LeaderLab » LeaderLab Quarterly http://theleaderlab.org Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:31:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 New Issue: LeaderLab Quarterly 0102 http://theleaderlab.org/2010/06/new-issue-leaderlab-quarterly-0102/ http://theleaderlab.org/2010/06/new-issue-leaderlab-quarterly-0102/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:21:40 +0000 david http://theleaderlab.org/?p=434 Volume 1, Issue 2 (Summer 2010)
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  • The Future of Doing Good Lakeisha McKnight
  • Competition has increased. The non-profit environment has changed, causing companies within the non-profit industry to think and plan strategically about how they will help their organizations thrive and succeed. This article provides non-profit organizations with five future trends that will affect their ability to remain competitive and encourage potential customers to seek their services for assistance within the next five to ten years. These trends can assist organizations in their planning efforts, maximizing their ability to distinguish themselves from the pack.
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  • Leadership and Organizational Theory: the heart of the matter Angelia Arrington
  • This article discusses concepts of leadership and organizational theory by identifying essential leadership theories and their impact on organizational dynamics. The manuscript presents an in-depth view of leadership theory and application, its impact on the leader and follower relationships, and how leadership style influences organizational culture.  Leadership definitions, traits, skills and styles and theories are presented.  The article characterizes leadership and its organizational impact on today’s evolving global business world from a strategic perspective. In summary, this article is a model for effective organizational dynamics using strategic leadership and followership relationships.
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  • Organizational Change: lessons from Rocky Balboa Michael Petty
  • Leadership and organizational theory is ever-present, even on the silver screen. In this feature, Michael Petty explores how the classic saga Rocky III demonstrates a near-match with Lewin’s Unfreeze-Change-Refreeze model and Argyis’ Intervention Theory. Proper application of these theories to your change can help reduce pain and keep you from being knocked down for the count.
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  • Integrity: the lost art of leadership Eddy Shigley
  • There is disagreement about how older generations in organizations perceive Millennials. However, there is agreement among these sources on what actions leaders can take to engage Millennial followers. From the flow of the literature review, it is clear that these recommendations represent an early conceptual model of adjusting to Millennial workers and that, as organizations continue to adjust, a more structured model will arise.
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  • LeaderLab Vol. 1 Issue 2
  • ISSN: 2153-2443
  • CC BY-ND-NC

Please note: Views and opinions expressed in the articles published in the LeaderLab Quarterly represent each author’s research and viewpoint and do not necessarily represent LLQ or its sponsors. LLQ and its sponsors make no representations about the accuracy of the information contained in published manuscripts and disclaims any and all responsibility or liability resulting from the information contained in the LLQ. All articles submitted to LLQ are done so with the understanding that all copyrights belong to the attributed author(s), who is(are) solely responsible for the content. These articles are considered to have been licensed to LeaderLab Quarterly under the Creative Commons “Attribution – Non Commercial – No Derivatives” License. A copy of this license can be found here.

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]]> http://theleaderlab.org/2010/06/new-issue-leaderlab-quarterly-0102/feed/ 0 LLQ Issue 0102 – Preview http://theleaderlab.org/2010/06/llq-issue-0102-preview/ http://theleaderlab.org/2010/06/llq-issue-0102-preview/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:54:36 +0000 david http://theleaderlab.org/?p=430 You may have noticed that there is no video posted today. This is because our next issue of LeaderLab Quarterly is being released tomorrow. As a special preview, we’ve decided to release the Letter From the Editor to give a summary of the great articles included. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the full issue of LeaderLab Quarterly.

Repeat Performance

In the theater business, there’s a concept called “second night syndrome.” Opening night of any show is always charged with emotion and nervous tension. After a successful first show, there’s a tendency to sit back, relax and release all that pent up tension. Unfortunately, this can sometimes make for a poor show the second night.

As we began editing this issue of LeaderLab Quarterly, I started to grow worried about experiencing the same thing with our second performance. I quickly realized this would not be the case. Our feature article this issue brings organizational theories to the silver screen as Michael Petty uses the Rocky saga to teach theory in “Organizational Change: lessons from Rocky Balboa.”

