9 players works best on a baseball field — not on a news panel.

Leadership success is largely governed by, amongst other things, one’s ability to create an ecosystem of engagement, meaning, performance and growth.

Source: Organizational Leader as a Social Architect – Tanmay Vora

This is Eurasia Group’s annual forecast of the political risks that are most likely to play out over the course of the year. This year’s 2017 report indicates that we’ve reached a G-Zero world-a world with no global leaders.

Source: Eurasia Group | Top Risks 2017: The Geopolitical Recession

The number-one attribute that garnered commitment and engagement from employees was respect from their leaders. In fact, no other leadership behavior had a bigger effect on employees across the outcomes measured. Being treated with respect was more important to employees than recognition and appreciation, communicating an inspiring vision, providing useful feedback, or even providing opportunities for learning, growth, and development.

Source: The Hidden Toll of Workplace Incivility | McKinsey & Company

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Katie Shelly recently completed an MA in Digital Experience Design at Hyper Island. What’s fascinating about her experience is that she delivered her thesis as a seven-episode podcast.

Source: I Did My Thesis as a Podcast, Not a Paper – Medium