CCL - Asia-Pacific - Articles of Interest
In 2005, CCL - Asia-Pacific set up a research unit in Singapore to promote further understanding of leadership issues and challenges in Asia. (more...)
LEADAsia Vol. 4 Now Available (PDF, 1 MB)
This issue focuses on conflict-competent leadership highlighting tips for leading in diverse cultures in an article written by two directors of the Eckerd College Leadership Development Institute who've co-authored books on the subject. There are also features about a father and daughter who discuss how they benefitted from attending LDP; a research and innovation article on the results of a gap in leadership skills study; as well as CCL's 2009-2010 program offerings.
Leading in Tough Times (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Sureish Nathan, CCL's vice-president, Asia-Pacific, talks about how organisations can drive performance and move forward in the new world order.
Feedback and Coaching in Asia: How Is It Received? Does It Work? (PDF, 31 KB)
Best Practices in Leadership Development (PDF, 49 KB)
This presentation and discussion is designed to present the best of knowledge and practice, from both the Center for Creative Leadership and the fields of leadership development and evaluation, regarding how to design and evaluate high-impact leadership development solutions. It is presented in three segments.
Wired to Inspire: Leading Organizations through Diversity (PDF, 124 KB)
A study of leadership in an Asian Organization. Times of adversity often give rise to unpredictability, fear, anxiety, and loss of confidence. Such circumstances call for inspirational leadership, which gives employees the motivation, commitment, and productivity to take advantage of the opportunities lying on the other side of what seems to be a dark curtain of misfortune.
South China Morning Post Spotlights CCL and Emotional Intelligence
Michael Jenkins, managing director of CCL-Asia, talks about leadership and emotional intelligence in the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's leading English newspaper.
A Question of Leadership (PDF, 63 KB) Is there such a thing as an Asian, as opposed to a Western style of leadership?
Issues & Observations (PDF, 98 KB)
Cultural Intelligence and the Global Economy
Why Asia Beckons (PDF, 86 KB)
This article by Meena Wilson explores what the Center for Creative Leadership looks to contribute in Asia . and what it hopes to learn in turn.
Japanese Leaders Step Through the Looking Glass Experience (PDF, 126 KB)
A report on the first Looking Glass Experience program run in Japan. The Looking Glass Experience is a simulation that provides managers with a realistic but safe business environment for gaining insights into their own style of leadership and influence.
A Question of Leadership
This article by Sam Lam and Rohit Misra appeared in the Center's journal Leadership in Action. It explores why the best examples of the challenges faced by leaders of global companies may be found in Asia.
Cultural Adaptability: It's About More Than Using the Right Fork
In this article published in Leadership in Action, Maxine Dalton states that adapting to the cultures of the countries in which they conduct business is a crucial capability for managers. As global managers work at adapting to other cultures, they need to be mindful of issues of appropriateness and ethics.
Assessing Individual Managerial Skill Across Cultures: The Influence of Language and Rating Source on 360-Degree Feedback (PDF, 181 KB)
Jean Leslie and James Penny presented this paper at the 17th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Toronto, Ontario, April 2002. The study addresses the measurement equivalence of 98 items from a U.S.-based 360-degree managerial checklist, SKILLSCOPE®. This checklist has been translated into Japanese for use in Japanese leadership development training. The basic question of interest was: How do the underlying managerial traits measured by rating source (boss, self, peer, direct report) relate to observed rating scale scores, and is that relationship the same across cultures?
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