4 Information Sources for Evidence-Based Leadership & Management (ELM)

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The term “evidence-based” was originally employed in the field of Medicine to guide how Doctors make decisions regarding patient care. Evidence-based management improves a leader’s decisions by disciplined application of the most relevant and current scientific evidence. Although many definitions of evidence-based management are available, Briner, Denyer and Rousseau (2009) define it as how leaders can be more effective in all aspects of their jobs including making decisions about employees, ... [Continue Reading...]

Podcast #1 – Michael Johnson interviews Terri Scandura about mentoring relationships and leadership

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In this Podcast, Michael Johnson interviews Terri Scandura regarding her body of research on mentoring at work. She discusses the relationship between mentoring and leadership, the effects of gender on mentoring relationships, and how dysfunctional mentoring relationships occur. She finishes by giving recommendations to both mentors and mentees on how to start and maintain a good mentoring relationship. Michael Johnson is an Assistant Professor in Department of Management and Organization at ... [Continue Reading...]

Professor to manager & back:

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How I spent my summer vacation(s) I have been a Professor of Management for over 20 years and have conducted research on leadership and mentorship. I research the development of high quality working relationships which are essential for maximizing organizational effectiveness. I have taught undergraduate, MBA and PhD students at the University of Kentucky and the University of Miami Business Schools. For the ... [Continue Reading...]