“OMG! The Alex is me!” -Moment and When Leadership Became Real to Me

A reflective and analytical account of experiencing the FLIGBY management simulation in the context of developing managerial competencies and emotional intelligence. Am I really capable of leading people—or was I simply trusted with responsibility? I asked myself this question not in a lecture hall and not over a textbook, but in the middle of a…

THE FINAL DAYS OF THE ANNUAL BONUS? (Part 2/II)

Part 2/II of our Interview with Dr. Zoltan Buzady Associate Professor of Management, Corvinus Business School, Hungary Director of the ‘Leadership & Flow Global Research Network’, Aleas Sims Inc., USA Published in BUSINESS & PSYCHOLOGY* – Special Issue on Flow & Leadership PART 1/II Here – Zoltan, when you are teaching to these new generations at university, what…

THE FINAL DAYS OF THE ANNUAL BONUS? (Part 1/II)

Interview with Dr. Zoltan Buzady Part 1/II Associate Professor of Management, Corvinus Business School, Hungary Director of the ‘Leadership & Flow Global Research Network’, Aleas Sims Inc., USA Published in BUSINESS & PSYCHOLOGY* – Special Issue on Flow & Leadership Dr. Zoltan Buzady kick-starts our interview right away with this story of his: “During a leadership development…

51 – From theory to practice – Bridging international competency models with Fligby simulation for leadership self-assessment (in Hungarian)

Authors DOI: https://doi.org/10.14267/VEZTUD.2026.06.04 Keywords: competency models, leadership development, FLIGBY, digital simulation, public service, self-assessment bias Abstract This paper explores how the FLIGBY digital simulation bridges the gap between the theoretical frameworks of international leadership competency models (ECQ, UNESCO, UN, OECD) and practical competency development within the public service. The research focuses on the tension between students’ self-perceived…

49 Assessment of the competencies of Kazakhstani managers based on the flow-oriented leadership model.

Lipovka A.V., Buzady ​​Z.  Bulletin of the Turan University. 2025; (1): 71-83.  https://doi.org/10.46914/1562-2959-2025-1-1-71-83 Full text here: https://vestnik.turan-edu.kz/jour/article/view/4509/1783 AbstractThe significance of contemporary managers’ leadership competencies is steadily growing. After over thirty years of economic and social transition, Kazakhstani managers’ leadership skills and styles remain a fragmentarily examined topic by local and international scholars. Despite the first leadership…

48 No significant incremental predictive utility of dark triad traits for leadership performance: Evidence from a high-fidelity simulation

by: Zsolt Péter Szabó, Associate Professor at Corvinus University of Budapest and ELTE in: Personality and Individual Differences (Q1 Journal) Full article HERE Highlights Abstract Despite the growing prominence of the Dark Triad framework in leadership research, empirical findings remain mixed regarding the predictive value of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. The present study tested whether…

How to conduct a Peer Feedback Conversation and find Flow!

Tips, Tricks & Best Practices Fligby is an excellent leadership development tool for sure. By using the virtual-reality-like, interactive-movie-based simulated leadership situations it is the latest tool to train player-participants to become better leaders. The training process also teaches them how they can bring out the best abilities and creativity of their team and staff…

46 From Flow to FLIGBY – The Use of a Digitial Serious Game in Higher Education (in Hungarian)

By: Emese Belényesi and Győrfyné Kukoda AndreaIn: Jel-Kép—Journal of the Hungarian Society of Communication Science  DOI: https://doi.org/10.20520/JEL-KEP.2025.2.41 Abstract This 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…

From Innovation to Recognition: FLIGBY’s Academic Network Reaches New Heights

Lecture of the Year, 2025 We are thrilled to share fantastic news from the FLIGBY community! Prof. Zoltan Buzady, the esteemed head of FLIGBY’s academic network, the Flow Leadership Global Research Lab, has received the prestigious “Lecturer of the Year” award. Bruno van Pottelsberghe, the rector of Corvinus University of Budapest, a leading institution in Central Europe for…

Why did Forrest Gump just ‘feel like running’?

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…