Purpose – To provide an explanation of an approach to education and development for leadership in organizations, as distinct from education about leadership. Design/methodology/approach – The paper refers to leadership in private as well as public organizations and organizational units, to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the meaning, significance, and development, of common sense and to suggest an approach for enhancing it. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review and critical analysis of the way greater skill in decision‐making leads to “better”...

Purpose – This paper is intended to offer a practical perspective on how to achieve high quality of decisions. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses an inductive approach by looking at all the issues that deserve consideration in one or more of the steps in the decision‐making...

It is not widely understood how much society, even the world, loses because managers are not sufficiently competent. Part of the reason for the problem is that managers are not adequately aware of the importance, the implications, and the scope, of the “leadership” issues that should enter...

No matter what the organization's activity, or country, the better the decisions of its managers and leaders, the more likely that the organization will thrive.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how focus on decisions can enhance management education and especially those aspects that pertain to their impact on stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports on use of the model in public and private organizations. Findings...