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Professor Csikszentmihalyi’s Good Business is more than a bestseller book. It’s rather a guide for anyone who values the positive contributions of individuals in the changing world of business. Prof. Csikszentmihalyi, who introduced the concept of “Flow”, extends its application in his book “Good Business” to the role of business in society. Csikszentmihalyi describes “Good Business” as a guidance for…
In the present time, two categories of individuals hold the clearest title to providing for the material and spiritual needs of the community. But is your faith misplaced? Prof. Mihály, CSÍKSZENTMIHÁLYI, “GOOD BUSINESS” Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaning, 2003 As a first step, we should consider what it has meant to be a…
Interview with Dr. Zoltan Buzady, Associate Professor of Leadership, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Conducted by Dr. Alma Alpeissova, Interim Director, Executive Education Centre, KIMEP Alma Alpeissova: Good morning, Dr. Zoltan Buzady, welcome as our visiting professor. My first question is: what was the main purpose of your visit this time to KIMEP? Zoltan Buzady: I…
Today, 30 years ago, in 1993, in February, a set of rather extraordinary and important events happened. Many people have been inspired to creativity by the ideas of Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. But only a few people know that the widespread use of the Flow theory is the result of “an unusual association. In 1993 Jimmy Johnson, coach…
Since the publication of ‘Missing Link Discovered,’ Zoltan Buzady (Ph.D., Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary) and Paul Marer (Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Hungary) have continued researching the implications of the theory of Flow for effective leadership, elaborating on and expanding the book’s first two chapters. This Working Paper is a progress report on that continuing research; the first of two…
Changing consumers, changing employees – In how far is FLIGBY a good answer to the latest social trends? I met the FLIGBY method to support leaders and organizations during my Ph.D. studies at the Corvinus University of Budapest. My Ph.D. research is about new phenomena in consumer behavior generated by digitalization and technological development. The…
I enrolled in the Ph.D. program of the Corvinus University of Budapest in the autumn of 2021. This was my first semester as a teacher and a young researcher. In September I still felt so much like a freshly graduated master’s student, and I was both excited (and quite stressed) about my first teaching experience.…
Yes, you might wonder how on earth might these fuzzy concept-catchwords be connected, and why on Earth Day? A McKinsey Blog about the top fashion trends highlights the following directions such as creating an inclusive culture, establish new social media platforms for classic brands, focus on sustainability to reduce resource usages such as energy, pollutants,…
The leaders of people have one of four names: Procustes, Napoleon, Sam, or Solon. Procustes believes, and his people must live behind the bars of his faith. Napoleon gambles — and win or lose – his people pay. Uncle Sam sits in a manor that resembles a store, And counts pennies, hoping for more and…
Flow-promoting Leadership and Csikszentmihalyi’s idea about “Good Business” While most people enjoy working when it provides Flow, too few jobs are designed to make Flow possible. This is where management can make a real difference. For a manager or leader who truly cares about the bottom line in the broadest sense of that term, the first priority…