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Perhaps the most frequent, and universal, task performed by leaders is holding meetings. On average, employees spend at least six hours a week in meetings while the act of preparing for and conducting meetings can take up as much as 75 percent of a manager’s time. [1] Despite their importance, howev...
Leadership is an interesting thing. From an outsiders point of view, usually the loudest voice is coming from the leader of the group. While sometimes that is true, it’s not always the case. From my experience as a competitor and now a coach, the loudest isn’t always the best. What gets people to fo...
Matt Mallory Matt Mallory currently leads the Talent Development team at Bread Finanical in Columbus, Ohio. He publishes a blog of curated content each week called Monday Motivation, which touches upon timely and relevant topics related to leadership, self-discovery and career evolution. He holds a ...
About Lead Read Today is a platform from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business’ Leadership Initiative that provides evidence-based leadership and management best practices to assist current or emerging leaders. All of our articles have leadership as a core theme, and the majority of o...
Kaifeng Jiang Kaifeng Jiang is an associate professor of management and human resources at Fisher College of Business He received his PhD in industrial relations and human resources from Rutgers University in 2013. He also got his bachelor's and master's degrees in Human Resource Management from Re...
A leadership team with whom I worked had a system for keeping close tabs on how they were doing against the competition and rallying their teams around crushing their opponents. The only problem: That competitor they were targeting was actually another division of the same company, and those opponen...
It's rivalry week. The week of the college football year when rival schools play each other for a year’s worth of bragging rights. This Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes will host the Michigan Wolverines in a game that is considered the biggest rivalry in American sports. The annual game is so big, ...
"Why not us? Why not now?" The refrain and inspiring battle cry of the 1995 Orlando Magic basketball team has once again ignited within the hearts and minds of athletes today — this time among those who have become activists for social change. Athlete activism is not a new phenomenon. Throughout his...
Each month, the Lead Read Today team offers a review of a leadership book that is helpful, trustworthy and includes concepts proven by leadership research. Have you ever eaten a frog? No? Me either -- at least not a real one! And I am pretty sure the author of Eat that Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop P...
JD Bergman JD Bergman reached the pinnacle of success only after heartbreaking near misses and perceived failures that defined an otherwise stellar early career. A first team all-state high school running back and multiple state wrestling champion who enjoyed great success as an Ohio State wrestler,...
