The Impact of Storytelling in Leadership

2018 ◽  
pp. 145-156
Author(s):  
Linda Ellington
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Real People ◽  
Effective Relationships ◽  
Change Leaders ◽  
Positive Organizational Psychology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Organizational Approach

Tell the organizational story! Take the data of the organization and turn it into real people doing real things and you just might influence education. This chapter demonstrates the relevance of the skills of storytelling and its impact on change. Leaders who tell stories compellingly communicate important messages in a memorable way, develop more effective relationships with those they lead, and create an inspirational culture as their organizations go through positive change. Storytelling does not need to be a foreign concept, as we can all search our own history and experiences of important lessons learned that can be communicated in the form of a narrative. The role of stories and storytelling contribute to a positive organizational approach – positive in the sense of positive psychology, positive organizational psychology, and appreciate inquiry.

Part I United States, 2 The Liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc, the New York Brokerage of the Lehman Global Enterprise

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caputo Kenneth J ◽  
Giddens James W ◽  
Kiplok Christopher K
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Regulatory Regime ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Financial Products ◽  
Lehman Brothers ◽  
Foreign Affiliates ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores the statutory and regulatory regime in place in 2008 that governed the operation and liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc. (LBI) and highlights key legal issues in the liquidation. Section I provides an overview of the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) statute. Section II describes LBI, its role as the broker-dealer in the global Lehman enterprise, and the story of its collapse in September 2008. Section III highlights some hallmarks of the LBI liquidation, including the emergency sale to Barclays, account transfers, the transfer of all of LBI’s subsidiaries on the eve of LBI’s filing, the atomization of foreign affiliates with different regulatory regimes, and the role of LBI as a counterparty in the financial products market, which led to a substantial general estate. Section IV addresses the impact of the broker-dealer liquidation under SIPA on the treatment of complex financial instruments. Section V reflects on lessons learned.

scholarly journals Spontaneous Intracerebral and Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Neurosurgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S142-S150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahua Dey ◽  
Agnieszka Stadnik ◽  
Issam A. Awad
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Trials ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Preliminary Treatment ◽  
Phase Ii Trials ◽  
Invasive Techniques ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Optimal management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains one of the highly debated areas in the field of neurosurgery. Earlier studies comparing open surgical intervention with best medical management failed to show a clear benefit. More recent experience with minimally invasive techniques has shown greater promise. Well-designed phase II trials have confirmed the safety and preliminary treatment effect of thrombolytic aspiration and clearance of spontaneous ICH and associated intraventricular obstructive hemorrhage. Those trials are reviewed, including respective protocols and technical nuances, and lessons learned regarding patient selection, the concept of hemorrhage stabilization, optimization of the surgical procedure, and thrombolytic dosing decisions. These concepts have been incorporated in the design of ongoing definite phase III randomized trials (MISTIE and CLEAR) funded by the National Institutes of Health. These are presented including the role of surgical leadership in the training and monitoring of the surgical task and quality assurance. The impact of these techniques on neurosurgical practice is discussed.

scholarly journals The role of career shocks in contemporary career development: key challenges and ways forward

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-466
Author(s):  
Jos Akkermans ◽  
Ricardo Rodrigues ◽  
Stefan T. Mol ◽  
Scott E. Seibert ◽  
Svetlana N. Khapova
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Current State ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis article aims to introduce the special issue entitled “the role of career shocks in contemporary career development,” synthesize key contributions and formulate a future research agenda.Design/methodology/approachThe authors provide an introduction of the current state-of-the-art in career shocks research, offer an overview of the key lessons learned from the special issue and present several important avenues for future research.FindingsThe authors discuss how the special issue articles contribute to a better understanding of career shocks' role in contemporary career development, focusing on (1) conceptual clarity of the notion of career shocks, (2) career outcomes of career shocks, (3) mechanisms that can explain the impact of career shocks and (4) interdisciplinary connectivity.Originality/valueThis article offers a synthesis of the critical contributions made within this special issue, thereby formulating key ways to bring the field of career shocks research forward. It also provides new avenues for research.

