Zoltan Buzady, Author at Leadership & Flow

43 Simulating Leadership Across Cultures: Exploring the Role of Sustainable and Transformational Leadership Styles in Decision-Making Skills

03/11/202503/11/2025Zoltan Buzady

By: Gavkhar Turaeva and Zoltan Buzady, Corvinus University of Budapest At the IACCM (International Association of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management) Conferenceheld October 29-31, 2025 at Corvinus University of Budapesthttps://www.uni-corvinus.hu/post/landing-page/iaccm-2025/?lang=en Full presentation here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CmlwYwjW0I0fdFxbbd_iP72LWBHcAl2b/view?usp=sharing Abstract : This research explores the impact of sustainable and transformational leadership styles on decision-making skills in cross-cultural, simulated management contexts. Sustainable leadership prioritises…

Why did Forrest Gump just ‘feel like running’?

22/10/202522/10/2025Zoltan Buzady

The book reviewed in the foreword by Dr. Zoltan Buzady Associate Professor of Leadership, Corvinus University of BudapestDirector, Leadership & Flow Global Research Network “Running Flow” Mental immersion techniques for better running An international bestseller book by Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi CSIKSZENTMIHALYI “A Futás Öröme” (Libri Kiadó, 2018) ITT. “I am too stressed out! I am trying hard to do my…

The Optimal Experience (Aka: The Flow): Honoring Prof. Csikszentmihalyi’s Seminal Legacy in Executive Leadership

19/10/202519/10/2025Zoltan Buzady

On this special date, it is a time to celebrate the boundless influence and eternal wisdom of my friend and esteemed academic colleague, Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. His legacy, centered on the concept of Flow, has fundamentally reshaped psychology, leadership, and our understanding of human happiness, providing a blueprint for optimal living. He also designed Flow-Is-Good-Business-For-You,…

The Home of FLIGBY’s Global Academic Research Center, Corvinus University Makes GLOBAL TOP 20 in MBA Rankings! (via fligy.com)

08/10/202508/10/2025Zoltan Buzady

Corvinus Executive MBA in the World’s Top League cross-posted from www.fligby.com Corvinus University has achieved a remarkable milestone by being ranked among the World’s Top 20 MBAs in the QS International Trade Ranking 2025. This prestigious recognition highlights the university’s commitment to excellence in business education and enhances its global reputation. The ranking is expected to attract…

Rethinking Maternity Leave: It’s Not a Career Break, It’s a Skill-Building Bootcamp

22/09/202523/09/2025Zoltan Buzady

Society, including mothers, colleagues, and supervisors at the workplace, often considers maternity leave as a natural, but problematic period regarding career. Especially in Hungary, where women generally take a 2-year break as stay-at-home moms, which can be a total of 8-10 years with 3 or more children. These women face several difficulties after they have…

42 The Spectrum of Abstraction and Realism in Serious Games for Learning (ECGBL conference)

21/08/202526/04/2026Zoltan Buzady

“The Spectrum of Abstraction and Realism in Serious Games for Learning” at the European Conference on Games-Based Learning 2025, Norway https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/ecgbl/article/view/4036 Keywords: Serious Games, Abstraction vs. Realism, Learning Transfer, Game Design We are happy to share that our paper “The Spectrum of Abstraction and Realism in Serious Games for Learning” has been accepted for presentation…

41 Leveraging Digital Serious Games: Integrating FLIGBY into Public Administration Education (Book chapter)

18/07/202519/07/2025Zoltan Buzady

By: Emese BELÉNYESI PhD, Associate Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, E-mail: belenyesi.emese@uni-nke.hu andAndrea GYŐRFYNÉ KUKODA PhD, Assistant Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, E-mail: gyorfyne.kukoda.andrea@uni-nke.hu Full text here: https://apubb.ro/intconf/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Role-of-Universities-%E2%80%93-C-Hintea-M-Balogh.pdf Pages 37-57 – ISBN 978-606-561-258-7 Abstract: This study is based on…

39 Turkish Academy of Management Conference 2025 at Corvinus University #2

18/07/202519/07/2025Zoltan Buzady

Title: Strategic HRM Maturity in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Hungary, Turkey, and Kazakhstan By: Saule Zhardayeva (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary), Zoltan Buzady (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary), Ainur Abdrazakova (SDU University, Kaskelen, Kazkahstan) Abstract This paper explores the maturity of Human Resource (HR) practices in the skills development across selected Turkic countries,…

36 – The Influence of Cultural Norms on Decision-Making and Emotional Intelligence: Perspectives from FLIGBY in Post-Soviet and Central European Leadership

17/07/202518/07/2025Zoltan Buzady

Authors: Gavkhar Turaeva (Corvinus University of Budapest) and Zoltan Buzady (Corvinus University) Presented at: EAWOP congress of the European Academy of Work and Organizational Psychology, Transforming Working Environments: Challenges & Opportunities, Prague, 2025 May 21-24 Gavkhar Turaeva shared with us her professional impressions: I had the privilege of participating in the 22nd European Congress of…

37 From Flow to FLIGBY – The Use of a Digital Serious Game in Higher Education

24/06/202523/07/2025Zoltan Buzady

by: Emese Belényesi and Andrea Győrfyné Kukoda (NKE, Ludovika University of Public Service, Hungary) AbstractThis study is based on using FLIGBY (Flow Is Good Business for You) – a digital serious game specifically designed for measuring and developing leadership skills – in higher education. It examines the aspects of decision-making based on Csíkszentmihályi’s flow theory,…