findings – Claims that when employees do not feel valued, staff dissatisfaction, tension in the office, more errors, poor customer service and higher staff turnover may follow. Practical implications – Describes how team members feel appreciated when appreciation is: communicated regularly; in the language and actions important to the recipient; delivered individually and is about him or her personally; and when the appreciation is viewed as being authentic. Social implications – Reveals that almost 80 per cent of people who quit their jobs cite not feeling valued as a key reason. Originality/value – Shows how communicating appreciation effectively can help to transform the workplace.

Acquire the tools and techniques to build your leadership brand

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 37-39
Author(s):  
M.S Rao
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Outlines tools and techniques needed to be a winner. Design/methodology/approach – Differentiates between winners and whiners and outlines tips to build your leadership brand. Findings – Implores you to list out your talents and skills and blend them effectively to stand out and succeed in your career. Practical implications – Shows that the study can be applied in any industry or economic sector. Social implications – Seeks strong support from all stakeholders to build your leadership brand. Originality/value – Turns the spotlight on understanding the mind of winners. Shows how to build a leadership brand to achieve success, peace and happiness.

The professional basis of development work: suppose the person you are assisting to learn decides to leave the organization

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-5
Author(s):  
Ian Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Development Work ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Professionals ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to challenge some assumptions about development work. It raised moral and ethical dilemma facing learning and development professionals. Design/methodology/approach – The article draws on personal experience and theory. It also uses an extract from Sainsbury’s case study. Findings – Learning and development professionals need to consider their role in relation to people with whom they work. Practical implications – The article provides practical advice based on real examples. Social implications – The article is clear about the social implications of one aspect of learning and development work, namely, where the activities of learning and development may cause a person to leave the organization. Originality/value – It appears to be a unique analysis of a real issue, namely, what should learning and development professionals do if a person wants to leave the organization as a result of their learning.

Microeconomics of corruption based on behavioural economics

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Humberto Monteverde
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Behavioural Economics ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
The Social ◽  
Behavioural Sciences ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish a microeconomics model of corruption based on the behavioural sciences. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is a practical exploration, first in the convergence of the economics of corruption and the behavioural sciences; based on these conclusions, the microeconomic model of corruption is formulated. Findings The paper concludes in a model of the microeconomics of corruption. Research limitations/implications There are no limitations in the model. Practical implications The practical implications are calculating the rent for corruption in the different scenarios. Social implications The social implications are knowing the income from corruption. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is original, and there is no microeconomics model of corruption formulated in the academic field, only in this work.

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