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How Feeling Good Can Lead to Doing Good

02 November 2023 • 7 mins read

New study finds that a CEO’s emotional profile has a notable impact on their company’s uptake of corporate social responsibility initiatives By Lisa Kennedy When Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, announced that the company would place environmental sustainability at the centre of its investment strategy, it sent shockwaves […]

The Pros and Cons of Strong Team Leadership

Career Leadership

Law, Kenneth S.（羅勝強） • 24 May 2023 • 6 mins read

New research finds that promoting strong team leadership, without additional measures to boost company-wide collaboration, could be counter-productive By Lisa Kennedy The secrets of great leadership are an abiding preoccupation of the business world. Inspiring leaders can spur us to our greatest achievements and, if your career has prospered under a talented line manager, you […]

The Virtue of Paradoxical Leadership

Leadership

Law, Kenneth S.（羅勝強） • 27 January 2022 • 7 mins read

Businesses need innovative leaders who can help them think ‘out of the box’ and reconcile conflicts and contradictions generated by the need to adapt to today’s rapidly changing business environment, new CUHK research says