Group Dyna-Mix: Investigating Team Dynamics - From Leaders to Corporate Gatekeepers Katsarou-Makin Maria

Since the 2008 financial crisis, existing methods of executive leadership have experienced in-depth scrutiny beyond their control. Executive leaders have been operating through silent, lucrative and confidential team dynamics that are difficult to access and subsequently difficult to challenge and understand. In reference to Patrick Lencioni, to understand teams is to comprehend an "inattention to results, an avoidance of accountability, and a lack of commitment".

Under this umbrella of governance, directors, leaders and corporate gatekeepers operate in teams that are selected and trusted through unorthodox relations which must now come to light. Dr Katsarou-Makin explores the team-to-trust and trust-to-team relations between executives and their associates - pertaining to the familial relations between these members and their unconventional codes of conduct. Dr Katsarou-Makin seeks to