Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 1, 2026
07:21
Walk with Me Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Walking for Older Adults with Neurodegenerative Disease
Published on: June 16, 2023
1.7K
Connect, then lead.
Harvard Business Review
|April 16, 2014
Summary
Leaders should prioritize warmth and trust over fear to foster better communication and innovation. Combining warmth with strength is key for effective leadership and influence.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral economics
- Social psychology
- Leadership studies
Background:
- Traditional leadership theories, like Machiavelli's, often emphasize fear over love.
- Current leadership practices frequently prioritize competence and strength.
- This approach risks creating fear, resentment, or envy without a foundation of trust.
Purpose of the Study:
- To challenge the notion that leaders should be feared.
- To argue for the primacy of warmth and trust in leadership.
- To explore how combining warmth and strength enhances leadership effectiveness.
Main Methods:
- Review of research from behavioral economics and social psychology.
- Analysis of leadership approaches and their impact on trust and idea exchange.
- Identification of practical tactics for projecting warmth and strength.
Main Results:
- Establishing trust through warmth is more effective than leading with strength alone.
- Warmth and trust facilitate open communication and idea acceptance.
- Cultivating warmth and trust enhances the quantity and quality of novel ideas.
Conclusions:
- Effective leadership requires a balance of warmth and strength, with warmth as the foundational element.
- Prioritizing trust-building through warmth leads to greater influence and innovation.
- Practical strategies exist for leaders to develop and project both warmth and strength.
More Related Videos
12:45Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in an Asynchronous Heart Failure Model Induced by Left Bundle Branch Ablation and Rapid Pacing
Published on: December 11, 2017
10.2K
05:59Author Spotlight: Unlocking New Insights in fNIRS Studies - A Novel Framework for Inter-Brain Synchrony Analysis
Published on: October 6, 2023
3.5K
Related Concept Videos
01:03Anchoring Junctions
4.3K
Anchoring junctions are multiprotein complexes that help cells connect to other cells and the extracellular matrix. Anchoring junctions are present on the lateral and basal surfaces of cells, providing strong and flexible connections. Focal adhesions are often formed due to cell interactions with the ECM substrata, which initiate signal transduction via kinase cascades and other mechanisms. Together, they provide stability and tissue integrity. There are three types of anchoring junctions:...
4.3K
01:24Adherens Junctions
5.8K
Strong contact points between adjacent cells anchor them to each other, forming tissues. Such anchoring junctions are of two types – adherens junctions and desmosomes. Adherens junctions are abundant in tissues such as epithelium and endothelium, forming a continuous zone of adhesion called the adhesion belt. In other tissues, such as heart muscle, they appear as clusters, linking the cells to produce coordinated heart muscle contraction.
Adherens Junctions are Dynamic
Adherens Junctions are Dynamic
5.8K
01:19Contact-dependent Signaling
40.2K
Contact-dependent signaling, as the name suggests, requires that communicating cells be in direct contact with each other. This is achieved either through receptor-ligand interactions or by specialized cytoplasmic channels that allow the flow of small molecules between cells. In animal cells, channels called gap junctions facilitate contact-dependent signaling in certain tissues, whereas, plasmodesmata perform a similar function in plants.
Gap Junctions
In animal cells, gap junctions are formed...
Gap Junctions
In animal cells, gap junctions are formed...
40.2K
01:25The Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic
6.7K
In order to make good decisions, we use our knowledge and our reasoning. Often, this knowledge and reasoning is sound and solid. However, sometimes, we are swayed by biases or by others manipulating a situation. For example, let’s say you and three friends wanted to rent a house and had a combined target budget of $1,600. The realtor shows you only very run-down houses for $1,600 and then shows you a very nice house for $2,000. Might you ask each person to pay more in rent to get the...
6.7K
02:12Relationship Formation
28.5K
What do you think is the single most influential factor in determining with whom you become friends and whom you form romantic relationships? You might be surprised to learn that the answer is simple: the people with whom you have the most contact. This most important factor is proximity. You are more likely to be friends with people you have regular contact with. For example, there are decades of research that shows that you are more likely to become friends with people who live in your dorm,...
28.5K
01:22Phase-lead and Phase-lag Controllers
664
Understanding the working function of different types of controllers can be illustrated with practical analogies, such as adjusting a stereo's volume equalizer. Cranking up the bass involves a phase-lead controller, which functions as a high-pass filter, while increasing the treble uses a phase-lag controller, which acts as a low-pass filter. PD controllers, similar to high-pass filters, enhance the system's response to high-frequency components. PI controllers, akin to low-pass...
664