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What Karate Kid Can Teach Us About Assertiveness

Date Published
April 27, 2026
Section
In the Media
Areas of Expertise
Leadership & Organizational Behavior
From:
CBS In the News

Research by Columbia Business School’s Professors Daniel Ames and Francis Flynn was featured in Health Facilities Management in an article on leadership and assertiveness. In the piece by Adam Bazer, their research on the curvilinear relationship between assertiveness and leadership effectiveness is cited to illustrate how both excessive and insufficient assertiveness can undermine leadership performance.

 

Mentioned Faculty

Daniel Ames

Daniel Ames

Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Professor of Business
Management Division
Mentioned On
Health Facilities Management
Mentioned Research
What Breaks a Leader: The Curvilinear Relation Between Assertiveness and Leadership
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