Enterprise Systems, Power and Improvisation

2018 ◽  
pp. 237-267
Author(s):  
David W. Wainwright ◽  
Teresa S. Waring
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Systems ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Integrated Technology ◽  
Sociotechnical Theory ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
The Impact

Enterprise systems (ES) have been extensively procured in large organizations but much research fails to develop sociotechnically informed approaches that facilitate their implementation whilst understanding the impact of integrated technology on professional working practices within complex organizational environments. This chapter takes a critically informed sociotechnical approach to power and improvisation in ES implementation. The contribution is a combined “circuits of power-improvisation” (CPI) framework which can facilitate a better understanding of ES implementation, sociotechnical theory, and practice. Practical lessons learned from the study may potentially be used to avoid some of the problems experienced with the over-zealous and rapid introduction of digital technologies into university organizations where the risk is that they become a student mass production system. It highlights the important role of power and improvisation, enabled and afforded by new digital technologies, in what may be misrepresented as planned strategic and deliberate organizational change.

Enterprise Systems, Power and Improvisation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1593-1615
Author(s):  
David W. Wainwright ◽  
Teresa S. Waring
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Systems ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Integrated Technology ◽  
Sociotechnical Theory ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
The Impact

Enterprise systems (ES) have been extensively procured in large organizations but much research fails to develop sociotechnically informed approaches that facilitate their implementation whilst understanding the impact of integrated technology on professional working practices within complex organizational environments. This chapter takes a critically informed sociotechnical approach to power and improvisation in ES implementation. The contribution is a combined “circuits of power-improvisation” (CPI) framework which can facilitate a better understanding of ES implementation, sociotechnical theory, and practice. Practical lessons learned from the study may potentially be used to avoid some of the problems experienced with the over-zealous and rapid introduction of digital technologies into university organizations where the risk is that they become a student mass production system. It highlights the important role of power and improvisation, enabled and afforded by new digital technologies, in what may be misrepresented as planned strategic and deliberate organizational change.

scholarly journals Communicating climate change in a “post-factual” society: lessons learned from the Pole to Paris campaign

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
Erlend M. Knudsen ◽  
Oria J. de Bolsée
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
Climate Change Science ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The politicization of and societal debate on climate change science have increased over the last decades. Here, the authors argue that the role of climate scientists in our society needs to adapt in accordance with this development. We share our experiences from the awareness campaign Pole to Paris, which engaged non-academic audiences on climate change issues on the roads from the polar regions to Paris and through conventional and social media. By running and cycling across a third of the globe, the scientists behind the initiative established connections on the audiences' terms. Propitiously for other outreach efforts, the exertions were not in themselves the most attractive; among our social media followers, the messages of climate change science and action were more favourable, as measured by video statistics and a follower survey. Communicating climate action in itself challenges our positions as scientists, and here we discuss the impact such messages have on our credibility as researchers. Based on these reflections, as well as those from other science communication initiatives, we suggest a way forward for climate scientists in the post-factual society, who should be better trained in interaction with non-academic audiences and pseudoscepticism.

Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Implications for Pharmaceutical Graduate Education and Research

2022 ◽  
pp. 324-345
Author(s):  
Alok Bhushan ◽  
Kimberly B. Garza ◽  
Omathanu Perumal ◽  
Sudip K. Das ◽  
David J. Feola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽  
Research Mentoring ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes in the way we teach at all levels of education globally. This chapter specifically focusses on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on MS and PhD programs in pharmaceutical sciences in schools/colleges of pharmacy in the United States. Potential expectations to bring the pandemic in control by rolling out the vaccine gives us hope, but there is an unmet need of medicines to treat patients affected by the disease. The impact of the pandemic on pharmaceutical sciences education has been on the pedagogy of teaching, research, mentoring, writing, and enrollment. This has also affected the progression of students in their programs as well as their stress levels and well-being. The role of administrators and accreditation agencies is critical in supporting graduate education by providing leadership and directions for the successful outcomes of these programs. Challenges and opportunities for these graduate programs are discussed in this chapter.

scholarly journals The I DO project: using experiential service learning to increase the impact of PIS

