China Daily: Shared passions can fire up trade links
A podcast from Chris Marquis, Professor of Chinese Management at Cambridge Judge Business School, interviewing Kenneth Wong of NavPac, is mentioned in this article about shared passions firing up trade links. Whether it is the roar of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle,…
The Economist: The case of managerial decency
Management entails some unpleasant conversations, none worse than telling employees that they have lost their jobs. A new study co-authored by Jochen Menges, Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, looks at how chief executives responded to…
Honest workplace dialogue is essential
Teamwork and straightforward conversations are essential, and especially so in cramped space vehicles, former astronaut Michael Foale tells Cambridge MBA students at Cambridge Judge Business School. Difficult situations can arise in even the best work environments, so it’s important to…
Implementation key
Strategy can be translated into action through a 'cascading' process that requires collaboration in problem solving and communication, says an article co-authored by Professor Christoph Loch and Professor Stelios Kavadias of Cambridge Judge. Professor Christoph Loch Effective strategy execution isn't…
Top case study
Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) teaching case study named among The Case Centre top-15 Classic Cases in the category Knowledge, Information & Communication Systems Management. On 29 January, The Case Centre announced its best-selling cases for the past year and…
Forbes: How to convince people to take the Covid-19 vaccine? A lesson in leadership communication
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how good communication can convince people to have the Covid-19 vaccination. “While most governments seem confident that distributing the vaccine will be enough to bring…
Financial Times: ‘Woodford protégé’ finds he needs to update CV
Suggestions on how to improve video conferencing while working from home by Mark de Rond, Professor of Organisational Ethnography at Cambridge Judge Business School, included in the FT article. Tips include: limit the number of people on your call, provide…
Better video chat
Six ways to improve video conferencing interactions for you and your team, by Mark de Rond, Professor of Organisational Ethnography at Cambridge Judge Business School. Human beings are surprisingly good at drawing inferences from the behaviour of others, even based…
A bit fuzzy
Vague versus specific: when it comes to communicating with direct reports, senior leaders shouldn't always seek greater specificity, says Dr Jeremy Hutchison-Krupat of Cambridge Judge Business School. Conventional wisdom holds that communication within an organisation works best when there is…
