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Think You Have Power? Check Your Perceptions
Brion, SebastienArticle ART-2453-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementThough talk of power makes some people uncomfortable, there's no doubt that it is vitally important in organizational contexts to influence others, perform your job and attain goals. Drawing upon extensive research from the field of organizational behavior and psychology, the author identifies six steps to gain power -- meaning control over some valued resource upon which others depend -- and then use that power for good, or for "pro-social ends....Starting at €8.20
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Cuidado con las trampas de su mente
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Weber, MartinArticle ART-1447Decision AnalysisEn los negocios, como en el resto de las facetas de la vida, la incertidumbre acecha detrás de cada esquina. ¿Qué pasará en el futuro? ¿Podemos estar preparados para lo imprevisto? ¿Cuál es la decisión correcta en momentos así? Los seres humanos hemos desarrollado una serie de mecansimos inconscientes que ayudan a sobrellevar esa inseguridad. Son útiles para no sentirnos abrumados e impiden que nos paralicemos, pero también pueden inhibir nuestra...Starting at €8.20
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Mind Your Mind Traps
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Weber, MartinArticle ART-1447-EDecision AnalysisIn business, as in other areas of life, uncertainty lurks around every corner. What does the future hold? How can we prepare for the unexpected? What is the right decision at times like this? We humans have developed a repertoire of unconscious mechanisms to help us cope with insecurity. While these mechanisms may assuage feelings of helplessness and paralysis, they can also cloud our judgment. The authors explain how three such mind traps work: ...Starting at €8.20
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Power and Influence in the Virtual Business World
Altaras, Jordan; Brion, SebastienTechnical Note DPON-350-ELeadership and People ManagementThis technical note provides novel ideas and best practices for developing power in the virtual business world. Building upon the framework of the Power and Influence course, we provide insights for fostering virtual power by way of three lenses: personal, positional and relational. We will highlight learnings provided by both IESE alumni and current research on these three sources of power.Starting at €8.20
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Liderar en tiempos de incertidumbre
Álvarez de Mon Pan de Soraluce, Santiago; Baucells Alibés, Manel; Gunther McGrath, Rita; Hunter, Richard; Weber, Martin; Westerman, GeorgeDossier DOS-1Decision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementCuatro visiones sobre lo que necesitamos saber cuando desconocemos qué nos depara el mañana.Starting at €15.00
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Cómo funciona la mente del directivo
de Santiago, Rafael; Iyengar, Sheena; Brion, SebastienDossier DOS-19Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingCada día nos vemos obligados a tomar múltiples decisiones. Conocer los mecanismos de nuestra mente nos ayudará a dar en el blanco.Starting at €15.00
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Positional Power: Diagnosing and Developing Positional Power
Brion, Sebastien; Salcedo, KatrinaTechnical Note DPON-357-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyPower, broadly defined as the ability to get things done, rests on three fundamental pillars: personal, relational, and positional power. Building all three sources of power is critical to achieving your objectives. This technical note focuses on positional power, which we define as the control over resources. Resources, in turn, are anything that you control within the organization that satisfy peoples' needs, including formal elements such as t...Starting at €8.20
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A Sacred Spirits Dilemma (B)
Delonca, Elodie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-400-ELeadership and People ManagementEmployed by an African subsidiary of a French mining company, Anne was appointed project manager of a new mining project in Central Africa. While potentially representing a 5% increase of the country¿s GDP and presenting promising benefits, it turned out that some of the production areas were worshipping places where local communities conducted sacred ceremonies to honor their sacred spirits. This topic ended up being the largest project bottlene...Starting at €5.74
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Alice Edwards: Losing Control (B)
Porter, Charlie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-728-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes the events surrounding a experience of sexual harassment by a bank employee. After experiencing harassment in the workplace, the protagonist must decide whether to file a formal complaint or leave the bank.Starting at €5.74
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Dr. Patricia Pozo-Rosich: Breaking Ground in Neurology
Brion, SebastienCase DPO-765-ELeadership and People ManagementPatricia Pozo-Rosich is a successful neurologist who aims to advance the treatment of migraines. She is not only a clinician, but also a researcher who has an entrepreneurial mindset in obtaining the resources necessary to advance her research. The case reviews the strategies that Pozo-Rosich has employed to achieve her aims, focusing on the need to build effective alliances, the use of "creative persistance" to overcome obstacles, and the need f...Starting at €8.20