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherwin Husseinifard ◽  
Lennart Corleissen ◽  
Lucas Meijs
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
International Development ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Project ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The I DO project connects business students to the European branch of small private international development organizations (PIs), using experiential service learning, which combines skill-based and hands-on volunteering opportunities, to achieve learning objectives with students (learning) while helping PIs (service). This paper aims to summarize the experiences and learnings of the pilot project. Design/methodology/approach Students work in four-person teams, guided by a student-coach, an academic supervisor and professional support, on a service project for one PI. Students provide indirect service to the PI through skill-based activities (e.g. creating marketing strategies or improving organizational efficiency) or hands-on volunteering (e.g. fundraising). In this program, students do not provide direct service to beneficiaries (i.e. they do not travel abroad). “I DO” will be established as a scalable regular course within the RSM Bachelor’s program. A pilot involving 22 students and 6 PIs was started in September 2020. Findings The teaching brief describes lessons learned from the non-credit bearing 2021 pilot. As skill-based volunteers, students performed hands-on support tasks, conducted analyses, and formulated strategic recommendations. In the pilot, however, the students did not take on the active role of skill-based volunteer consultants, concentrating instead on the safer, easier role of hands-on support volunteers. Future improvements could thus be realized in the preparation phase, as well as by focusing the guidance of the coaches and academic supervisor on the stated learning objectives. The project and the students’ motivation were negatively affected by the lockdown. In the future, including after the pandemic, measures will be added to maintain motivation, including a focus on the personal development of students, social events between students and stronger involvement on the part of the coach. Originality/value The teaching brief presents a new approach to service learning in international development as the service is giving to Western “headquarters” in both hands-on as skill-based volunteering.

Socioeconomic status and change in sports activity among middle-aged and older men and women: evidence from the German Ageing Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gesa Lehne ◽  
Gabriele Bolte
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Occupational Prestige ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Negative Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
German Ageing Survey

Abstract Background Sports activity (SA) behavior is unequally distributed across socioeconomic status (SES) groups. However, little is known about the impact of SES on change in SA over time. Methods Based on data from the German Ageing Survey, we examined the role of objective (education, occupational prestige, household equivalent income, composite SES-index) and subjective (self-rated standard of living) SES indicators on negative and positive changes in SA during a follow-up of 6 years among adults aged 40+ years using logistic regression analysis. Results Among active individuals at baseline, 32.1% of males and 24.8% of females experienced a negative change in SA. Among inactive individuals, 25.8 and 29.9% experienced a positive change. In the multivariate analysis, males and females with low SES were about twice as likely to experience a negative change and half as likely to experience a positive change. These patterns were observed regardless which SES indicator was examined. Conclusions This study provides comprehensive evidence for socioeconomic inequalities in negative and positive changes in SA behavior among middle-aged and older adults in Germany. To reduce socioeconomic inequalities, future SA interventions should address the mechanisms leading to differential probabilities of change in SA behavior by SES.

scholarly journals Technology-enhanced Auditing in Voluntary Sustainability Standards: The Impact of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Castka ◽  
Cory Searcy ◽  
Sönke Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
Significant Uptake ◽  
Membership Organization ◽  
Sustainability Standards ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Impact

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the certification and auditing services of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS). The traditional approach to auditing—on-site visits—has been significantly curtailed, and it is unclear when, and under what conditions, it might resume in full. The purpose of this paper is to study the initial responses to COVID-19 of leading VSS—a group of 21 standards that are members of ISEAL, a global membership organization for VSS. This is a qualitative study, and data are collected from publicly-available sources (i.e., official announcements, policy amendments, derogations) in order to inductively analyze how individual VSS have adjusted their certification services in response to travel bans and lockdowns. The emphasis of the analysis was understanding the role of technologies in the VSS responses to the COVID-19 crisis. The findings demonstrate significant uptake of remote auditing and information and communications technology (ICT), even though that uptake is constrained by limiting conditions and it is not currently expected by VSS to extend beyond the crisis. Lessons learned from the crisis are discussed, and the potential for remote auditing during this period to encourage the adoption of more advanced technologies (such as artificial intelligence and satellite monitoring) in certification services is explored. A set of research questions to guide future work grounded in the analysis is also provided.

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