...Mugaahed Abdu Kaid Saleh; Harold Andrew Patrick; Adnan Abdulrahman Naef Farhan; Mamatha S. Moodli; Chaitra S. Thimmanna Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how professional development leadership ( PDL ) and job crafting ( JC ) shape sustainable employability ( SE ) and happiness...

...Mansi Rastogi; Rupashree Baral; Jasmine Banu Purpose This paper aims to provide relevant knowledge about entrepreneurship and women’s leadership in the Indian context. More specifically, it unleashes the veiled challenges as well as success stories of select women entrepreneurs of a developing...

...Lei Xie; Shaoping Qiu; Mary Jo Garcia Biggs Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between supervisor’s altruistic leadership behavior (ALB) and family-to-work development (FWD) in the context of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and test the mediation effect...

... dynamics. This paper aims to examine the follower-centric space of American collegiate athletics to understand how coaches train and develop followership. Design/methodology/approach Contemporary organization psychology and leadership/followership theories are highlighted in partnership with modern...

...John Basil Read III Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of incorporating the tenants of followership into leadership curriculums as a means of increasing employee engagement in the organization’s mission. Design/methodology/approach Five years ago, the author reported...

... and recovery and minimally prepare leaders for the complexities that emerge before, during and after these events. The purpose of this paper is to offer a leadership development framework that integrates context, competence and a complexity mindset. Design/methodology/approach This general review examines...

...Giambattista Bufalino Purpose The leadership industry has experienced an unprecedented growth in popularity, and business management effectiveness has become synonymous with leaders’ roles. However, in this egalitarian twenty-first century little mention has been made of followership due to its...

...Louis Hickman; Mesut Akdere Purpose Effective leadership has been the focus of much research in recent years, but leadership development is still understudied. Information technology (IT) continues to grow in importance due to the industries IT creates, the industries IT disrupts...

... rights only Culture Communication Leadership Commitment to change Team integration A major North American institutional fund management and investing company “FinoTechno,” is undertaking a major integrated transportation project through its recently formed subsidiary using an innovative...

...Laura Gerard; Janice McMillan; Norma D’Annunzio-Green Purpose Literature encompassing sustainable leadership and developing leaders sustainably are still in infancy (Lambert, 2011). Nevertheless indications identify leadership as a vital cog in achieving sustainable organisations. Sustainable...

...Tony Manning; Bob Robertson Purpose The first part of this paper pointed out that theory and research on followership is less extensive and less well known than that on leadership. It then described a three factor model of leadership and suggested it could be applied to and was consistent...

...Tony Manning; Bob Robertson Purpose The purpose of this three-part paper is to point out that while there is an extensive body of theory and research on leadership, less attention has been given to other roles, particularly follower roles. The authors outlined a three factor model of leadership...

...Carole Thelwall-Jones; Sue Stockdale Purpose Most grass-roots rugby clubs in England are small businesses, which are mostly led by volunteers. The Leadership Academy developed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has sought to improve the effectiveness of these leaders for the past ten years. The aim...

... is a new emerging area in leadership and those leaders who make it part of their leadership are seeing the positive impacts it is creating with their people and teams. The payoff is the leader becomes an example for others of what personal change can achieve and they become conscious of their behaviours...

...Tony Manning; Bob Robertson Purpose – While there is an extensive body of theory and research on leadership, less attention has been paid to other work roles, including follower roles. The purpose of this paper is to explain and justify a three factor model of followership as a basis...

... into profitable and sustainable innovations in a VUCA world, especially in what the author calls “Brain Based Enterprises” (BBEs). Design/methodology/approach – Through case studies, focused interviews. Findings – BBEs need more leadership than management and they use more collaborative approaches...

...Michael Lazan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how it is possible to change a leadership team’s mindset from “inward” to “outward” and how that can lead to dramatically better organizational results. Design/methodology/approach – The leadership team of Spandex received...

... can be consistent and repeated across an organization. The key is to go beyond simple “training as an event;” rather, aim for sustainable and measurable performance improvement. Leadership Sales Sales training Selling Fixed Figure 1 Faced with the pressures of growth...

...David Bernard-Stevens Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to get individuals understanding how to think differently about leadership and the process for creating ethical leaders with sustainable impact. Design/methodology/approach – The author uses his experience as a teacher, a state...

...Carol Stewart Purpose – Research shows that companies with a diverse leadership perform better financially. Having a diverse board encourages constructive and challenging dialogue which is key to the effective functioning of any board. However, in the UK, women and black and minority ethnic (BAME...