Laura J.

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Should more companies encourage remote work?

Laura J.August 26, 2026August 18, 2026

The use of virtual teams and remote work has increased as organizations make use of technology advances. As the prevalence of virtual teams expands, the leadership issues surrounding them will...

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What are the traits of strong leaders…

Laura J.August 22, 2026August 18, 2026

Northhouse (2016) explains that leadership can be viewed as a trait or behavior to help us conceptualize leadership from a process or relational standpoint. Determining what makes a leader influential...

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Examining Leadership Styles

Laura J.August 18, 2026August 18, 2026

Müller and Turner (2007) argue that a manager’s leadership style influences the performance of their organization and different styles may be appropriate depending on the context of the situation. To better...

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Leading Change

Laura J.November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

In Leading in a time of change Peter Drucker and Peter Senge describe how leaders should think about and implement change. They explain that it is important to accept change and build abandonment...

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Is mentoring still applicable in the workplace?

Laura J.October 4, 2025November 5, 2025

Corner (2014) explains that mentoring can be used to develop leaders, clarify organizational culture, raise engagement, increase retention and company loyalty, and foster organizational growth. While some companies have cut back...

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Learning from Starbucks?

Laura J.August 24, 2025November 5, 2025

In the video, Leadership Lessons Learned at Starbucks: It's Not About the Coffee, Howard Behar explains that the people should be put at the forefront of everything we do within organizations. He...

Destructive Leadership

Toxic Leadership & Disney Characters…

Laura J.July 11, 2025November 5, 2025

In Disney’s the Lion King, there are a number of characters that could be considered transformational or great leaders such as Mufasa, Simba or Rafiki. However, one character that stood out...

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Leadership Strategy

Laura J.August 27, 2024November 5, 2025

Strategic leadership is a term that many use, but can be an abstract concept to the majority of leaders. In their article, Krupp and Howland (2013) explain that rather than looking...

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The Future of Virtual Teams…

Laura J.August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

According to Landy and Conte (2013) teams can provide a number of benefits to organizations including saving time, increasing innovation, integrating information, more effectively develop new products or services, and...

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Assessment in Leadership…

Laura J.August 31, 2023November 5, 2025

What if you could identify who has the potential to be a great leader before promoting them into a management position? PsychTests AIM Inc. (2011) designed the Leadership Potential Assessment (LEAP)...