In our three part series on the predictors of self-categorization we came across the concept of self-category salience. A salient self-category was introduced as the cognitive end product of the […]
Two posts ago, when we started this series on the predictors of self-categorization, I mentioned in passing that we were starting with something “akin to a ground up approach”. Now […]
A friend of mine came across a recent article on leadership and thought it might be of interest to me. Its title is ‘Connect, Then Lead’ and it was published […]
A few weeks ago I sat in on a lecture given to members of the Australian public service. The topic was leadership, and the title went something like this: ‘Are […]
Where does the social identity approach come from? Awkwardly, before we can answer that question we need to have a conversation about what we mean by ‘the social identity approach’. […]
We have had a couple of recent posts looking at the social identity approach in action, and our last post introduced a pathway for using social identity ideas. I therefore […]
We have started making claims that the social identity approach provides answers to common leadership questions and that these insights can be leveraged to strengthen leadership credentials. We will continue […]
In a couple of our previous posts we have contrasted leadership with ‘authority’ and ‘coercion’. But what are these exactly? What do we mean when we say that a police […]
December in Australia is a time when everyone wastes far too much time watching cricket. Mostly this is an experience of national pride, where we rely on our cricketers to humble the English, […]
Are you going to be in Brisbane, Australia, next week? Or can you get there? If so, there is an excellent opportunity for you to get up close with one […]
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