360º, the Ashridge Journal

Think again – how good leaders can avoid bad decisions

Why do smart and experienced leaders make flawed, even catastrophic, decisions? Why do people keep believing they have made the right choice, even when disastrous result stare them in the face? And how can you be sure you’re making the right decision—without the benefit of hindsight? Think Again shows how our brains can mislead us.

Andrew Campbell and Jo Whitehead provide insights from their newly published book.

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A role for business at the bottom of the pyramid

Edgar Wille and Kevin Barham report on research into how poverty in developing countries can be alleviated by employing approaches that are commercial and profitable.

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Leadership skills for the 21st century

Recent research suggests that organisations are not developing their leaders to enable them to respond to the new challenges of environmental and sustainability issues. Matt Gitsham and Kai Peters present an overview of the skills required.

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Effective executive transitions

Andrew Day highlights some of the psychological processes that surface during executive transitions, in order to help executives better understand and manage their transition into a new leadership role.

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The wake-up call for sleepy managers

Human error caused by a lack of sleep has been implicated in several recent disasters. Vicki Culpin and Angela Whelan explain how sleep loss can adversely affect managerial behaviour.

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Perspectives: Delivering values – foundations for a new era?

Roger Delves shares his view that current financial and economic crises have resulted from rewarding people who deliver profit for organisations more highly than those who deliver profits and values.

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