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Leading with integrity: How principals influence teacher effectiveness without derailing morale

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Professor Grant reimagines instructional leadership by integrating leadership styles to predict and improve teacher effectiveness and teacher morale.

It was JF Kennedy who said that leadership and learning are indispensable to one another, but what makes for good leadership in educational settings? In a new study, David Grant of the University of Redlands in the United States integrates practices from diverse leadership models which have been debated for many years. His research determined which practices have the greatest […]

Rethinking leadership in complex adaptive systems

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Professor Sloan researches the characteristics of effective leadership in complex global systems, considering the roles of leaders who need to deal with a range of actors in complex situations such as human trafficking.

Leadership is a cornerstone of business school syllabi, but it is usually focused on organisational leadership. But what about the leadership needed to deal with global issues that cross geographic, legislative, geopolitical, socio-economic, and structural boundaries, and demand the interplay between state, corporate and non-governmental actors? Professor Margaret F Sloan of James Madison University, in Virginia, US, considers such issues […]

Understanding the initiative paradox

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Antje Schmitt explains the initiative paradox within an organisation, through the application of a self-assessment of neuroticism and reactions to proactive behaviour in employees

For any organisation to function, its staff must work together – but humans are complex creatures with different personalities. Proactive behaviours can drive innovation and meaningful change, but they can also pose a threat or a source of worry to leaders who display high levels of neuroticism. Antje Schmitt, an assistant professor of organisational psychology at the University of Groningen, […]

Gender equality in oncology: The importance of representation

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Progress in gender equality in oncology is the key to innovation and leads to the best possible patient outcomes.

The field of oncology has a gender imbalance, with women only occupying a small number of leadership positions. So how can we improve gender equality in oncology? Dr Pilar Garrido, Dr Anna Sophie Berghoff, Dr Cristiana Sessa and colleagues, from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)’s Women for Oncology (W4O) Committee, are monitoring the representation of female oncologists. Through […]

Damaging masculine leadership

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Some might argue that the potential mismanagement of crises is simply part of the price citizens pay for their freedom within democracies; after all, in coercive autocracies, subjects have little choice but to obey governmental edicts. Others suggest that we are in fact getting the worst of both worlds, enjoying the illusion of political involvement whilst suffering the hubris of […]

How to change the world: COMPASS on science and effective communication

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COMPASS connects and supports diverse science leaders for the well-being of people and nature.

Scientists have information that can help us solve complex problems that threaten us all, such as climate change and biodiversity loss. COMPASS is a non-profit organisation which believes that strategic communication is critical for a future in which both people and nature survive and thrive. Executive Director Amanda Stanley told Research Outreach how they are building a cross-discipline community of […]

In search of the perfect leader: Selecting the next CEO

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On most days of the week, the business news will carry a story of at least one Fortune 500 CEO leaving their role; some for the next big role in a gilded career, others less willingly leaving behind the pay and the perks, and thinking about how to make the most of a less than stellar track record. For the […]