The Most Durable Finding about Leadership

Geraldine Ee from INSEAD, a world-leading business school in France and Singapore, reiterates the most durable idea we have seen emerge from 100+ years of leadership studies. In an article about the impact of social and political polarization on the workplace, Ee captures the duality of leaders’ lives: managing the tension between concern for getting the task done and concern for the people doing the task.

Over time, effective leadership puts the two imperatives in balance, something that often pushes leaders to develop new strengths. Remember: both/and, not either/or. By the way, Ee also makes a case that business leaders need more exposure to the arts and humanities as a vehicle for developing empathy.