We also focus on matters of the heart this issue, with an article from Eddy Shigley on the importance of integrity in leadership. Lakeisha McKnight debuts in this issue with a preview of “The Future of Doing Good” by outlining five trends nonprofit leaders need to be aware of. We end with an article from Angelia Arrington on the leadership theory and the heart of the leader.

While it may be tempting to relax and enjoy the success of our first issue, LeaderLab Quarterly is instead putting every bit of energy into our sophomore effort. We hope you continue to enjoy the offerings from LeaderLab.

Lead Smart,

  • David Burkus
  • Editor
  • LeaderLab Quarterly
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About LeaderLab Quarterly
LeaderLab Quarterly is an online journal that features articles focused on the practice of theory. New issues are published in the Spring (March), Summer (June), Fall (September) and Winter (December). We welcome submissions from new and established authors.
About the DOAJ
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) lists open access journals, that is, scientific and scholarly journals that meet high quality standards by exercising peer review or editorial quality control and are free to all from the time of publication based on the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access. Because open access is a worldwide phenomenon, DOAJ includes publications from around the world in many languages. It is possible to browse through the journals, or search for articles within many of the journals through a web interface. In May 2009, the database contained 4177 journals, of which 1531 were searchable at article level. The aim of DOAJ is to “increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.”
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  • 0:00           Introduction
  • 1:26            What is strategic thinking?
  • 2:30            How does strategic thinking differ from strategic planning?
  • 4:40           What role does visual analysis play in strategic thinking?
  • 11:54          What is foresight?
  • 13:30          How would you suggest leaders develop strategic thinking?
  • 15:55          What are you reading?
  • 17:57          What’s next for you?

Referenced Resources

You’ve Survived, Now What? – Michael Petty

LeaderLab Quarterly

Strategy Thinking and the New Science – Irene Sanders

Blue Ocean Strategy – W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne

Fooled by Randomness – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Black Swan – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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  • You’ve Survived, Now What? Michael Petty
  • As a result of the current economic upheaval, firms face a new reality of chaos, complexity and continuous change. To lead organizations through this new economic landscape, leaders must begin to think beyond the challenges of the next quarter and begin think strategically.
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  • A Leader is As A Leader Does Angelia Arrington
  • Do you follow the leader or lead the followers? What type of relationship do you have with your followers? What type of relationship do you have with your leaders? Your leadership style is important; your motive is what really matters.
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  • Organizational Design: foundation of a successful company Eddy Shigly
  • Many factors come together to make an organization great. A few worth mentioning are leadership style, personality and charisma; a compelling vision and mission; excellent products and employees; exceptional customer service; a unifying organizational culture; the right strategy and plans; technology; and an exceptional organizational design. This article analyzes one factor – organizational design. An extraordinary organizational design can act as a solid foundation to build upon as a company strives for success.
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  • Leading the Next Generation: five ways to turn millennials into followers David Burkus
  • There is disagreement about how older generations in organizations perceive Millennials. However, there is agreement among these sources on what actions leaders can take to engage Millennial followers. From the flow of the literature review, it is clear that these recommendations represent an early conceptual model of adjusting to Millennial workers and that, as organizations continue to adjust, a more structured model will arise.
  • [Download/Print Article]
  • LeaderLab Vol. 1 Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2153-2443
  • CC BY-ND-NC

Please note: Views and opinions expressed in the articles published in the LeaderLab Quarterly represent each author’s research and viewpoint and do not necessarily represent LLQ or its sponsors. LLQ and its sponsors make no representations about the accuracy of the information contained in published manuscripts and disclaims any and all responsibility or liability resulting from the information contained in the LLQ. All articles submitted to LLQ are done so with the understanding that all copyrights belong to the attributed author(s), who is(are) solely responsible for the content. These articles are considered to have been licensed to LeaderLab Quarterly under the Creative Commons “Attribution – Non Commercial – No Derivatives” License. A copy of this license can be found here.

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