In this week's show Jared and Stephen explore the balance of building positive working relationships while not being a proverbial doormat.

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References:

Article: The Problem with being too nice by Michael Fertik

https://hbr.org/2014/04/the-problem-with-being-too-nice

Frankel, L. P. (2005). Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. Time Warner AudioBooks.

Dulebohn, J. H., Bommer, W. H., Liden, R. C., Brouer, R. L., & Ferris, G. R. (2012). A meta-analysis of antecedents and consequences of leader-member exchange: Integrating the past with an eye toward the future. Journal of management, 38(6), 1715-1759.

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Technology has a profound effect on the practice of leadership and management. Jared and Stephen explore the effect technology has had on recruitment, training and customer service. They also look ahead at the potential effect of Artificial Intelligence.

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References

Stone, D. L., Deadrick, D. L., Lukaszewski, K. M., & Johnson, R. (2015). The influence of technology on the future of human resource management. Human resource management review, 25(2), 216-231.

Peifer, Y., Jeske, T., & Hille, S. (2022). Artificial intelligence and its impact on leaders and leadership. Procedia Computer Science, 200, 1024-1030.

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Is leadership really about the use of authority or is it really to empower and create the conditions for the people to thrive?

Stephen Mather, leadership trainer and trained as an organizational psychologist and Jared Scott, a learning and development manager challenge the accepted wisdom, tropes and beliefs about how to be an effective leader.

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Making mistakes is part of life's journey, but they can be costly and knock our confidence. Jared and Stephen explore their own mistakes and look at famous case studies and what we can learn from them.

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Interesting links

Stories of our Times podcast

https://pod.link/1501716010/episode/cf5ab54d3f7b2606c1620779f3a1ed54

Gerald Ratner’s speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKtBkVrqYYk

Interview with Gerald Ratner 30 years later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8I46wU6LTY

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This week Stephen and Jared look at the tropes associated with change and the reality of change in business settings. Stephen and Jared disagree - a bit..

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For some people the very definition of what it means to be a leader is that they should be charismatic. In the first ever episode of challenging leadership Jared and Stephen question this and explore the benefits and risks of this thing people call charisma.

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