Academic articles
VW’s board needed more outsiders. (2015)
"Volkswagen’s ability to manage the fallout from its emissions crisis was and remains deeply compromised by the absence of a strong leadership structure and by not having an outsider as chair. Ludo...
Written by: Van der Heyden, Ludo
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The force that corrupts leaders (and others). (2014)
“…power can be either negative or positive.” Prof. Ronald E, Riggio, Claremont McKenna College, California. Psychology Today, 3 April 2014 “When we think about greed, jealousy, corruption, and a multitude...
Written by: Riggio, Ronald E.
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Why are there so many horrible bosses? (2014)
“What can organizations and individuals do about bad bosses?" Prof. Ronald E. Riggio, Claremont McKenna College, California Psychology Today 6 August 2014. “We all likely have a story of that...
Written by: Riggio, Ronald E.
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I’m too good for this job: narcissism’s role in the experience of overqualification. (2014)
“…employees scoring high on exploitiveness/entitlement reported feeling overqualified even when they did not possess surplus education relative to job requirements.” Douglas C. Maynard and Elena M. Brondolo, State University of...
Written by: Maynard, Douglas C; Brondolo, Elena M; Connelly, Catherine E; Sauer, Carrie E.
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Divide and conquer: When and why leaders undermine the cohesive fabric of their group. (2014)
"..leaders sometimes sabotage their own teams to protect their own power. Charleen R Case, Northwestern University. Evanston, Ill, Jon K. Maner, Kellogg Schoool of Management, Northwestern University. Evanston Ill, Journal...
Written by: Case, Charleen R. & Maner, Jon K.
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Tackling psychopathy: A necessary competency in leadership development? (2014)
“most adults will have worked with or been supervised by a psychopathic individual…. leaders need to tackle psychopathic behaviour at work if they truly wish to improve quality and safety....
Written by: de Silva, Prasanna.
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Bad apples in the barrel: personality disorders at work. (2014)
"Personality Disorders ... are in no way a matter of mental health but only of behaviour, and therefore subject to management oversight and intervention. Dr Michael Reddy, Chartered Clinical and Occupational...
Written by: Reddy, Michael.
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Military operations: The harmful effects of Hubris influenced leaders. (2013)
"Alcibiades' Sicilian expedition, Bonaparte's Russian invasion and L. Paul Bremer's Iraqi government transitional leadership (all demonstrate) that hubris is an inherent character flaw and… an individual's access to power sets...
Written by: Smith, S. E.
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Avoiding the pitfalls of overconfidence while benefiting from the advantages of confidence. (2013)
"...provides recommendations on how managers can avoid the pitfalls of overconfidence while benefiting from the advantages of confidence. " Alex B. Van Zant, Ph.D. candidate in Business Administration at...
Written by: Van Zant, A B; Moore, D A.
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The dark side of personality and extreme leader behavior. (2013)
"Estimates of the base rate of managerial failure average around 50 per cent, which raises the question of how to account for such a high incidence of flawed management. Robert...
Written by: Kaiser, Robert B.; LeBreton, James M. & Hogan, Joyce.
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