You're Not the Boss of Me

AUGUST 6, 2011

It was lovely to see the easy cooperation that danced among them as they shared the various pieces of playground equipment and discussed the merits of this climbing apparatus over that. Some people think that collaboration is just like that… playing and working together cooperatively for a common purpose.

Cooper 76

Cooper Brainstorming Discount Reference 76

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2016

Although the core ingredients of leadership are universal (good judgment, integrity, and people skills), the full recipe for successful leadership requires culture-specific condiments. Depending on the cultural context, your typical style and behavioral tendencies may be an asset or a weakness. What makes a great leader?

Leadership 8

Leadership Leadership Styles Consensus Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Its opposite, femininity, stands for a preference for cooperation, modesty, caring for the weak and quality of life. It is hard to imagine The Economist arguing that "cooperation and modesty" may be an effective engine for competitiveness and growth. Society at large is more competitive. Society at large is more consensus-oriented.".

Hofstede 9

Hofstede Cooper Leadership Styles Consensus 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2017

As the CEO of a small investment firm, I was surprised by the finding, but as I considered my own leadership style and intraoffice relationships, I concluded that the authors were onto something. Applying these principles into our daily leadership practice should help relieve employee stress. It’s a great idea.

Stress 14

Stress Herzberg Survey Cooper 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2011

Integrity in all dealings means taking the interests of other parties taken into account, operating with a long-term perspective rather than short-term greed or sensationalism. Co-optition ," an awkward term for knowing how to cooperate with competitors, is the operating mode in rapidly changing industries.

Long-term 11

Long-term Short-term CEO Ethics 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Collaboration is not a style. Many people naively see collaboration as a leadership style in which relationships take precedence over the task at hand. Upbeat Music Can Make Employees More Cooperative. Understanding what collaboration is not is a crucial part of getting better at it. But collaboration is not consensus.

Chief Operating Officer 9

Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

They have adopted a silo mentality of departmental self-interest, maintaining rigid, top-down hierarchies that act as a barrier to cooperative participation and promote a dependency on managers. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world. As a result, companies operate below their potential.

Cooper 15

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

They have adopted a silo mentality of departmental self-interest, maintaining rigid, top-down hierarchies that act as a barrier to cooperative participation and promote a dependency on managers. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world. As a result, companies operate below their potential.

Cooper 8

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 8